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Crystal Lake Series Review – A Scary, Yet Melancholic Prequel To An Iconic Slasher Franchise That Gives A New Meaning To Ki Ki Ki MA MA Ma
by Chadwick Webb The biggest misconception of the Friday the 13th franchise is that the killer in the original film from 1980 is Jason Voorhees. In reality, Pamela Voorhees preys on the inhabitants of Camp Crystal Lake on a Friday night… Continue reading
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Wicker Review – A Fantasy Film With Domestic Aspects A Lot Of People Will Relate To Although In Funny Way
By Dan Skip Allen “Wicker” is based on a short story called “The Wicker Husband” by Ursula Willis-Jones and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January before playing at the BFI Festival this month before its wide theatrical release.… Continue reading
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VisionQuest Review – Another Terrific MCU Mini-Series That Terry Matalas Takes The Already Established Characters And Runs With Them
By Dan Skip Allen The MCU could be accused of mainly concentrating on a dozen or so characters since its inception back in 2008. One of those characters isn’t the Vision (Paul Bettany), though. Once this character was introduced in… Continue reading
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Matchbox: The Movie Review – A Film Based On Toy Cars That Was Better Than I Ever Anticipated It Being
By Dan Skip Allen I’ve seen my share of movies based on toys. Some of my favorites were the first “Transformers” “The LEGO Movie” and “Barbie”. The latest film based on a toy is “Matchbox: The Movie”. As most people… Continue reading
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Other Mommy Review – One Of The Silliest Movies In Recent Memory
By Jacob Cameron “Other Mommy” is a new horror film that comes from a promising director. With a very talented actress in the lead role. And it amounts to one of the least scary and most silly films in recent… Continue reading
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Pan’s Labyrinth 3D 20th Anniversary Review – The 3D Adds Another Element To An Already Great Guillermo Del Toro Film
By Dan Skip Allen “Pans Labyrinth” wasn’t the first time I saw a Guillermo Del Toro movie, but it was the best film in his filmography that I’ve seen and still is to this day after his thirty or year… Continue reading
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VHS: Mixtape Review – A Series Of Killer Tracks
By Jacob Cameron VHS: Mixtape is the 9th overall film in the VHS franchise. It continues the tradition that has preceded the previous 5 entries. That being the stories centered around a theme; music, in the case of Mixtape. Because… Continue reading
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The Sixty-Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television And The World Review – A Film That Brought Back My Memory Of The Original 5 Year Mission To Explore Galaxies
By Dan Skip Allen I started watching “Star Trek” The Original Series when I was a kid. I saw the reruns in the early 80s when I was able to comprehend what Gene Roddenberry and company were trying to say… Continue reading
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Animals Review – An Underwhelming Reimagining Of One Of The Greatest Films Of All Time
By Dan Skip Allen I’ve been a fan of Ben Affleck for quite a while now. It’s not because he’s from the Boston, Massachusetts area either. I first saw him in Kevin Smith’s “Mallrats” but then went back and saw… Continue reading
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Once Upon A Time In The Middle East Review – An Important And Engaging Film With A Great Lead Character
By Dan Skip Allen I’m rarely surprised by a movie like I was for “Once Upon A Time In The Middle East”, a Chinese language period piece film. It’s based on a story I wasn’t familiar with, but it emotionally… Continue reading
