You Need Faith For That To Work, Mr. Vincent!

That’s paraphrasing vampire Jerry Dandridge (Chris Sarandon) to Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall) from Tom Holland’s 1985 Fright Night, though it fits what I think I’m seeing from Marvel Studios’ upcoming Doctor Strange. It feels almost as if Kevin Feige (or his bosses at Disney, maybe) has a bit less faith in it than in prior projects. And keep […]

‘Curse Of Chucky’ Review

“”Curse Of Chucky” is at heart a very smart movie.  Unfortunately, much of that smartness is surrounded by a typical horror film.”   Don Mancini‘s “Curse Of Chucky” takes the “Child’s Play” franchise back to its origins, relying more on scares and suspense than the camp of the last few entries (which were entertaining, but began […]

‘Fright Night 2: New Blood’ Review

“”Fright Night 2: New Blood” has some interesting ideas despite being a carbon copy of Tom Holland’s “Fright Night, which is kinda meta because it’s actually a sequel to the 2011 reboot of that film.”   I recently watched Eduardo Rodriguez‘s “Frightnight 2: New Blood” (the sequel to the 2011 reboot by Craig Gillespie, not […]

‘Frightnight’ Review

 “If “Frightnight” didn’t have to carry the memory of a significantly better film, it would have been better for it.” I spent my Thanksgiving with my family in Connecticut, where–besides drinking and trying to ignore the almost constant noise generated by my niece and nephew–I watched a lot of cable.  Among everything that I watched it’s […]

New Fright Night Trailer is Here!

If you’re a horror fan–and who isn’t?–you probably hold Tom Holland’s Fright Night high in your pantheon of horror films.  It’s being remade by DreamWorks Pictures and stars Colin Farrell, Anton Yelchin and David Tennant and is directed by Craig Gillespie