An Underrated Werewolf Movie (Spoilers) Bad Moon is a 1996 horror film written/directed by Eric Red and based on the novel Thor by Wayne Smith. The plot concerns Uncle Ted (Michael Pare), who decided to visit with his sister Janet (Mariel Hemingway) and nephew Brett (Mason Gamble). Thor is the family dog and the only one to realize …
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Where, oh where, has my review gone: Silver Bullet
Where, oh where, can it be? To see my review of Silver Bullet for MovieWeb, go here.
The good, the bad, and the guy with the gun
A look back at the earlier Evil Dead films (Spoilers) With Evil Dead Rise right around the corner, I thought it was time to rewatch what’s come before—at least in terms of the films. I wanted to hold off on watching the tv show until another time because I wanted to finish my first draft by the …
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Cherry, Cherry baby
The one horror movie where you don’t want to keep it in your pants (Unmarked Spoilers) Jody Marken (Brittany Murphy) is the daughter of local Sheriff Brent Marken (Michael Biehn) and the final girl of Cherry Falls, a slasher movie from the early 2000s. Though not by virtue of being the only virgin in the …
Dither
Where are all the superheroes? (Unmarked Spoilers) Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion) is the chief of police in Wheesly and has been carrying a torch for his childhood friend Starla (Elizabeth Banks) for years. Starla is a schoolteacher molding young minds like Kylie Strutemyer (Tania Saulnier). Starla’s also married to an older, wealthier, and less attractive …
The saw remains the same
Phew, now I’m all caught up (Unmarked Spoilers) The article which you are about to read is an account of eight horror films spanning six decades. Each installment concerns the exploits of the masked killer Leatherface and his murderous family. In light of a new entry coming out in less than a week, I decided …
Sweets to the sweet
Say my name (Unmarked Spoilers) Candyman, the writing on the wall. Candyman, the whisper in the classroom. Candyman, not the one that mixes it with love and makes the world taste good. Candyman, the one that was created by Clive Barker for his short story “The Forbidden” and later adapted by Bernard Rose for his …
Warwick
…gets billed third despite playing the main and title character. Can you believe that? (Unmarked Spoilers) Willow was a 1988 fantasy movie starring Warwick Davis, between his other two most famous roles of Wicket and the leprechaun. The film was the brainchild of George Lucas, who came up with the story. The film was written by …
…In your neighborhood…
The underrated sequel (Unmarked Spoilers) The OG Ghostbusters are back, baby. You got Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Ray Stantz (Dan Ackroyd), Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis), and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson). After saving the world by besting a literal god, everything should be coming up roses, right? Wrong. Much like Men in Black 2 or Alien 3, this is …
If there’s something strange…
The beloved original and not so beloved remake. (Unmarked Spoilers) Ghostbusters is a 1984 film about an awesome Ray Parker Jr. song and nothing else. I’m kidding, of course. It’s about the antics of a team of ghost hunters as they try to save the city from a supernatural menace. The film was remade in 2016, …
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