David Dastmalchian is one of those actors who has a distinct look that he’s often cast in roles where he plays bad guys or just unhinged characters. His first role was as one of The Joker’s henchmen, who had just been released from Arkham Asylum, during a scene in The Dark Knight. He’s appeared inContinue reading “Mixed Reception For ‘Late Night With The Devil’”
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‘It’s A Wonderful Knife’ Slices Just Right
During the last 80 years, It’s a Wonderful Life went from being a box-office disaster to one of the most cherished Christmas holiday movies. The final collaboration between director Frank Capra and actor Jimmy Stewart didn’t really sit well with audiences in the post-WWII era. The movie barely broke even at the box office andContinue reading “‘It’s A Wonderful Knife’ Slices Just Right”
Third Adaptation Of ”Salem’s Lot’ Sucks Life Out Of Source Material
Stephen King had already written the first draft of what became ‘Salem’s Lot when his first novel, Carrie, was published 50 years ago. Originally titled Second Coming, it was changed to Jeruslam’s Lot, which is the real name of the town in the book. Then, it was shortened to just ‘Salem’s Lot, which is theContinue reading “Third Adaptation Of ”Salem’s Lot’ Sucks Life Out Of Source Material”
‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre” Turns 50
Let me start off by saying, I’m not a really big fan of the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. By the time I saw it, I was in my teens and so much had been discussed of movie for over 20 years that I was expecting something bigger. Instead it was really just another anotherContinue reading “‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre” Turns 50″
Fourth ‘Friday The 13th’ Is Too Entertaining For Its Own Good
By the time Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter hit theaters on April 13, 1984, the whole slasher horror craze was entering its great downfall. Critics hated them and the big names refused to acknowledge their existence except to condemn and degrade them. At the time, most of them had been filmed in Canada asContinue reading “Fourth ‘Friday The 13th’ Is Too Entertaining For Its Own Good”
‘Halloween’ Actor Charles Cyphers Takes His Final Curtain Call
Being a character actor is never a glamorous job. If you’re lucky, you get your name on the opening credits but you don’t get the nice paycheck the stars receive. However, if you’re lucky, you get to appear in a popular movie or franchise that people will remember you. Charles Cyphers got that chance multipleContinue reading “‘Halloween’ Actor Charles Cyphers Takes His Final Curtain Call”
How ‘The Blair Witch Project’ Helped And Hurt The Horror Genre
In the past 25 years, filmmaking has gone through many changes. But the one that, for better or for worse, owes itself particularly and almost entirely to one genre is the found footage horror. The idea wasn’t new when The Blair Witch Project opened in the summer of 1999. Cannibal Holocaust had done the sameContinue reading “How ‘The Blair Witch Project’ Helped And Hurt The Horror Genre”
‘Shaun of the Dead’ At 20: How A U.K. ZomCom Reanimated The Subgenre
By the dawn of the 21st Century, the zombie subgenre of horror was, for a lack of a better word, dead. Scream helped breathe new life into the slasher subgenre and it seemed Hollywood was also in love with remaking Japanese horror movies into The Ring and The Grudge. But across the pond, something wasContinue reading “‘Shaun of the Dead’ At 20: How A U.K. ZomCom Reanimated The Subgenre”
‘Abigail’ Has Enough Bites To Overcome Parts That Suck
There is no way to review a movie like Abigail. You either don’t like it. Or you like it just enough not to really want to watch it again. It’s good background noise for about 100 minutes if you ever need it. There was criticism that the twist was given away in the trailers andContinue reading “‘Abigail’ Has Enough Bites To Overcome Parts That Suck”
‘A Little Darker’ Is A Good, Not Great Collection Of Stephen King’s Latest
Collections and anthologies are always hard sells for me. I know good any well, there’s going to be parts that I don’t care about. Some stories don’t thrill or excite as much as the others. It might have seem like a good read in a magazine while you’re sitting on the bathroom throne or drinkingContinue reading “‘A Little Darker’ Is A Good, Not Great Collection Of Stephen King’s Latest”
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