Reviews

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Is It Better Than We Remember? – Retro Review

Ten years ago on April 30, 2010, a remake of a Wes Craven’s masterpiece, A Nightmare on Elm Street, released. Most people were anxious to see if someone else could carry the charm that Robert Englund brought to the character of Freddy Krueger. With a new director, Samuel Bayer (Alpha …

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Anthology Flashback #6: ‘The Outer Limits’ (1963–1965)

The Outer Limits

Perhaps encouraged by CBS’s success with The Twilight Zone, ABC launched The Outer Limits in 1963. Although it’s often overshadowed by Rod Serling’s version, it was successful enough to run for 2 seasons and is still considered an iconic sci-fi anthology series. Also, make no mistake about it: There are …

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John Carpenter’s ‘Village of the Damned’ (1995) – Does It Still Hold Up? – Retro Review

John Carpenter is my favorite director, and frankly, it’s not a particularly close race. Classics like The Thing (read our 35th anniversary tribute here), Halloween, and Escape From New York are firmly entrenched on my Top 10 Films of All Time List. In some way, just about every Carpenter film …

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Happy Birthday… Friend: ‘The Bride of Frankenstein’ (1935) Retro Review

“I love dead. Hate living,” are the tortured words spoken by Frankenstein’s monster in the timeless 1935 classic Bride of Frankenstein, which turns 85 on May 6, 2020. The legendary film was directed by James Whale (Frankenstein 1931, The Invisible Man 1933) and released by Universal in 1935, and depicts …

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Adam Weber’s ‘The Body’ (2020) Horror Short Review

We’ve been following Australian Writer/Director/Editor/Producer Adam Weber since we first reviewed his twisted short, After Hours (2016 – read our review here), starring Bill Oberst, Jr. (read our interview with him here). Next, we watched his stomach-churning 2018 short, The First Date (2018 – read our review here). Now, we’re looking at his newest short, a …

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Movie Review ‘Behind You’ (2020) is A Harrowing Nightmare

behind you

After watching the trailer for Behind You, I couldn’t wait to check it out. It looked like the perfect horror thriller and something that could help take my mind off all this quarantine stuff. Did it deliver the goods? This is a Paralleloverse and Tremendum Pictures Production, written and directed …

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Yxxan’s ‘Satanic Fortification Overbalance’ (2020) Album Review

Yxxan is a fairly new band, with Satanic Fortification Overbalance being their second demo. Their first demo, Inverterat Korstag, was released June 1, 2019. Not much is known about the band, besides the fact that it is Morbid Aggressor’s one-woman Swedish band. Before I discuss Satanic Fortification Overbalance, I need …

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Thomas J. Churchill’s ‘Nation’s Fire’ (2020): A Mixed Bag But A Fun One To Open – Movie Review

Vision Film’s Nation’s Fire is a bit of mixed bag for me. Its heart is in the right place with what it wanted to do, but I felt that the finished product just wasn’t all that great. The acting was there with Bruce Dern (The ‘Burbs 1989) and Krista Grotte …

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Vinegar Syndrome’s ‘Hell Riders’ (1984) 2k Restoration Blu-ray Review

It’s Vinegar Syndrome time again! For March/April 2020, we were a bit spoiled, getting 4 separate Blu-rays to review from the film restoration company. We started with a review of Vin Syn’s Deadline (1980) 2k restoration DVD/Blu-ray (you can read that review here), and now we’re here with a look …

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