WARNING: This contains spoilers, but you’ll thank me. I didn’t know who Jim Cummings is when I started watching The Wolf of Snow Hollow and I still don’t know how he was able to make a movie like this. If you’re expecting a comedy-horror about a werewolf, go see An American Werewolf in London. ThisContinue reading “‘The Wolf Of Snow Hollow” Is An Awful Horror Movie That Makes No Sense”
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‘Blood In Blood Out: Bound By Honor’ Celebrates 30 Years As Crime Epic Classic
Sometimes movies only appeal to a certain demographic. It’s hard to make a movie that everyone will like but filmmakers try to appeal the general public. Sometimes they’re a success. Sometimes they’re not. Yet, by the time Blood In Blood Out: Bound by Honor appearred in theaters, no one “in the heartland” was really interested.Continue reading “‘Blood In Blood Out: Bound By Honor’ Celebrates 30 Years As Crime Epic Classic”
‘Tales From The Darkside’ Movie Takes TV Show To A Darker Realm
By the time Tales from the Darkside: The Movie hit theaters in early May of 1990, the anthology show had been off the air for almost two years. So, it’s no surprise that the movie only had a modest success. Much of the series which ran for four years in syndication aired at such oddContinue reading “‘Tales From The Darkside’ Movie Takes TV Show To A Darker Realm”
‘Return Of The Jedi’ Turns 40
By the time Return of the Jedi hit theaters in 1983, audiences were mixed on the final entry into the trilogy. And there’s good reason to that. The movie was swiftly rushed into production following the success of The Empire Strikes Back even though it took three years, which was the same time lapse ofContinue reading “‘Return Of The Jedi’ Turns 40”
It Takes A Lot More To Make ‘Champions’ A Good movie
A movie like Champions tries so gosh-darn hard that the script basically writes itself. It’s actually been written and rewritten time and time again. The movie is based on the Spanish movie Campeones, but it also has remnants of the 1991 TV movie One Special Victory featuring John Larroquette, even though at times it comesContinue reading “It Takes A Lot More To Make ‘Champions’ A Good movie”
‘Vampire’s Kiss’ Is Nic Cage’s Masterpiece Of Extreme Overacting
The best way to describe Vampire’s Kiss, or more to the point, Nicolas Cage’s performance is by paraphasing that line from This is Spinal Tap that it’s a fine line between stupid and clever. Cage is currently playing Dracula in Renfield, which has underperformed both with credits and at the box office. I haven’t seenContinue reading “‘Vampire’s Kiss’ Is Nic Cage’s Masterpiece Of Extreme Overacting”
‘Manhunter’ Inadvertently Started A Horror Franchise Four Decades Ago
I have a confession to make. I’ve never seen a single episode of Succession. But I do admire Brian Cox. It’s surprising he was younger than I when he first appeared as Dr. Hannibal Lecktor in the 1986 horror thriller Manhunter. (The mispelling is listed in the credits differently than what Thomas Harris had wroteContinue reading “‘Manhunter’ Inadvertently Started A Horror Franchise Four Decades Ago”
‘Once Bitten’ An Allgory Of The HIV/AIDS Crisis In The 1980s
By the time, Once Bitten opened in theaters in mid-November 1985 (two weeks after Halloween for some reason!), Rock Hudson had been dead for about six weeks. The HIV/AIDS crisis had entered into the homes of Middle Americans (aka conservative Christian WASPs). Charlatans like Jerry Falwell was still calling it a plague for gay peopleContinue reading “‘Once Bitten’ An Allgory Of The HIV/AIDS Crisis In The 1980s”
‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Animated Feature Remains Divided Among Tolkein Fans After 35 Years
It’s been less than 20 years since Peter Jackson’s epic adaptation of The Lord of the Rings into a trilogy of movies hit theaters. The spectacle of doing three movies at such great lengths through New Line Cinema, which was still considered an independent studio, was a risk that would’ve bankrupted the studio and torpedoedContinue reading “‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Animated Feature Remains Divided Among Tolkein Fans After 35 Years”
‘The Rapture’ Explores Religious Faith
The Rapture is one strange movie. It begins like a soft-core porn you’d use to find on Skinemax. It even has the sets and a young David Duchovny appears during his Red Shoe Diaries days. It then transitions into a faith movie before spiraling down into a psychological thriller and ending as a drama aboutContinue reading “‘The Rapture’ Explores Religious Faith”
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