Well, that was interesting. Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) is an office worker in this highly dsyfunctional bureaucratic, consumerist, dystopian nightmare. At night, however, he dreams of soaring through the skies and rescuing a beautiful young woman. One day, he discovers Jill Layton (Kim Greist), a truck driver who’s trying to seek justice for Archibald Buttle …
Category Archives: Retrospective
Where, oh where, has my review gone: Lovecraft/Gordon Analysis
Where, oh where, can it be? This one is more of a features article, but it’s close enough to count. If you want to read about me discussing Stuart Gordon adapting the work of H. P. Lovecraft, then you can go here.
Best Do-Over Ever
The season that started it all (Spoilers) I can’t believe I’ve seriously published 200 of these reviews. My original plan was to review Let Me In, which for a while was my favorite movie back when I was 12. Except, to do the review justice, I would have to reread the book it was based …
On The Rise
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 …
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 …
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