Category Archives: Movie Reviews

‘Christmas Bloody Christmas’ Is A Bloody F@$&in’ Mess

Christmas Bloody Christmas is the lastest entry in the Killer Santa subgenre of horror that has exploded in the last couple of decades. Even though it’s not good, I still think Goldberg killed it as a murdering Santa in Santa’s Slay. But this one is a mixture of Bad Santa meets The Terminator with aContinue reading “‘Christmas Bloody Christmas’ Is A Bloody F@$&in’ Mess”

‘Scarface’ Pushes It To The Limit Because “Nothing Exceeds Like Excess”

Brian DePalma was always one of those directors during the 1960s and 1970s who seemed to be on the finge of Hollywood. So, it’s no surprise that he wasn’t the first choice to direct a remake of the 1932 Howard Hawks original Scarface. It was actually Sidney Lumet who Al Pacino and his manager/film producerContinue reading “‘Scarface’ Pushes It To The Limit Because “Nothing Exceeds Like Excess””

‘The Shining’ Is A Labyrinth Of Horror

My first memory of The Shining is seeing a promo on HBO back in the mid-1980s of Jack Nicholson chasing Danny Lloyd through the snow-covered maze. I had never bothered to watch the movie until my teens when I didn’t really like it. I was wondering why Stanley Kubrick would make such a movie. HeContinue reading “‘The Shining’ Is A Labyrinth Of Horror”

All-Star Cast Can’t Save ‘Amsterdam’

A movie like Amsterdam might have been more popular if it had been more upfront about its plot in the marketing. Instead, 20th Century, the studio distributing it decided to focus on the big names in the cast which include Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, Rami Malek, Taylor Swift, Mike Myers, Michael Shannon, Chris Rock, RobertContinue reading “All-Star Cast Can’t Save ‘Amsterdam’”

‘Batman Returns’ Is Tim Burton’s Real Nightmare Before Christmas

Love him or hate him, Tim Burton does know how to leave an impression on people with his movies. By 1992, his weird style was still too much for mainstream audiences. It’s probably why most of the fanbase for Nightmare Before Christmas came years later on the home video and cable market, even though BurtonContinue reading “‘Batman Returns’ Is Tim Burton’s Real Nightmare Before Christmas”

‘Scream 2’ Revisited 25 Years Later

The Scream franchise has been up and down over the years. The lastest characters who were in the fifth installment released earlier this year weren’t even born yet during the events of the first one. The first Scream was a surprise hit mostly for the way it didn’t take itself too seriously. In an attemptContinue reading “‘Scream 2’ Revisited 25 Years Later”

‘Collision Course’ Crashes And Burns Magnificiently

Jay Leno was the best person to take over The Tonight Show after Johnny Carson. And by that, I mean, he was plain and simple. Imagine that act that followed The Beatles on Ed Sullivan. No one can remember without a Google search. Leno was making commercials for Doritos when he was finally selected asContinue reading “‘Collision Course’ Crashes And Burns Magnificiently”

Type O Negative To ‘Blood Relatives’

Blood Relatives reminds me of those low-budget independent movies that used to come out in the 1990s. They were quirky and sometimes very good. But mostly they were about concepts the big Hollywood studios wouldn’t touch. And then after you’d rent them from the video store, you’d realize why. The concept behind this movie worksContinue reading “Type O Negative To ‘Blood Relatives’”

‘Slumberland’ Is A Snoozer

Back in 1992, Barry Levinson and Robin Williams reunited following the success of Good Morning, Vietnam for a family movie called Toys. The commercials made it look like a great movie. There were amazing set designs and costumes. Unfortunately, there was nothing beyond that. Williams had used all his A-game material in Aladdin previously releasedContinue reading “‘Slumberland’ Is A Snoozer”