If you’re a fan of horror movies at all, you’re probably already familiar with the works of Italian filmmaker Dario Argento. However, how much do you know about the man himself? What motivates him?
Read MoreHe Went That Way (2023)
Filmmaking grapples with the dichotomy of true stories often being either too mundane or too complex for cinematic adaptation. While some extraordinary tales demand dramatization, skilled filmmakers can extract intrigue from seemingly ordinary narratives. The assertion that every person has a compelling story underscores the transformative power of storytelling.
Read MoreBathtub Shark Attack (2023)
Some people need a movie to have a multimillion-dollar budget and big-name stars in order for them to enjoy it. And I get that. I dig going down to the megaplex for the latest studio flick as much as the next guy.
Read MoreRace for Glory: Audi vs. Lancia (2024)
After watching Gran Turismo recently, I was in the mood for another good car movie. Unfortunately, Race for Glory wasn't it. While it has solid racing moments, the film is bogged down with mediocre performances and a bloated narrative.
Read MoreHellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) #RetroReview
Tony Randel’s Hellbound: Hellraiser II from 1988 celebrates its 35th birthday on December 23rd. Though it doesn’t quite reach the heights of Clive Barker’s original, it is easily the best of all the sequels. Won’t you join me for a look back?
Read MoreNo One Will Save You (2023)
Aliens have been in our movies ever since Georges Méliès’s 1902 silent epic “A Trip to the Moon.” Since then, we’ve been gifted 1951’s “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” 1953’s “War of the Worlds,” 1956’s “Earth Vs. the Flying Saucers,” and that’s just the ‘50s. Mankind has been fascinated with extraterrestrial life for centuries, but these last two centuries really kicked off the ET craze.
Read MoreSkinamarink (2022)
Cambridge Dictionary defines a “fever dream” as “A very strange experience or situation, usually a bad one, that seems like a dream rather than like something that would really happen.” On dreams in general, Merriam-Webster defines a dream quite accurately for this film in one word: “A series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep.” There’s that word, “images.”
Read MoreThe Thing (1982) #RetroReview
Spielberg’s “E.T.,” Hooper’s “Poltergeist,” and Scott’s “Blade Runner;” it was one of the best years of 1980s science fiction and horror. There was, however at the time, a sleeper hit: a “barf-bag movie,” Roger Ebert said, that split audiences in two just like David Clennon’s character Palmer’s face split, just in time to devour Thomas G. Waites’s Windows. It’s ironic, really.
Read More