Ghost Ship (2002)
Steve Beck came from ILM — where he did effects on The Abyss, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and The Hunt for Red October — before he directed 2001’s Thir13en Ghosts. The follow-up, Ghost Ship, starts with one of the most audacious openings I’ve ever seen in a horror film. That first scene, set in May of 1962 aboard […]
Ghost Dad (1990)
When I was young, I was too sure of my pop culture loves to ever find love. Or maybe I was just doing things the right way, because my life turned out great. I claimed I’d never be with someone who listened to modern country or pop punk or who would dare to like a […]
Fear (1996)
James Foley has an interesting IMDB resume, with films from Reckless, At Close Range and Glengarry Glen Ross to Who’s That Girl (he also directed Madonna’s videos for “Live to Tell”, “Papa Don’t Preach”, and “True Blue”), Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed. As I’ve always said, there’s a fine line between arthouse and grindhouse. Fear is a movie that despite its bigger […]
Twins (1988)
Following the success of Ghostbusters, Ivan Reitman produced and directed this buddy comedy that starts with the most simple of what if ideas: what if Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger were twin brothers? That ridiculous premise fuels the entire enterprise. The big winners of this film — beyond the audience — were its two stars. Schwarzenegger […]
Nothing but Trouble (1991)
You know how people always complain that Hollywood isn’t doing anything new, constantly churning out CGI-filled remakes and comic book movies? They should really check out this bit of absolute insanity, one of the last all practical effects films, which is literally an auteur moment from the pure id of Dan Aykroyd. Nothing but Trouble […]
The Perfection (2018)
I saw someone set this movie up with the fact that it would be too upsetting for many viewers and it was given a blanket trigger warning because people need to be told that horror movies are actually upsetting — even when they pale in comparison to foreign horror or past frights. Read that as […]
The Seventh Sign (1988)
If there’s anything the late 80’s were known for, it was pre-millennial tension. Well, that and Demi Moore being a star. This one concerns a series of phenomena that seem to be the signs of the apocalypse, including sea life being boiled in Haiti and the Middle East freezing. Each time, a mysterious man opens a […]
Shock ‘Em Dead (1990)
The dream of most long-haired nerds in 1990 — well, this one at least — was to shred on guitar and to date Traci Lords. This movie shows you that the only way to that goal is to find a voodoo woman and sell your soul to the Devil. And if you have to kill […]
Fangs (1981)
Also known as Anyab, this is a movie that can start with red lips in blackness ala The Rocky Horror Picture Show and then remind you of that film with one of its leads putting on a shirt of that seminal film while he sings. But this Egyptian film is no mere cover version — it has a […]
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
I have no one to blame but myself for this movie taking this long to make it on to this site. Seriously, this is in my top ten films of all time and I could never find a good time to share it. Without further ado, if you know this movie, let’s discuss it. And […]
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