Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
The thing I hate about superhero movies is the origin story. After a multitude of Spider-Man stories, do we really need another retelling of his origin? That’s the first — of many — things that Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse does right. Much like how Grant Morrison retold Superman’s beginnings in one page in All-Star Superman, this […]
Out of the Dark (1989)
You have no idea how excited I was when this Americanized giallo showed up on Amazon Prime. It’s short on directorial finesse, but it’s packed with talent and weirdness. I also think I may have spent two or three hours in the Hollywood no-tell motel that shows up an hour into this one (my early 20’s […]
All the Creatures Were Stirring (2018)
An awkward Christmas Eve date leads a non-dating couple into a strange theater where they’re forced to confront an assemblage of odd and scary Christmas tales — from a boring office party livened up by murder to stalkers, demons, aliens and more. All the Creatures Were Stirring offers a portmanteau take on holiday horror. The first full-length film […]
J’ai rencontré le Père Noël (1984)
Simon isn’t going to have a good Christmas. He’s bullied by his fellow classmates and the janitor, who throws spackle at his face. Oh yeah — his parents have also been kidnapped in Africa and the French government isn’t going to negotiate with the people who did the deed. Yep, it’s enough to make you take your friend Élodie and sneak […]
Ten movies that ruin Christmas
Christmas is nearly here. It’s the most wonderful time of the year — unless you accidentally play one of these movies at your holiday gathering. Don’t say we didn’t warn you — these are guaranteed bah humbug films. 1. Santa Claus vs. The Martians: There has never been a Christmas movie so insidious, nor a holiday […]
Play Motel (1979)
You know how you can tell how scuzzy 1979’s Play Motel is? I had a hard time finding a SFW poster to share along with this article. The giallo genre has the tendency to veer toward the seamier side of the tracks, but this one jumps into the filth, rolls around on it and then never takes […]
WATCH THE SERIES: Phantasm
When I was 16 years old, I probably watched Phantasm II every single day. Honestly, I was completely obsessed with the film and its gliding metal spheres that promised destruction every time they whizzed past the screen. At that stage of my life, I hated where I was and couldn’t wait to be where I was […]
The Harrowing (2018)
Vice detective Ryan Calhoun (Matthew Tompkins, Sicario) is one of the best cops on the force. But after his partner is ritualistically murdered, his need to discover the truth takes over his life, sending home to a hospital that becomes his own private hell. Even worse, Calhoun is suspected of the murder. Going undercover in a […]
Tenebre (1982)
By 1982, Dario Argento had moved beyond the constraints of the giallo genre he had helped popularize and started to explore the supernatural with Suspiria and Inferno. According to the documentary Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo (which is on the Synapse blu ray of this film), the failure of Inferno led to Argento being kindly asked — […]
THE B&S ABOUT MOVIES MOVIE GIVEAWAY!
I could take these movies to a used store, I could just take them to Goodwill but you and I know that physical media is awesome and must be preserved and shared and loved. So this Christmas — I’m giving away eleven movies! These will be random giveaways and here’s how you can win! Please […]
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