“What’s your favorite scary movie?” It’s been 25 years since this oh-so-simple yet blood-chilling line was posed over the phone to the blonde-bobbed Casey Becker (Drew Barrymore: Firestarter 1984) in the original Scream, which was released to the world on December 20, 1996. Casey, who just wanted to enjoy some …
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Everyone is afraid of something. How do you get over that fear? Drag it out in the open and expose it to the light. If you look closely, you’ll see that there are chinks in that monster’s armor, and you’re not that afraid anymore. That’s what horror movies do for …
Read More »Nitrous, Blood, And Flowers: Looking Back On Frank Oz’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ (1986) – Retro Review
First things first… I’m not really a fan of musicals. However, there are a few exceptions. I first saw Frank Oz’s Little Shop of Horrors, released on December 19, 1986, as a child and I immediately fell in love with the film. It is an adaptation of the off-Broadway musical …
Read More »Movie Review: Daniel Farrands’ Crime Thriller ‘Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman’ (2021)
The Movie Partnership’s recent crime thriller Ted Bundy: American Boogeyman was not what I expected. I’ll admit that I didn’t have very high hopes for the film, but it proved me wrong with great performances and a different look/perspective at the Ted Bundy crimes. The film was directed and written …
Read More »George Waggner’s ‘The Wolf Man’ (1941) Turns 80 – Retro Review
“Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night may become a wolf when the wolf bane blooms, and the autumn moon is bright.” That’s the verse we hear over and over again in The Wolf Man. In 1941, Universal Pictures added a werewolf to its …
Read More »Blu-Ray Review: ‘CREEPSHOW Season 2’ (2021) Delivers A Mix Of Horrifyingly Wonderful Tales!
I’m incredibly impressed by CREEPSHOW Season 2. The five-episode season and bonus episodes A Creepshow Animated Special and A Creepshow Holiday Special from showrunner Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead) star Kevin Dillon (Entourage), Ted Raimi (Buddy Thunderstruck), Ali Larter (House On Haunted Hill), Thomas Howell (The Amazing Spider-Man), Iman Benson (Alexa and Katie), …
Read More »Trevor Hollen’s ‘Eating Cars’ (2021) – Movie Review
There was the craze of indie films in the 90’s. I remember finding them at video stores like Suncoast or renting them at Blockbuster. My friends and I would get excited and talk about what films we watched the following Monday, deeply invested and try to outdo the previous film …
Read More »Rouben Mamoulian’s ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ (1931) – 90 Years of Double Personalities – Retro Review
115 years ago Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson wrote a novel about a stoic doctor and an evil alter ego. There's been countless film and media adaptations in the last century all exploring the dynamic between one's good and evil side
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Growing up, reading comics was always a thrill for me. At a young age, we relied on friends giving us a short review or their thoughts on comics, and with no internet, it was virtually impossible to know what to read if I wasn’t for word of mouth. Now with …
Read More »Tony Randel’s ‘Ticks’ (1993): Vinegar Syndrome’s Region Free 4K UHD Blu-ray Review
It’s Vinegar Syndrome time again, baby! Today, we’ve got the restoration company’s region free 4k UHD Blu-ray set of Tony Randel’s Ticks. Initially released in 1993, Ticks takes one of the nastiest bugs out there—the kind that suck out your lifeblood and replace it with a multitude of diseases—and makes …
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