London After Midnight (also marketed as The Hypnotist) is a silent mystery film produced by Tod Browning and Irving Talberg back in 1927. It was one of the most successful collaborative films at the time, at least financially, garnering just over $1 million (adjusted for inflation), which is considerable given its original production budget of […]
Hey folks, my name is Frank and I am your new friendly neighborhood horror fiend reporting for duty. This is my time of year without a doubt. I’ve watched horror movies all year long since I was a tween. So when the rest of the world comes along for the ride for one month of […]
The 2014 horror film The Babadook made quite the impression as a psychological horror film. What was the inspiration behind the film?
Hey, it’s October, and you know what that means, it’s time for Halloween. And hey, there is a series of movies CALLED Halloween, so maybe they’re perfect for the season. You hop online and decide to pick up the series, and then this happens. Yikes! Also, there are several movies just called Halloween and Halloween […]
Venom: Let There be Carnage is making a killing at the box office. But is it enough to keep Sony’s Spider-Man universe alive? Hollywoodreporter.com has “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” bringing in over $90 million through their domestic opening weekend. Making it the biggest theatrical debut earnings since March 2020, following countrywide shutdown of theaters […]
Robin Hood is a tale told time and again, the kind of mythic legend that gets a fresh coat of paint on it in every generation. I was a child of the 90s, so that means that my Robin Hood was and forever will be Kevin Costner. For reasons I can never understand, this opinion […]
“They are a good people, Kal-El, should they choose to be. It is for this reason, their capacity for good, that I send them you: my only son.” Many actors have played Superman, but only one of them IS Superman. Christopher Reeve embodied every aspect of the Man of Steel and his alter-ego, mild-mannered reporter […]
"His people are completely literal. Metaphors are gonna go over his head." "Nothing goes over my head. My reflexes are too fast. I would catch it." ―Rocket Raccoon and Drax One of the most important keys to a successful story is character relatability. In other words, we need to be able to see ourselves -- […]
The new Snake Eyes movie comes out today and people have been complaining about it ever since Henry Golding was announced to play the titular hero. As the resident GI-Joe fanatic and self-proclaimed expert (stay tuned for my upcoming article showing how Cobra was more American than the GI-Joe team!), I felt the need to […]
It’s been ten years since Scott Pilgrim vs. the World hit theatres, and while it was a monumental flop (financially finishing its opening weekend behind both The Expendables and Eat, Pray, Love), it’s hard to find people who don’t love it today. On paper it was a recipe for guaranteed success: it’s a comic book […]
