I’m going to start this with a trigger warning, which I hate to do because it limits who’s going to read this and learn more about this movie, but I feel that it’s important and the right thing to do given the plot and subject matter and also what happens …
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Behave Yourselves: ‘ROBOCOP 2’ (1990) Revisited – Retro Review
One time when I was in middle school my younger cousin and I were sick and stayed home from school. He was obsessed with seeing RoboCop, so my mom rented it for us to watch while we were trying to get over the colds that we had. Unfortunately, it wasn’t …
Read More »Houses of Doom: Fulci’s ‘The House of Clocks’ and ‘The Sweet House of Horrors’ – Blu ray Review
As part of a 1989 Italian television project called The Houses of Doom, six films were commissioned to be directed by Lucio Fulci (The Beyond), Umberto Lenzi (Cannibal Ferox) and Lamberto Bava (Demons). However, with both Bava, and his replacement, dropping out, only 4 films were completed. Deemed far too …
Read More »Burning Down the House: ‘DON’T GO IN THE HOUSE’ (1979) Revisited – Retro Review
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 …
Read More »Steve Miner’s ‘HOUSE’ (1985) Celebrates 40 Years
Steve Miner’s House is turning 40 this year. The film was one of the first I saw that introduced me to the horror genre. House proved that horror comedy could also be very dark and frightening. Movies like House walk a very thin line. They were supposed to scare you, …
Read More »Erle C. Kenton’s ‘HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN’ 80th Anniversary – Retro Review
Erle C. Kenton’s House of Frankenstein holds its own in the classic horror underbelly, like a black market for movies we loved. The golden age of horror lasted a lot longer than we imagined. We can pick movies that stick with us under the black-and-white glare. Universal Studios owned horror …
Read More »Have Yourself a Dreary Little Christmas: ‘BLACK CHRISTMAS’ (1974) Revisited – Retro Review
Every year around Christmas my wife and I always watch Silent Night, Deadly Night, Christmas Evil, and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation to help us get into the Christmas spirit. We also always watch Black Christmas as well, and it is without a doubt one of our holiday favorites. It just …
Read More »Beautiful Trash: Grindhouse Releasing’s ‘HOLLYWOOD 90028’ – Blu-ray Review
Bob Murawski and the late Sage Stallone’s Grindhouse Releasing, famed for cleaning up those gritty, grimy and often (and maybe rightfully so) overlooked films that existed on the fringes of “respectable” cinema, gives the seldom seen Hollywood 90028 a shiny new package with all the bells and whistles that collectors …
Read More »Prima Donna’s Kevin Preston Talks Spooky Tunes, Tour Life, and Fatherhood – Exclusive Interview
Prima Donna‘s Kevin Preston fondly remembers being an MTV kid of the early ’90s. At around 10 years old, this San Fernando Valley native could usually be found watching endless videos of Nirvana, Weezer, Green Day and other bands of the era that dominated the channel, and playing along to …
Read More »25 Years Stuck in Escrow Hell: ‘HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL’ (1999) – Retrospective
It’s been 25 years since this haunted house’s doors opened to moviegoers. Inspired by the 1959 film of the same name, House on Haunted Hill is a haunted house film that dares to ask the viewer, “Would you spend the night in a haunted house for $1,000,000?” That is if …
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