As a reviewer, it is sometimes difficult to convey what makes a film worth watching without ruining the film for potential viewers. This is especially true when a movie reveals itself as something I didn’t expect it to be. Something more enjoyable or unpredictable or just completely unexpected. 2021’s Nobody,Continue Reading
As a movie fanatic, it’s hard not to daydream about certain films and the characters within them. But what if a movie fan completely lost his grip on reality and began using those daydreams as weapons against those who have wronged him over time? That is the premise of 1980’sContinue Reading
When I first saw the trailer for Death Kiss, I couldn’t believe my eyes. If I didn’t know better, I’d have thought 1970s-era Charles Bronson had come back to life to star in a follow-up to the Death Wish series. After a quick Google search, I found that the manContinue Reading
When his friend is severely injured in a car accident, Dr. Ernst Sovac (Boris Karloff) takes matters into his own hands. Brain matter, that is. Dr. Sovac transplants a piece of a gangster’s brain into the skull of Professor Kingsley (Stanley Ridges.) By doing so, he not only hopes toContinue Reading
Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro) desperately wants to be a stand-up comedian. He’s never performed for an audience, however. He prefers to hone his act in his mother’s basement. After an encounter with talk show host Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis,) Rupert becomes increasingly delusional about his chances of breaking intoContinue Reading
When I first read the description of The Demolisher, I immediately thought of 1980’s The Exterminator. The plot lines sound quite similar. Both feature men pushed to vigilantism after someone they love is harmed by criminals. (Of course, both of these films owe a debt to 1974’s Death Wish, starringContinue Reading
As a fan of horror movies old and new, if you told me that Christopher Lee, Vincent Price, and Peter Cushing were in a movie, I’d be very excited to see it. If you told me the plot of that same movie — without telling me who was in itContinue Reading