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‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Is A Bizarro Scooby-Doo Thriller

I don’t blame the late Lois Duncan for being upset over how her novel was changed from a young adult thriller into a slasher movie. But she still cashed the checks. When the movie opened in the Fall of 1997, people in my dorm at Georgia Southern University thought it was a direct sequel toContinue reading “‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Is A Bizarro Scooby-Doo Thriller”

‘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”

‘Scary Movie’ Slashes Horror Genre

Note: Since June is Pride Month, I’m focusing on horrors/thrillers with a LGBTQIA connection. By the summer of 2000, In Living Color had been off the air for six years. And The Wayans Brothers had been off the air for one year. The last time, Shawn, Marlon and their older brother, Keenan Ivory, had releasedContinue reading “‘Scary Movie’ Slashes Horror Genre”