Eli Roth is one of those filmmakers I really haven’t been impressed with and it’s mainly because he hasn’t done much to impress me. Cabin Fever and the first Hostel both had great ideas and premises but terrible executions if you’d forgive the pun. I don’t think anyone would understand why the kid with theContinue reading “‘Thanksgiving’ Makes A Huge Slash”
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‘Night Swim’ Drowns In Boredom
Night Swim is one of those typical Blumhouse horror movies that is released in the month of January that people have forgotten about by the time the Super Bowl rolls around. It’s boring and has a tedious pace typical of something that started out as a short movie concept that the filmmakers were given moreContinue reading “‘Night Swim’ Drowns In Boredom”
‘Leviathan’ Is A Hodgepodge Of Terror Under The Sea
Picture it, 1989. George H.W. Bush had just been sworn in as President becoming only the second incumbent Vice-President to be elected to the Oval Office. Batman mania was spreading across the nation. The Berlin Wall was going to be torn down by year’s end. And everyone was dancing to “Walk the Dinosaur.” It wasContinue reading “‘Leviathan’ Is A Hodgepodge Of Terror Under The Sea”
‘Sleepwalkers’ Is The Stuff Lucid Dreams Are Made Of
A movie like Sleepwalkers was advertised as the first movie Stephen King had written for the movies that wasn’t based on a previous body of work. And it shows why King is better at writing novels than he is at writing scripts. I don’t know what it is but his scripts aren’t the best. I’mContinue reading “‘Sleepwalkers’ Is The Stuff Lucid Dreams Are Made Of”
The Three Best Words That Best Describe ‘The Mean One’ Are As Follows, And I Quote: Stink, Stank Stunk!
A movie like The Mean One could have been fun in a so intentionally bad way it’s actually enjoyable. I think of the 1990s slasher horror Jack Frost that was so absurd in its delivery, you can watch it for its sloppiness and over-the-top production. However, The Mean One tries and fails on many levelsContinue reading “The Three Best Words That Best Describe ‘The Mean One’ Are As Follows, And I Quote: Stink, Stank Stunk!”
How ‘Beetlejuice’ Made Horror Comedies More Mainstream
Horror comedies have been around for years before Beetlejuice. Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein was one. Then, you had Young Frankenstein. But actually mixing gruesome horror elements with comedy was still new. George A. Romero had added it as satire to Dawn of the Dead showing zombies lurching around a mall and looking amazed atContinue reading “How ‘Beetlejuice’ Made Horror Comedies More Mainstream”
The 23rd Spring Since ‘Jeepers Creepers’ Has Arrived
I almost didn’t want to do a blog about Jeepers Creepers. Victor Salva, the writer/director is an convicted child molester. Then, again so is Roman Polanski. I’m not too keen on his works either. But I decided to do it anyway mainly because it’s the 23rd Spring since the movie came out in 2001. TheContinue reading “The 23rd Spring Since ‘Jeepers Creepers’ Has Arrived”
‘Suburban Screams’ Provides Little True-Crime Terror
When John Carpenter made Halloween almost 50 years ago, he and Debra Hill were tapping into the myth of the safety of suburbia. Originally titled The Babysitter Murders, it was an exploitation movie that they filmed fast and cheap, sometimes even filming without permits and everyone including Jamie Lee Curtis had more than one jobContinue reading “‘Suburban Screams’ Provides Little True-Crime Terror”
‘Cursed’ Is Just That
In theatre, it’s considered bad luck to say the name of the play MacBeth. I also think it’s bad luck to use certain words or phrases in a movie or TV show. Rumor has it that the filmmakers behind In the Line of Fire tried to turn “That’s not gonna happen” spoken by Clint Eastwood’sContinue reading “‘Cursed’ Is Just That”
‘Talk To Me’ Gets Muddled
Talk To Me might have worked better as part of an horror anthology. There are some creepy moments and surprises that come up on you. Unfortunately, the twin brothers, Danny and Michael Philippou, also known as RackaRacka, can’t maintain the momentum for a full feature movie. Set in the South Australia capital of Adelaide, itContinue reading “‘Talk To Me’ Gets Muddled”
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