May 12, 2023.Reading time 10 minutes.
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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June 24, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.
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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April 13, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.
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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March 30, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.
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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