If you have not seen “American Horror Story,” or “The Sentinel” but want to with an open mind–or just hate spoilers–read no further. I have been watching the first season of Ryan Murphy’s and Brad Falchuk’s “American Horror Story” recently, and while I have been enjoying it–despite its tendency to be very emotionally overwrought–I have come to notice […]
Whenever a film is ‘Based On A True Story’, I tend to roll my eyes just a little bit because the events that follow often end up being so fantastic–and generally unrepeatable by anything resembling a scientific method–that, if they were true, the whole way we look at the world would change (And Yeah, I […]
“”ParaNorman,” particularly its story, is not as innovative as its animation, though it often uses established tropes in an interesting fashion.” Chris Butler and Sam Fell‘s “ParaNorman” is an interesting film primarily for two reasons: The first is that it’s made in stop-motion, a painstaking method of animation that involves figures built upon a metal […]
After Shane (Jon Bernthal) left AMC’s zombie serial “The Walking Dead,” I assumed that the desire for other members of the cast to leave was over. It appears that I may have been wrong, because Sarah Wayne Callies (Lori) may be the next to depart. She doesn’t actually say that she is, but it’s relatively […]
In all the annals of film history, I suspect that being a werewolf has never seemed quite so dull. It’s tough finding an entertaining horror film, especially since so many aren’t. A new crop of films recently appeared on Netlflix, but quantity isn’t the same thing as quality. Take “The Howling Reborn,” for instance. It’s an […]
Guillermo Del Toro seems so concerned about Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” being similar to his (aborted?) version of H.P. Lovecraft’s “At The Mountains Of Madness,” that he appears to be considering abandoning what would be his passion project, a film that he has literally worked years to bring to the screen. What I have to say […]
“If you don’t go into “Cabin In The Woods” expecting the best thing since “The Exorcist,” then you’ll definitely enjoy yourself.” Vulture says that Drew Goddard’s “Cabin In The Woods,” is a “teen slasher movie that redefines the horror genre.” It’s not necessarily what I would call a teen slasher flick, since none of the […]
“The Wraith” is a film that’s interesting in that it not only should be remade, but almost requires it. That being said, I don’t only want to point out what makes it such a mediocre movie – it’s too easy – but offer some advice which could improve it. Mike Marvin’s film, sadly, smothers a […]
When I was growing up, I was a big listener of radio shows, like “The CBS Radio Mystery Theater” (hosted first by E.G. Marshall, followed by Tammy Grimes), “The Mysterious Traveler,” “The Green Hornet,” “Inner Sanctum,” and “Chondu, The Magician.” A show that I didn’t listen to much was “Mandrake The Magician,” though it appears […]
Here’s the trailer for Chris Kentis and Laura Lau‘s “Silent House.” It’s a film of the ‘Paranormal Activity’ variety, based upon a film from Uraguay, “The Silent House.” The original film was shot in one take, while the remake looks like it was, it wasn’t.
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