Near Dark is one of those movies you used to hear a lot about when they came out but missed in the theaters, only to discover it browsing the video rental places or cable TV and immediately, you intriqued by it. It’s a movie about vampires who don’t call themselves vampries. In fact, there’s noContinue reading “‘Near Dark’ A Near Perfect Horror Classic”
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‘The Munsters’ Lacks Charm Of Original TV Show
When I first heard that Rob Zombie was going to make a feature movie based on The Munsters TV show from the mid-1960s, the question was what tone was he going to take. I mean it was pretty darn obvious his wife, Sherri Moon Zombie, was going to be in it. But was he goingContinue reading “‘The Munsters’ Lacks Charm Of Original TV Show”
‘Monster’ Exploits Dahmer’s Crimes For Entertainment
More than 30 years have passed since the news broke of Jeffrey Dahmer’s arrest in Milwaukee. It’s still one of the most strangest criminal cases in American history. The horror of what happened occurred when public opinion against gay men was slowly changing. Sadly as the HIV/AIDS crisis was still a cause for concern, DahmerContinue reading “‘Monster’ Exploits Dahmer’s Crimes For Entertainment”
‘Lost Highway’ Is A Neo-Noir Nightmarish Path
Lost Highway was David Lynch’s first movie since he rose to mainstream sucess in middle America with Twin Peaks and its less than stellar prequel, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. It’s a movie about murder and debauchery in southern California and even more surprising is how much the cast is connected to some ofContinue reading “‘Lost Highway’ Is A Neo-Noir Nightmarish Path”
‘Blonde’ Is A David Lynchian Nightmare Of Marilyn Monroe’s Life
Blonde will polarize audiences. You’ll either like it or your won’t. The movie comes after a swarm of controversy over the NC-17 rating for sexual scenes and this is finally a time in which it’s an adequate rating for two scenes that I will discuss later. But it’s also a horrifying look at how weContinue reading “‘Blonde’ Is A David Lynchian Nightmare Of Marilyn Monroe’s Life”
‘Lou’ Will Lose Viewers In Drab Pace
I like Allison Janney. What’s not to like about her? She’s one of the most versatile actors we have working now. I don’t like Lou, her latest movie currently streaming on Netflix where she falls into the badassery cinema world that Linda Hamilton and Sigourney Weaver helped pioneer but falls short of being as memorableContinue reading “‘Lou’ Will Lose Viewers In Drab Pace”
‘Impeachment’ Never Does Make The Right Argument
The American Crime Story anthology series started out great with The People vs. O.J. Simpson and faultered with the still good The Assassination of Gianni Versace. However, Impeachment feels more like it was rushed into production before it was too late. It’s reported that the third season was going to focus on Hurricane Katrina andContinue reading “‘Impeachment’ Never Does Make The Right Argument”
‘The Princess Bride’ At 35 – Inconceivable
When The Princess Bride opened in late September 1987, it was a modest success but nowhere near the success one might think. Produced on a budget of $16 million, it didn’t even make twice that much, just about $30.9 million. So, why has it become so popular over the years? Maybe it’s because it’s aContinue reading “‘The Princess Bride’ At 35 – Inconceivable”
‘Cobra Kai’ Never Dies But Series Feels Like It’s Headed To Its End
The appeal of Cobra Kai over the past few years is how it rode the 1980s retro coattails that exploded in the 2010s and was able to turn it into a more modern series blending comedy and drama. In the first three movies, we left most of the characters in their late teens with theirContinue reading “‘Cobra Kai’ Never Dies But Series Feels Like It’s Headed To Its End”
Louise Fletcher Made Nurse Ratched One Of Cinema’s Best Villains
Mildred Ratched, the antagonist of the Oscar-winning movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest never brandishes a gun or sword. She never orders the mass killing of innocent people. She doesn’t punch, slap, kick or physically harm anyone in the movie. She rarely ever screams or yells. No, Nurse Ratched is a more menacing villain.Continue reading “Louise Fletcher Made Nurse Ratched One Of Cinema’s Best Villains”
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