Tag: Winona Ryder

Dracula: Francis Ford Coppola’s Risky Vision Remains As Poignant Over 30 Years Later

February 14, 2023.Reading time 10 minutes.

At the time of its release, Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula was a risky venture. Coppola was coming off the disappointment of The Godfather Part III, which capped off his mafia trilogy on a somewhat sour note. And Dracula hadn’t been on the big screen since the moderately success 1979 adaptation starring […]

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The Alien Franchise: Ranking the Films from Worst to First

May 25, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

On May 25th, 1979, Alien was released in the United States. In the almost 40 years following its release, Ridley Scott’s landmark horror film has inspired sequels, prequels, crossovers, and countless imitators. It’s the rare example of a movie that has lost none of its potency with subsequent viewings. To celebrate its anniversary, for this […]

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