Retro Reviews

Child’s Play 3 is often ranked near the bottom of the Chucky franchise, overshadowed by the groundbreaking original, the fan-favorite Child’s Play 2, and the wildly different Bride of Chucky. Over the years, it has developed a reputation as one of the series’ weaker installments, but that assessment may be …

There are few and far between I believe who will not list Stand By Me as one of, if not, their favorite movie of all time. Stand By Me is the kind of cozy classic that puts you exactly where you need to be in your feels, through its emotionally …

I was extremely bored one night several months ago and was looking for something to watch on Tubi and ran across Cooties. I had never seen it or heard much about it so I decided to give it a shot and thought that it might be a fun little brainless …

Growing up in the ’80s and ’90s was the best time to be a kid in my opinion. We had our share of cartoons, TGIF, video games, arcades, toys, malls, and movies. It was a simple time for a lot of us, a fond memory of things we didn’t think …

When I was twelve, I was a huge Transformers mark, so I was beyond excited when I heard that they were making a movie. The day before school started my mom took me to a matinee to see it and I was just full of nervous energy and completely stoked …

I remember watching The Others for the first time. It was with my mother, who has an uncanny ability to guess the ending of everything we watch without many clues. I had an idea in my head of what was occurring throughout this dark, mysterious and unnerving film, yet thought …

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 is a movie that will always be in my heart. I still watch this film at least 20-30 times a year. It heals me, one big campy tale of an iconic killer with some humor and new characters. It’s more of a story with carnival tricks …

I have been in the punk rock scene for almost forty years. And I refuse to let that part of me go even in my middle age. There is something about the scene: you enter. And you get together with flying boots from stage divers and crowd killers in the …

I am so happy to be landing this review. Howard the Duck was a staple in my childhood in the ’80s. There are so many films to talk about, but the heavy hitters still give me goosebumps because of a traumatic childhood; I always needed a laugh even at a …

Lights Out is a supernatural horror film directed by David F. Sandberg and written by Eric Heisserer. Produced by James Wan, whose success with The Conjuring helped redefine modern studio horror, the film became one of the standout horror releases of the 2010s. It is based on Sandberg’s 2013 viral short …