Category: Originals

Remakes, comparisons, original inspirations and reboots.

The Lift vs Down

The latest releases from cult home video label Blue Underground is a pair of films made by the same director, Dick Maas (Amsterdamned). One...

COMPARISON: The Italian Job

In Peter Collinson’s original 1969 crime-comedy-caper, Michael Caine starred as Charlie Croker, a suave thief who’s been newly released from prison. Following the death...

CAPE FEAR: A Comparison

Following his role in J. Lee Thompson’s 1962 psychological thriller Cape Fear actor Gregory Peck was in Robert Mulligan’s classic drama TO KILL A...

The Time of the Season for Horror

Well furious film fans it’s October once again, the leaves are falling and the weather is getting a bit colder. If you’re a film...

True Grit: A Comparison

TRUE GRIT: A Comparison

I recently watched the remake, or to be more precise the alternate adaptation of the book True Grit is based on directed by The...

Supes is worn out

SUPERMAN: Why He’s Not So Super Anymore

“Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s ANOTHER REBOOT!” Superman: That name brings to mind three things right away...