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”
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‘Murder Mystery 2’ More Of The Same
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston return in the Netflix sequel cleverly (not really) named Murder Mystery 2 which runs about 90 minutes long with over 10 minutes of credits. That means, the actual plot couldn’t even be stretched out to an hour and a half. I’m sure there were some scenes cut but maybe NetlfixContinue reading “‘Murder Mystery 2’ More Of The Same”
‘Cocaine Bear’ Packs A Nice Jolt
Cocaine Bear wonderfully avoids the same problems that plagued Snakes on a Plane back in 2006 with the first one being that it was filmed and intended to be an R-rated movie, rather than reshoots added in post-production to make it that way which affected SOAP. And the plot is so absurd that even ifContinue reading “‘Cocaine Bear’ Packs A Nice Jolt”
‘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”
‘Critters 2’ Takes A Bite Out Of Easter
The first Critters movie was a surprise. Despite being considered a rip-off of Gremlins (which it isn’t), the movie about these furry little aliens with a huge appetite who crash land on Earth, was a hit with critics and audiences. Roger Ebert gave it three stars in a positive review and it scored over $13Continue reading “‘Critters 2’ Takes A Bite Out Of Easter”
‘The Outwaters’ Dries Up Quickly
There was a Family Guy episode in which Brian Griffin is a seeing-eyed dog for blind people at a theater screening The Blair Witch Project. A movie like The Outwaters wouldn’t need someone to tell what would happen on screen because someone with perfect 20/20 vision couldn’t make it out. As a matter of fact,Continue reading “‘The Outwaters’ Dries Up Quickly”
‘The Inhabitant’ Deserves The Axe
You know a movie is going to be bad when it doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page. This means that no one bother to write a brief summary of the movie and I’m talking about a brief summary that sounds like a kid trying to bluff a book report when they definitely ddn’t read it.Continue reading “‘The Inhabitant’ Deserves The Axe”
‘One Cut Of The Dead’ Is A Zomcom Of Slapstick Madness
Warning: This contains spoilers A movie like One Cut of the Dead could easily be one of the best and worst zombie movies depending on how you view it. It begins with a 37-minute long poorly made and filmed movie within in a movie as a low-budget Japanese horror production is plagued by real zombies.Continue reading “‘One Cut Of The Dead’ Is A Zomcom Of Slapstick Madness”
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