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I think that most horror fans would agree that Sam Raimi’s 1981 ultra-low budget horror film The Evil Dead stands as one of the scariest and most influential efforts within the horror genre. The very idea of trying to remake the film for modern audiences was absolutely blasphemous. For years, Hollywood threatened to dig out the Book of the Dead and even Raimi himself hinted that he might return to [read...] 
Valentines Day is the time when the geekiest of geeks turn to thoughts of romance and matters of the heart. Throughout the years movies have become a big part of that celebration, for instance you may go to dinner then watch a favorite film with the special someone in your life. For our latest list I’ve chosen 10 titles that are a mix of traditional and non traditional “romantic” themed [read...] 
For the past several years Horror movies have been coming out pre-packaged with accepted failure. The general audience has even come to terms with the fact that there have not been many good films in the genre in a while. Mostly they’re bad sequels, unnecessary and shameful remakes and failed concepts as well as an overabundance of torture porn with the growing subgenre started by films like Hostel and the [read...] 
In New York City, 1941 we are introduced to successful playwright Barton Fink (John Turturro) an idealistic artist who is inspired to forge a new kind of theater by telling grand stories about “the common man”, his stock in trade. When Capitol Pictures in Hollywood gets word of his genius, they pay for him to travel out to the West Coast to write a screenplay. Barton is reluctant about entering [read...] 
The Biker gang genre is easily one of the most furious of all the types in cinema that’ve been created throughout the years. The main reason these films were so much fun was because of their anti-authoritative themes and freewheeling approach to storytelling. They were in effect modern Westerns with the biker gangs replacing the traditional outlaws and riding choppers instead of horses. When these groups of cycle savages pulled [read...] 
Ernest Borgnine is an actor that over the years I’ve come to appreciate more and more. His tenacious persona in the many films and television shows he acted in impressed me from a young age. I think my first introduction to “Ernie” (as he liked to be called) was McHale’s Navy (1962-66) the classic World War II era sitcom. I was too young to watch it on its original run, [read...] 
Arthur Hamilton (John Randolph) is a middle aged banker who has become dissatisfied and lost his way in life. One day he is contacted by an old friend Charlie Evans (Murray Hamilton) he had believed to be dead. Charlie explains that he knows just how he feels and that he can assist him with his problem. The message directs him to “The Company” an organization that helps people restart their [read...] 
Regarded as one of Australian Cinema’s most famous cult films next to Mad Max (1979) Director Ted Kotcheff’s 1971 psychological thriller Wake In Fright debuted at the Cannes Film Festival where it was nominated for the Palme D’Or and was lauded by a then unknown filmmaker named Martin Scorsese who was in attendance. Since then it has developed a controversial reputation. Many Aussies despise the film for its negative portrayal [read...] 
When I first saw Isle of The Dead (1945) it was following Turner Classic Movies’ premiere of Martin Scorsese’s documentary Val Lewton: The Man in The Shadows (2007). That really gave me an informative, thoughtful introduction to the often overlooked Lewton and the types of films he produced which were, in large part, gothic horror-thrillers. Up to that time the only Lewton production I had seen was CAT PEOPLE (1942) [read...] 
I wanted to close out this Mad As Hell Halloween month with an article about one of my favorite accoutrements of horror film villains: the mask. These iconic items are sported by the many deranged film psycho killers and have become symbols of dread. In effect, when we see them, we know exactly who they represent and what they’re used for. What is the real reason killers wear masks in [read...] |
    
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