Catherine Hardwicke’s 2008 Twilight
Even though I love teenage angst movies and movies involving the "unearthly" I must confess, I was hesitant to see the movie Twilight. I have not read the books, however I have picked them up time and again over the last couple years with idle curiosity. I chose not to read them as I had the impression the books were mostly about a sappy teenage love story featuring a vampire and not really offering any blood and guts. [Read More...] Share this post! Read More →
1991 Wes Craven’s People Under the Stairs
Any fan's of Twin Peaks out there? If so, you might want to check out Wes Craven's "The People Under the Stairs." It stars Everitt McGill and Wendy Robie as "Daddy" & "Mommy" - two really sick individuals who never should have been allowed to procreate. [Read More...] Share this post! Read More →
Dolls: Another 80′s Classic
Demonic possession and horror movies go hand in hand - throw in a couple of demonically possessed dolls and you are almost guaranteeing yourself a smash hit. Ed Naha did, along with director Stuart Gordon and their 1987 B classic DOLLS. [Read More...] Share this post! Read More →
Tarantino’s DeathProof Featurette #1
Death Proof is is one of Quintin Tarantino's other great flicks that does not involve zombies. Unfortunately. Death Proof is one half of a double feature showcasing Kurt Russell as Stuntman Mike; a used up stuntman with a 100% death proof badass Chevy Nova (death proof for the driver anyway) who seems just a tad off from the norm. [Read More...] Share this post! Read More →
Dario Argento’s Suspiria
Suspiria is an Italian horror movie released in 1977 about Suzy Bannion (Jessica Harper,) an American ballet dancer who enrolls at a famous ballet school in Europe only to discover it is run by a coven of witches. It is classified as being Dario Argento´s finest work, and if memory serves me right, the very first horror movie I ever saw on the big screen. I was 8 years old. The film opens with Suzy arriving at the school via cab on a very stormy... [Read More...]
Martain Child
Martian Child is a romantic drama starring John Cusack (whom I love) as David Gordon, a recently widowed, successful science fiction writer who longs to do something meaningful with his life. What he decides that something is, is to adopt a child. His sister, played by none other than his real life sister Joan Cusack (whom I also love) is opposed to the idea, being a mother herself, thinking he is taking on more of a task than he realizes. David,... [Read More...]
HBO’s True Blood
I love books. Worked in a bookstore for 11 years, so needless to say, I've heard the name Charlaine Harris, and knew she wrote a vampire series. The problem is that I typically don't like female authors because no matter how gritty their novels can be, there is always an element of romantic love that rings too much like a Barbara Cartland romance novel. Not that I am opposed to romance and love, just not the sappy "he looked at me as though he... [Read More...]
C.H.U.D
B-movies. Who doesn’t love them? With their D-list actors delivering solid B characters, and a cheese factor that would make any wine lover drool…. Who cares if the story line is unrealistic and downright ridiculous? I for one don’t; I enjoy the hell out of it! C.H.U.D., a wonderful lil' gem considered a cult classic from 1984, starts out just almost like every other horror movie of the 70’s and 80’s, offering up a victim within the first... [Read More...]