You know that feeling when you sit down to watch a movie that you’ve taken for granted since forever and you suddenly say to yourself
Tag: Film Review
Borderlands (2024) – Review
For a minute there, I truly believed that the video game adaptation had finally broken through and come of age thanks to the likes of
Once A Thief (1991) – Review
Even someone who can orchestrate action at the level John Woo was operating at during the late 80s needs to let their hair down at
Let Me In (2010) – Review
Standard remakes – you know, modern takes on older, classic films – are tricky enough to get right as it is without accidently making sure
The Sixth Sense (1999) – Review
For the longest time, I’ve tried to ignore the beautifully subtle lure of M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense for the most ridiculous of reasons
From Beyond The Grave (1974) – Review
Since 1965, the anthology movies of Amicus Productions had been providing us with movie after movie of grim karma and numerous things returning from the
The Vault Of Horror (1973) – Review
When you think of comic book adaptations, your brain can’t help but zip to the modern, gargantuan complexities of connected superhero universes or even the
Asylum (1972) – Review
Almost imperceptibly, the landscape of horror was changing. With the 60s now comfortably in the review mirror, a cadre of hungry directors are now poised
The House That Dripped Blood (1971) – Review
After a slow start (for a 60s horror studio at least), what would eventually become known as Amicus Productions portmanteau series finally shifted into a
Torture Garden (1967) – Review
After launching their particular brand of Hammer-alternative horror films with Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors, Amicus honchos Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg decided that sticking
Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors (1965) – Review
While Hammer Films is understandably credited as the leading light in British horror during its impressive reign, that’s not to say they were the only
Tales From The Crypt (1972) – Review
No one could quite line ’em up and knock ’em down like an EC Comics story, those gloriously nasty comic book morality tales that hit
The Devil’s Rain (1975) – Review
Oh sure, the horror subgenre known as Satanic Panic may have made a bit of a resurgence in the last couple of years with Exorcist
The Last Breath (2024) – Review
Here’s a shark related fact that feels nicely apt: sharks are constantly losing teeth on the fly, so they are constantly regrowing an endless supply
G.I. Jane (1997) – Review
There’s a little theory I have concerning the sensational Scott brothers that suggests that they kind swapped roles during the mid-to-late 90s. Ridley, the more
Roadracers (1994) – Review
Not every sophomore movie can be Pulp Fiction, but then, not every film has to be. Sometimes a budding auteur needs a throwaway film or
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) – Review
I think it’s a pretty fair to say that the moment Marvel Studios started fucking around with the multiverse, their product of colourful superhero stories
True Romance (1993) – Review
Back when Quentin Tarantino was only one movie deep into his two-film conquest of Hollywood, the assault was carried on in his stead by a
The Return Of Count Yorga (1971) – Review
In the annals of iconic Vampire beings, there’s only a few big names that truly stand out. There’s Count Orlork of course; there’s obviously the
Another 48 Hrs. (1990) – Review
Way back in the dark ages – or more accurately, 1984 – a movie arrived that not only teed up Lethal Weapon to perfect the
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