Dracula has been in the entertainment world lately. There was the disappointment that was “Renfield” where Nicolas Cage played the character followed by equally disappointing “The Last Voyage of the Demeter.” Then there was “Nosferatu” where Bill Skasgard played him with a Sam Elliott mustache. And now Caleb Landry Jones is playing him. Other actorsContinue reading “Willem Dafoe Sinks His Teeth Into Role In ‘Shadow Of The Vampire’”
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It’s Time To Give ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ The Hook
Back in 1997, a friend and I went to go to the movies. “Jungle 2 Jungle,” Tim Allen’s followup to “The Santa Clause” was about to be released. The movie was a remake of the French movie “Little Indian Big City” which had been heavily panned by critics when it opened in America a yearContinue reading “It’s Time To Give ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ The Hook”
‘Pizza Movie’ Turns Stale And Cold Losing Its Buzz Too Quickly
Gatan Matazarro became famous for his role as Dustin Henderson on “Stranger Things.” The character was a loveable geek who was very book smart but not always with when it came to common sense and he wasn’t too popular. Even school outcast Eddie Munson was cautious of him before the two learned more about eachContinue reading “‘Pizza Movie’ Turns Stale And Cold Losing Its Buzz Too Quickly”
‘Android’ Is The 1980s Low-Budget Sci-Fi Thriller You’re Looking For
The Artemis crew came back to Earth about a week ago and already the cynics think we never went to the Moon. It never surprises me why people think this. A lot of people live under the delusions they are right all the time. Maybe it’s because people saw the Apollo 13 incident as a made-upContinue reading “‘Android’ Is The 1980s Low-Budget Sci-Fi Thriller You’re Looking For”
‘Dead Of Winter’ Has Thrills
In the mid-1990s, Emma Thompson became an A-lister she appeared in many period piece movies mostly made by the Merchant-Ivory filmmakers. She won an Oscar for acting for “Howard’s End” and an Oscar for adapted screenplay for “Sense and Sensibility.” But it seemed she was already getting typecast. Thankfully Mike Nichols cast her as aContinue reading “‘Dead Of Winter’ Has Thrills”
‘Friday Night At Freddy’s 2’ Feels Like Filler For Future Franchise Film
“Friday Night at Freddy’s 2” might be one of the most useless, extraneous, pointless sequels ever made. The first movie came out in 2023 almost 10 years after the video game franchise started. During that time, there was “The Banana Splits Movie,” “Willy’s Wonderland” and horror short “The Hug.” Still there could have been someContinue reading “‘Friday Night At Freddy’s 2’ Feels Like Filler For Future Franchise Film”
‘Outbreak’ Horrifying Fiction That Became A Horrifying Reality
Six years have passed since Covid-19 sparked a global pandemic the likes no one had seen in a long time. It’s no surprise movies like “Outbreak” and “Contagion” became so popular while people were having to shelter-in-place. “Outbreak” had been released in March 1995 mostly in an attempt to get ahead of the based onContinue reading “‘Outbreak’ Horrifying Fiction That Became A Horrifying Reality”
Most Ludricrous Basketball Sports Movie Scene Ever Filmed
Tonight is the championship NCAA Men’s basketball game between Michigan and the University of Connecticut. I have relatives from Michigan so I’ll be pulling for the Wolverines. Over the weekend, the Women’s championship between UCLA and South Carolina was played with UCLA winning 79-51. Women sports are starting to be taken more seriously especially inContinue reading “Most Ludricrous Basketball Sports Movie Scene Ever Filmed”
‘Jason X’ Does Suck On So Many Levels But It’s So Bad, It’s Good
It seems like a clichéd trope that once a film franchise resorts to being set in space, it’s gone off the rails. “Leprechaun,” James Bond, “The Fast and the Furious” all resorted to sending characters into space. Even “Critters 4” is set mostly in space but it was actually a sci-fi movie to begin with.Continue reading “‘Jason X’ Does Suck On So Many Levels But It’s So Bad, It’s Good”
Movie Trailers That Fooled Us
Today is April Fools Day. And every now and again movie trailers pull a prank on us. A lot of trailers are released months before a movie is released so test screenings and reshoots can often result in scenes being cut. And sometimes actors are portrayed more prominently in the trailers even though they haveContinue reading “Movie Trailers That Fooled Us”
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