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Blockbuster Bellwether

  Glance around online, and you see more and more people discussing the besetting vices of Generation Y. Oh, a lot of them are swallowing the revisionist psyop that's dialed back the start of the Millennial generation to 1979 or earlier, so they use the term "Millennial." But when you're…
November 24, 202327 Comments
Tales From the Darkside

Tales From the Darkside: The Movie

In honor of the Spooky Season, and to give my regular readers a sample of the fun they're missing out on, I here repost a patron exclusive from last month: my review of Tales From the Darkside: The Movie. Don't let the title fool you. Tales From the Darkside: The…
October 17, 2023
Creepshow 2

Creepshow 2

Creepshow 2, the sequel to the beloved 1982 original, certainly has its macabre storytelling moments. While it doesn't quite reach the same heights as its predecessor, it manages to deliver a decent dose of chills that should satisfy fans of anthology-style horror. One of the movie's standout segments is "The…
September 18, 2023
creepshow

Creepshow

Special Offer: All writing is persuasion. But knowing what approach works and when can be a challenge. Let best selling ghostwriter Joshua Lisec show you the best persuasive techniques to supercharge your writing. Check out his offer now. The anthology format is a woefully underused cinematic style, in particular when…
September 13, 20236 Comments
Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes Indeed

Special Offer: All writing is persuasion. But knowing what approach works and when can be a challenge. Let best selling ghostwriter Joshua Lisec show you the best persuasive techniques to supercharge your writing. Check out his offer now. Once again, the Pop Cult-captured entertainment establishment is admitting what they vehemently…
September 7, 202315 Comments
The Matrix

The Matrix

Special Offer: All writing is persuasion. But knowing what approach works and when can be a challenge. Let best selling ghostwriter Joshua Lisec show you the best persuasive techniques to supercharge your writing. Check out his offer now. In this blog's retrospective film review series, we've covered the movie that's…
September 6, 20234 Comments
Robot Jox

Robot Jox

Robot Jox is an oft-overlooked specimen of 1980s dystopian sci fi. But unlike some of the other almost forgotten films of the era we've covered, it's not overlooked without reason. Note that I don't say "good reasons," but reasons nonetheless. Let's take a look at what I mean. Robot Jox…
September 1, 20233 Comments
Return to Bablylon

It Was in the Film

We've documented a fair share of hauntings over the years of this blog's existence. Once the reality of the ghost phenomenon has been established, the question becomes, if a movie theater can be haunted, why not a movie? Director Alex Monty Canawati may have answered that question with his 2013…
August 31, 202310 Comments
Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

Frequent readers of this blog will already be acquainted with my appreciation for the films of Michael Mann. Today we follow the great director down a sudden career turn that proved as entertaining as it was novel. And I mean that last in both senses of the word. Mann's 1992…
August 21, 20233 Comments
Musa

Musa (2001)

In the annals of cinema, there are gems that transcend cultural boundaries. One such masterpiece is the 2001 Korean epic Musa, a stunning portrayal of honor, camaraderie, and the clash of civilizations. I'm a big fan of Korean cinema. It's one of the few places you can find expert craftsmen…
August 14, 20235 Comments