Socially Distant, self isolated and sheltered in place.
Coming to us via the good people at the Criterion Channel, Prom Night is a regrettable addition to this year’s October horror marathon. It’s difficult to say where Prom Night … Continue Reading Prom Night (1980) October 23rd, 2023
I had low expectations for Return of the Fly because this sequel to the campy and colorful The Fly was shot in a regressive black and white. Who would choose … Continue Reading Return of the Fly (1959) October 22nd, 2023
Movies based on popular YouTube characters like FRED: The Movie or Miranda Sings: Self Help are obnoxiously repulsive to me. I don’t know which to expect first, being run down … Continue Reading Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls (2023) October 19th, 2023
The White Reindeer sat on my shelf for years, patiently awaiting the October evening I would finally be ‘in the mood’ to watch a Finnish vampire movie. Eureka!’s synopsis calls … Continue Reading The White Reindeer (1952) October 16th, 2023
A twisted study on hierarchy, morality, and authority, Massacre at Central High is a confounding exploration of society through the lens of a High-school new-kid. David’s finding it difficult to … Continue Reading Massacre at Central High (1976) October 15th, 2023
I heard somewhere that Dracula is the most adapted screenplay of all time, a claim I’ll leave unchallenged because fact checking it intimidates me (Who has the time to watch … Continue Reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) October 14th, 2023
After detesting A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master and thoroughly enjoying Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Meyers our hopes of having a net positive experience with … Continue Reading Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) October 13th, 2023
Murders in the Rue Morgue is exactly the kind of movie I’ve been missing. Bella Lugosi, as the mad Dr. Mirakle, kidnaps Parisian women in 19th-century France and subjects them … Continue Reading Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) October 11th, 2023
I enjoy comparing the big three slasher franchises each October, even if that increases the likelihood of seeing a terrible movie (click the hyperlink to read my A Nightmare on … Continue Reading Halloween IV: The Return of Michael Meyers (1988) October 9th, 2023
At its worst our annual horrorthon is discouraging and exhausting. Subjecting ourselves to a high chance of stinkers and a low chance of great movies takes its toll. For every … Continue Reading Encounters of the Spooky Kind (1980) October 8th, 2023
The Criterion Channel went all out this October featuring four distinct horror collections; High School Horror, Art-House Horror, Pre-Code Horror, and ’90s Horror. This brutal buffet is packed with pantry … Continue Reading Dust Devil (1992) October 7th, 2023
Werewolf by Night successfully homages the James Whale and Tod Browning universal monster films from the 1930s. Unfortunately, Werewolf by Night is ruined by Marvel Studio’s cowardly refusal to embrace … Continue Reading Werewolf by Night (2022) October 6th, 2023
A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master picks up where A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors left off, by quickly killing off the survivors and nullifying … Continue Reading A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) October 2nd, 2023
Watching old silent films is always a crap shoot. You can bet any movie that’s sustained positive word-of-mouth for a century possesses some measure of quality, but how does it … Continue Reading Sunrise (1927) September 30th, 2023
In 2014 The LEGO Movie proved a feature length commercial could trancend its original purpose as a marketing tool to become a seminal work of art. Since then I’ve held … Continue Reading The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) September 24th, 2023
I have a large to-watch list but within that list are a small number of movies with one shared commonality: people can’t believe I haven’t seen them. Films like Psycho, … Continue Reading The Karate Kid (1984) September 9th, 2023
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