This has been quite an exciting week for fans of the expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe. First we got a ton of Captain America: Civil War clips and interviews. Now we have our first look at what might be the most unique Marvel project yet: DOCTOR STRANGE. Benedict Cumberbatch who wowed […]
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In 2009, Hollywood revived the supernatural horror film with Paranormal Activity, the “found footage” hit that spawned four lucrative sequels. While the Paranormal Activity series has rapidly descended into a bloated cash grab, the upside is that it shifted America’s attention away from the torture porn craze and the disastrous […]
“Mumbo Jumbo! Mumbo Jumbo!” In 1999 Director Roman Polanski returned to familiar territory with the devilishly entertaining supernatural mystery-thriller The Ninth Gate. Johnny Depp plays Dean Corso a rare book dealer who is in the business primarily to make big money and use his expertise to scam clients that don’t […]
There was a time when I thought that James Wan was a hack. In 2004, he failed to move me with his industrial indie Saw, the film that was responsible for igniting the torture porn craze that gripped the horror genre for a solid five years. While I’ll acknowledge that […]
40 years after its release William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973) still stands apart from all other horror movies. There’s never been a film that has achieved the kind of realistic psychological thrills it contains. That’s why we consider it to be a masterpiece of cinema. Based on a book by […]
There’s all types of great horror cinema, some are known for their gore and blood while others rely more on the psychological effects. THE HAUNTING (1963) directed by Robert Wise (The Curse of the Cat People, The Day The Earth Stood Still), falls in the latter category. Based on a […]
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 […]
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 […]
In the world of horror cinema the werewolf subgenre doesn’t contain a ton of movies as compared to say those featuring vampires. Some of the most well known titles would include: WEREWOLF OF LONDON (1935), THE WOLF MAN (1941), I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF (1957), WEREWOLVES ON WHEELS (1971), THE […]
If Sam Raimi failed to properly mesh campy humor with horror in EVIL DEAD 2 (1987), he more than gets it right with 2009’s superb horror outing Drag Me To Hell (2009). It was nice to see Raimi return to horror, a genre he happens to do quite well, after […]