Movie Reviews

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REVIEW: UNDEAD

Of the assorted cinematic horror themes, zombies are one of my favorite poisons. Sure, I derive a degree of enjoyment from the slashers, lycanthropes, spooks, bloodsuckers, demons and sea-beasts, but for some reason those doddering reanimated cannibals amuse… Continue reading

REVIEW: WAR OF THE WORLDS

Steven Spielberg is widely credited as having invented the summer blockbuster. His Jaws was the first film of its kind, a massive and unstoppable ticket-selling machine, just as single-minded as the shark itself. But the blockbusters that have come after have… Continue reading

REVIEW: BEWITCHED

There is so much wrong with Bewitched that I don’t even know where to start. The film is a bona fide disaster, a terrible piece of crap that just flounders around on screen for an hour and a half or so until it finally dies. It’s so poorly made that I walked… Continue reading

MEDIA REPORT: WIZARD #165

The Magazine: Wizard #165 The Pitch: The comic book industry has their glossy, all encompassing magazine and it is this one. They tend to have their formula and stick to it, but sometimes they'll surprise you.The Cost: $4.99The Month: JulyThe Publisher:… Continue reading

REVIEW: BATMAN BEGINS

There is no definitive version of Batman. In the character’s eight decades he’s undergone so many variations, been the subject of so many different “takes” that he can be all things to all readers. Many will claim that Batman Begins is the “definitive” movie… Continue reading

REVIEW: HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE

How many masterpieces does one filmmaker get in a lifetime? Is there a finite store of incredible genius that can be burned through? Too many careers show that maybe this is the case, and Quentin Tarantino has said that filmmaking is a young man’s game. And… Continue reading

REVIEW: HIGH TENSION

It may be hard for teens of today to realize that once upon a time horror movies were not feel-good rollercoaster rides of thrills. There was a time when horror films were just as nasty as the killers and monsters they were about – small, grimy films that… Continue reading

REVIEW: LORDS OF DOGTOWN

I have met many people who lament that the documentary Dogtown and Z-Boys already covered the first days of skateboarding, so why do we now need a narrative feature version? Besides the fact that almost no one sees documentaries, there’s an important reason… Continue reading