For awhile I was wondering if the Third Season of “The Walking Dead” was ever going to show up. The first episode, “Seed” is a particularly strong entry, as Rick and the gang discover an abandoned prison. I have noticed that whenever an episode is directed by Ernest Dickerson, as ’Seed’ is, you know that […]
Sometimes it’s difficult to be a horror fan because, to paraphrase Rodney Dangerfield: “We don’t get no respect.” I don’t know what what other conclusion to reach when studios are turning out drivel like “Hellraiser: Revelations.” We want nuance. We want character development. We want pathos. And sure, we want some gore and violence accompanying […]
Here’s the trailer for Tim Story‘s “Think Like A Man,” which I am interested in seeing–not because it looks entertaining–it does–but because it’s directed by Tim Story. Story directed “The Fantastic Four,” and “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” among others, two films that weren’t that great, but whose weakness was due more to […]
Spoiler below: THEY KILLED DALE!!!!! End spoiler. “18 Miles Out,” last week’s episode of AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” was directed by the typically reliable Ernest Dickerson, though I still had a problem with the episode. It had nothing to do with Dickerson or his directoral chops; those were always top-notch. No, what bothered me was […]
Nothing in the way of spoilers, so read with confidence I have been watching the second season of “The Walking Dead,” and beside certain odd beats (Why was the smell of the dead on the highway a non-issue, while a rotting corpse in a tent makes everyone gag? These are some of the same people […]
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