After the out of nowhere success of the original Halloween it was set in stone that a sequel would be made which, in 1981, resulted in the release of Halloween 2 (not to be confused with Halloween 2. Yes, this is a running gag now). The film takes place immediately after the events of the... Continue Reading →
Halloween, not to be confused with Halloween or Halloween, is one of the grandfathers of the modern slasher genre. While other films like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Psycho came out before it with great success, it was this John Carpenter film that proved so efficient that, to this day, many modern slasher films structure... Continue Reading →
In 2019 Martin Scorsese said to Empire Magazine that he doesn't go to see Marvel movies and thus doesn't go to see them. But the way in which he phrased this - "I tried, you know. But that's not cinema" - proved to be one of the most controversial things said within the mainstream movie... Continue Reading →
The Phantom Menace is a movie that has long held many different positions in my heart. As a kid I loved it, as a teenager I hated it and as an adult I thought it was so bad it was good. Then, just the other day, about two-three years since my last viewing, I got... Continue Reading →
Okay, I admit it... I'm not a fan of zombie movies. For me personally, the idea of a zombie apocalypse is an inherently silly one. Time and time again zombies are depicted as feral beasts who are a force of nature, but who can quite easily be outsmarted and exploited by even small groups of... Continue Reading →
Trying to watch this film was a nightmare. I initially found two cuts of it and those were the theatrical and directors cut. To my surprise, although it added never before seen footage, the directors cut was actually shorter than the theatrical cut by a handful of minutes. So I decided to do some research... Continue Reading →
The Showa EraWe've finally reached the end of the Showa Era of Godzilla movies, spanning fifteen films made between 1954 and 1975, and it only took me seven months to review them all! The process of doing so was one of pure enjoyment as I rediscovered childhood classics that I found I still held love... Continue Reading →
After yet another long period of the Godzilla franchise bringing in only diminishing returns for Toho, it was once again considered that the franchise be put on an extended hold, but only after (yet another) one big final movie was made as a send off. And who better to direct than Ishiro Honda, the character's... Continue Reading →
In the Godzilla FAQ, written by Brian Solomon, he writes that there was no where for Godzilla to go but up after the entertaining, but undoubtedly bad, Godzilla vs Megalon and the other two hit or miss versus movies that came before it. And he is absolutely right because the Showa Era was, by this... Continue Reading →
