By now, people like Danny Boyle, Ewan McGregor and Christopher Eccleston are all household names. But 30 years ago during the height of the independent movie’s golden era, they made Shallow Grave, a psychological thriller/black comedy that is most impressive when you consider all that had to be done to complete funding. When the movieContinue reading “‘Shallow Grave’ Exposes 1990s Generation X Nihilism In Films”
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‘Ghostbusters II’ Deserves A Second Look For The New Year
Ghostbusters II is one of those movies that was bound to happen come Hell or high water. The first movie had become such a success that the big wigs in Hollywood would’ve done one with or without the orginal cast who were all mostly objected to a sequel, mainly Bill Murray who was on aContinue reading “‘Ghostbusters II’ Deserves A Second Look For The New Year”
‘Terror Train’ Makes New Year’s Evil And Deadly For College Kids
Terror Train was the third horror movie released in 1980 featuring Jamie Lee Curtis solidifying her stature as a scream queen. About 90 percent of the movie is set on a train that has been rented by a college fraternity who attend a college in the Midwest but soon find out there is a killerContinue reading “‘Terror Train’ Makes New Year’s Evil And Deadly For College Kids”
‘Jackie Brown’ At 25: Tarantino’s Best
There are two types of filmmakers – those who direct their own scripts and those who are able to take someone’s else work and make it into a movie of their own. Quentin Tarantino, mostly, had directed movies he’s only written the script for even though some would argue he really copies other movies. InContinue reading “‘Jackie Brown’ At 25: Tarantino’s Best”
‘Bad Santa’ Rises Below Vulgarity
A movie like Bad Santa shouldn’t exist but I’m glad it does. It came out two years after 9/11 when everything was expected to be just peachy. For God’s sake, a movie like Chicago won Best Picture that year. Remember Chicago? No. Well, no one does. The 2000s was the worst decade for American cinemaContinue reading “‘Bad Santa’ Rises Below Vulgarity”
‘Die Hard 2’ Is An Outrageous, Nonsensical Xmas Action Thriller
A movie like the first Die Hard took everyone by surprise. When people first saw the trailer of the movie featuring Bruce Willis as an action hero, they laughed. He was only known for his role as the wise-cracking David Addison on Moonlighting who thinks he’s a lot cooler than what he really is. IContinue reading “‘Die Hard 2’ Is An Outrageous, Nonsensical Xmas Action Thriller”
‘You Better Watch Out’ For ‘Christmas Evil’
If you were to mention a movie about a man who dresses up as a snowman and begins murdering people, you’d immediately think of the controversial Silent Night, Deadly Night. But believe it or not, Christmas Evil, otherwise known as You Better Watch Out was released in 1980 to crickets. The movie begins in 1947Continue reading “‘You Better Watch Out’ For ‘Christmas Evil’”
‘Night Of The Comet’ Is A Christmas Comedy Horror Delight
Night of the Comet is one of those movies that seems to show that you can do a lot with so little. Produced on a shoestring budget of $700,000, it manages to still be a very effective movie. Before I continue, I’m going to say there are some spoilers ahead even though most of thisContinue reading “‘Night Of The Comet’ Is A Christmas Comedy Horror Delight”
The Worst Of The Worst Of Christmas Movies
Christmas seems to be a common theme in a lot of movies, but for every A Christmas Story there’s something like Christmas With the Kranks, a movie so repulsive and offensive in its delivery, you feel totally dumber for the time you spent watching it. Christmas With the Kranks is basically the dumbest, most ineptContinue reading “The Worst Of The Worst Of Christmas Movies”
‘Lethal Weapon’ Gave Us Shane Black’s Love Of Xmas And Violence
Ok, pop quiz. Name a 1980s action movie featuring a guncrazy white cop being aided by a more controlled black cop in dealing with a terrorist organization in the L.A. area. If you mentioned Die Hard, you wouldn’t be wrong. But I’m referring to the first Lethal Weapon that premiered in theaters almost a yearContinue reading “‘Lethal Weapon’ Gave Us Shane Black’s Love Of Xmas And Violence”
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