The Thing (review)
A useless, entertainment-free xerox copy of John Carpenter’s 1982 film of the same name…
Nightmare on Elm Street
Sci-Fi-London Easter parade fun! Part I
Check out an undead Harry Potter, the requisite Boba Fett, a scary bunny, and more, all parading along London’s Southbank on Easter Sunday…
cinematic roots of: ‘My Soul to Take’
In My Soul to Take, Wes Craven warms up some horror leftovers in a tale about a serial killer whose soul has (maybe) been reborn into the body of one of a gaggle of small-town teenagers. This flick sprang from (among other films)…
Hatchet (review)
Writer-director Adam Green has been hailed as the future of horror: The future of horror is the past of horror, apparently.
damn those high-society film critics, anyway
Does everyone entertain such misconceptions about film critics as Jamie Dexter at TheLeafChronicle.com? His defense of the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street is headlined: Don’t heed the high-paid critics, ‘Nightmare’ is terrifyingly good And then it goes on: If it’s a remake or a horror film, critics are going to hate it. And … more…
how not to be gracious
So, the remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street earned just under $33 million over its debut weekend. Since it cost only $35 million to make, it’s unlikely that anyone involved is sweating the most crappy reviews the film has garnered: it’s currently 15 percent Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. (I haven’t seen the film — … more…
April 30: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but if you don’t knock down that last bit of woods in your neighborhood and pave it over for a parking lot, it’ll never get done. But you can have a multiplex-like experience from the comfort of your own sofa with … more…
trailer break: ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… I guess we’re supposed to feel sorry for this new Freddy Krueger? Interesting… Compare to the trailer for the original film: that one looks much scarier than this new one does. A Nightmare on Elm Street opens in the U.S. and Canada on April 30, and in … more…
retro trailer: ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
Take a look back at an old trailer… “Fantasy terror.” That’s an interesting way to phrase it. These days, we just call these “horror” stories, and we tend to forget the fantasical elements that remove them from the realm of reality in which a movie like, say, The Silence of the Lambs exists. Or maybe … more…
question of the day: What movie are you most looking forward to in April?
As of this writing, 12 movies will open wide in North America in the month of April. Which means that even if you’re an active moviegoer and see a movie each week, you’ve still gotta pick and choose (and it’s even worse if you’re in a city on the arthouse circuit, but let’s not make … more…
