Retro Review: Project ALF (1996)
ALF got a second chance after a disastrous series finale. How’d the fuzzball do? Last week I talked about how NBC backstabbing caused one of my favorite sitcoms, ALF, to [more]
Retro Movie Review
Retro Review: House (1977).
With the passing of prolific Japanese director Nobuhiko Obayashi, we look at his seminal horror flick, House. Nobuhiko Obayashi passed away last weekend after a long battle with lung cancer. [more]
Retro Review: Puff the Magic Dragon Franchise.
These “stuck at home” staples of my childhood are weirdly, wonderfully apt for the times we live in. Whenever I was home from school with a cold, I could count [more]
VOD Review: Blow the Man Down.
This Maine murder mystery brings the bait but can’t quite set its hook. Blow the Man Down, which premiered this month on Amazon Prime, explores the politics and intrigues of [more]
Little Box of Horrors: Cross – Rise of the Villains.
It seems every C-List actor looking for a paycheck signed on to this lousy flick. This year’s Thanksgiving leftovers came courtesy of Red Box’s winter sale. As I was picking [more]
VOD Review: The Perfection.
VOD Review: The Perfection. The Perfection is grindhouse revenge porn with all the style and subtlety of a meat cleaver. Netflix’s latest horror flick falls into the trap of thinking [more]
Retro Review: Michael Collins (1996).
Retro Review: Michael Collins (1996). Director Neal Jordan’s biopic of the revolutionary Irish freedom fighter is rightly a classic in the genre. Michael Collins may not be the most award [more]
Retro Review: Way Out West (1937).
Retro Review: Way Out West (1937). One of Laurel and Hardy’s most iconic comedies, Way Out West exemplifies the transition from silent to sound films. Not always for the best. [more]
Retro Review: Praying with Anger (1992).
Retro Review: Praying with Anger (1992). M. Night Shyamalan directs and stars in this debut film about culture clash in India. Shyamalan’s latest film, Glass, is out this weekend, so [more]
Retro Review: An American Werewolf in London (1981).
Retro Review: An American Werewolf in London (1981). The director behind Animal House took a swipe at a very different genre with this iconic werewolf flick. The werewolf genre had [more]
Retro Review: The Wolf Man (1941).
Retro Review: The Wolf Man (1941). Universal’s classic werewolf movie wolfs down its story instead of letting audiences sink their teeth into a hearty plot. Covering the history of werewolves [more]
Retro Review: Wolf Blood (1925).
Retro Review: Wolf Blood (1925). This October we highlight the history of Werewolves in film, beginning with the oldest surviving movie, Wolf Blood. Each October we like to run down [more]