Category Archives: Movie Reviews

‘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”

‘Living With Chucky’ Overstays Its Welcome

The first time I saw a commercial for Child’s Play it was Halloween night 1988. Why the movie didn’t premiere before Halloween is anyone’s guess, but it was set to open more than a week later. The first movie was a modest success making over $44 million about four times its budget. It was helmedContinue reading “‘Living With Chucky’ Overstays Its Welcome”

‘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”

‘Scream VI’ Still Has Life In It…But Will A Seventh Movie Be As Lucky?

The Scream franchise twice has seemed to be over and done with. While the productiomn problems on Scream 3 seemed to kill it once and for all, Scream 4 provided one last hoorah with the our favorite trio of survivors along with Kevin Williamson penning the script with Wes Craven in the director’s chair. ItContinue reading “‘Scream VI’ Still Has Life In It…But Will A Seventh Movie Be As Lucky?”

‘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”

‘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”