Retro Reviews

Leprechaun In The Hood is a 2000 American black comedy horror film directed by Rob Spera.  It was released 25 years ago in March. Have you revisited it recently? Maybe it’s time… Have a look at the trailer! Synopsis The film follows Warwick Davis as the evil leprechaun who searches …

There were two big bangs in my Universal Monsters fandom that I love more than most. One of them is Dracula, the other is Bride of Frankenstein. Honestly, I have spent more time watching these movies than any other. It was a staple in my childhood. I always loved monsters, …

I grew up in a magical time, primed for shows that I cherish to this day. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were my first real love. It was an obsession, I had every toy, I had every VHS cartoon collection, everything was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, even my underwear. The movie …

Mary Harron’s American Psycho took the horror community by storm, slating Patrick Bateman as iconic. I had read Bret Easton Ellis a few years before the movie, and there was so much attention to detail. American Psycho had a big influence on my own horror tastes. Though I was well …

What’s the worst that can happen from a night of promiscuity: pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), or social shame? What about an impending demise that looms over your head because of a monster that will never stop following you? It’s been 10 years since It Follows slowly lurched its way …

When The Barn was first released, I was giddy as a schoolgirl. With a strong ’80s presence, I couldn’t get enough of it. When The Barn II came into my life, they brought that magic back only stronger. With a strong cast and a great slasher storyline, The Barn II …

One Friday night when I was in eighth grade my dad went to the local video store to rent movies for the night. Normally this wasn’t a good thing because when he went by himself, he would come back with a bunch of Clint Eastwood movies or some random western …

Monster is a 2003 biographical crime drama directed by Patty Jenkins, starring Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos, a real-life serial killer. The film follows Wuornos, a former prostitute convicted of murdering seven men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. Through brief flashbacks and occasional anecdotes, it explores her troubled past, …

I grew up in one of the greatest generations known. There was a magic in the air, especially when it came to pop culture. Our plates were served full of iconic moments in Television, Hollywood, and the world at large. Tank Girl is a movie that hits every note. It …

“Science created him. Now Chuck Norris must destroy him.” If the tagline alone isn’t enough to hook you into watching Silent Rage (1982), I don’t know what to tell you. This action-horror hybrid is one of those under-seen gems you’d stumble upon on late-night HBO in the early to mid 1980’s. That’s …