Expectations are a difficult thing sometimes. I went into the The Banana Splits Movie expecting something perhaps a little subversive, yet…fun. Instead I got a horror movie–what I expected. It’s surprisingly gory at times–with only hints of the subversiveness that I was looking for. And that’s a pity because otherwise, what’s the point? The biggest […]
I enjoy James Bond movies, though I wouldn’t call myself a ‘superfan’ by any stretch of the imagination–which you could probably tell from me getting around to seeing Spectre only four years after it’s initial release. And I think I dodged a bullet because while it’s not a terrible movie, it is a bloated one […]
I honestly expected to like Netflix’s reboot of The Dark Crystal, but what I didn’t expect was one of the best series of the year. I’ve always been a fan of puppetry as an art form but typically it’s hard to get beyond that particular aspect (as in you’re always conscious that you’re watching puppets) […]
Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why wasn’t what I’d call an easy watch–though by no means a slog–but variety is the spice of life and without it things become really, really boring. So every once in awhile I take a break from horror and sci-fi to watch something a bit more reality-based. And as I said. it’s […]
The second season of Netlflix’s Mindhunter dropped last week, and it’s pretty enjoyable. Coming in at a relatively brief nine episodes the entire season (for the most part) covers the Atlanta Child Murders, probably among the most heinous serial killer sprees in history–did I mention that the killer(s) was never caught? The first season–if I […]
I’ll be totally honest. I enjoyed both Hellboy and it’s sequel, Hellboy II: The Golden Army so when I heard that Guillermo Del Toro wasn’t going forward with a planned third movie, I was a bit miffed. Though that turned to irritated really fast when I learned that, while Del Toro’s third film wasn’t happening, […]
André Øvredal’s Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (The Autopsy Of Jane Doe) is a–for me–surprisingly effective horror anthology. And it’s worth mentioning that that screenplay and one of the producers comes courtesy of Guillermo Del Toro, which means that you’re going to get effects as practical as possible which is always a good […]
