Assault on Precinct 13 Remake a Perfectly Fine Pulpy Action Thriller

Hollywood remakes of 80s horror movies defined the early 2000s alongside ‘Torture Porn‘ and J-horror. Many of these remakes pillaged from the VHS shelves of the slasher subgenre. Terror Train, Prom Night, When a Stranger Calls, and The Stepfather all received forgettable retreads. Not surprisingly, John Carpenter’s illustrious filmography has seen a handful of remakes […]

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The Black Phone Dials Up a Dark Coming-of-Age Story

The Black Phone has taken a bit of a winding road to get to theaters. Filmed amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Blumhouse production was twice delayed before getting its release today. It’s also worth noting that director Scott Derrickson jumped on this project after leaving the Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness production. Based […]

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The Friendly Type Brings Moon Knight to the Streets of Cairo

Time flies by quickly when you’re having fun. With its third episode, The Friendly Type, Moon Knight officially reaches its halfway point. Though the Disney Plus series certainly hasn’t dragged its feet, The Friendly Type needs to introduce a bit of urgency to its overall story. So far the series has given us more banter […]

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The Goldfish Problem (Sort Of) Introduces Moon Knight to the MCU

Even with disruption to its big screen world due to COVID, Marvel Comics continue to expand their cinematic universe with their Disney Plus limited series. So far Marvel has used the mini-series format to take some big risks with story and style. And the results have been surprisingly fun and effective. But Marvel’s newest limited […]

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