By the mid-40’s, Universal Studios were still looking for any way they could to keep their legendary stable of marauding monsters profitable. Their bright idea?
Category: Review
Candyman: Day Of The Dead (1999) – Review
What is it about the creations of Clive Barker that make them so difficult to sequelize without his core concepts collapsing into steaming piles of
Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) – Review
When people start chipping in when asked about the greatest sequels ever made, I’m always sorta pissed that in among the usual retorts of The
Silent Hill: Revelation (2012) – Review
Christophe Gans 2006 adaptation of the smash hit game Silent Hill didn’t exactly set the world on fire despite it’s visually stunning depictions of Hell
The Mummy (1932) – Review
Those who got their primary fix of undead Egyptians from 1999’s The Mummy (or even Tom Cruise’s 2017 version, Anubis forbid) have some cinematic archeology
Dracula (1931) – Review
Quite possibly the most over-filmed novel that’s ever existed (virtually anything with vampires in techincally a riff), Bram Stoker’s Dracula has gone through more iterations
Frankenstein (1931) – Review
After the odd genre release during the silent era, Universal finally launched into what would become known as the Universal Monsters franchise 1931 with a
Conan The Destroyer (1984) – Review
Back in 1984, we returned to the times of high adventure with a direct sequel to John Milius’ absurdly macho take on Robert E. Howard’s
Batman Annual #5 (February 2021)
There Is Hope In Crime Alley The riveting new vigilante known as Clownhunter was a breakout star of “The Joker War”…but what’s the tragic origin
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) – Review
To use the catchphrase of floundering oil tycoon wannabe and chief Wonder Woman 1984 villain Maxwell Lord, “Life is good, but it can be better!”.
Disciples Of The 36th Chamber (1985) – Review
Lau Kar-leung’s first two entries in his 36th Chamber franchise were both a couple of zippy training-fests that fused the bond between director and star,
[Rec] (2007) – Review
Hurtling out of a pitch black crawl space somewhere in Spain to sink it’s teeth into the overpopulated genres of the zombie film and the
Hawkman #29 (January 2021)
Final Justice: Conclusion He’s lived and died and lived again. But now, with just one life left to live and the reincarnation cycle at its
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles In Time (1993) – Review
When you tap an old school Ninja Turtles fan on the shoulder and demand to know what their feelings are when they hear the words
Fury (2014) – Review
David Ayer is a filmmaker that doesn’t deal in half measures. Responsible for either writing or directing a string of absurdly hard edged street thrillers,
Star Wars: Darth Vader #8 (February 2021)
Into The Fire – Part III: The Eye INTO THE FIRE! Hungry for vengeance after his brutal punishment at the hands of THE EMPEROR, can
Knowing (2009) – Review
The legendary A-bomb of the acting community, Nicolas Cage has regularky marked his career with different phases over the years like the changing of a
Hush (2016) – Review
Mike Flanagan has built himself up into quite the horror factory of late, most famous these days for his heartfelt Stephen King adaptations and his
Black Water: Abyss (2020) – Review
Presumably made to remind a blissfully ignorant world that killer croc movie, Black Water was made back in 2007 – a film that I’d actually
Class Of Nuke ‘Em High Part II: Subhumanoid Meltdown (1991) – Review
Since the 80’s, riotous independent studio Troma has dumped their cinematic equivalent of toxic waste all over the landscape, getting into the faces of their
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