Fright Night perfectly encapsulates what made the 1980s such a rich time for genre movies like this one. High school student Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) likes to stay up late watching old horror movies on television. His favorite show is Fright Night, hosted by one-time B-movie actor, Peter Vincent (RoddyContinue Reading
In the last 13 years, Marvel Studios has established a well-deserved reputation for delivering action-packed movies full of humor and excitement. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is no exception. Now that the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has moved into its Phase 4 series of films, the pathContinue Reading
I honestly felt more compassion for the computer-generated mammoths than I did any of the main characters. As 10,000 B.C. begins, a narrator (Omar Sharif) sets up the storyline. A primitive hunter-gatherer tribe called the Yagahl are faced with starvation. The mammoths they hunt for food are beginning to becomeContinue Reading
The unique combination of a Russian perspective on World War II, fantastic cinematography, and some impressive tank battles all make the film worth seeing. But it is Aleksey Vertkov’s haunted performance as Naydenov that truly captivated me. After a battle in which he is burned on 90 percent of hisContinue Reading
I would argue that Jason and the Argonauts — despite being almost 60 years old — could still captivate a child’s imagination. Today, if a movie needs a fantastic animal or locale visualized, filmmakers usually turn to computer-generated imagery (CGI) to get the job done. As fast as a computerContinue Reading
If you’re looking for a bizarre good time, Phantom of the Paradise is absolutely worth a look. Every time I’d heard about Phantom of the Paradise, it was always referred to as a takeoff on the Phantom of the Opera. So, when I decided to watch it, I really wasn’tContinue Reading
If you’re looking to relive the golden days of 1980s video rental cheese, The Dungeonmaster is a time capsule of everything that made most low budget direct-to-video movies of that time memorably bad. For thousands of years, the demonic wizard, Mestema (Richard Moll,) has searched for a worthy combat opponentContinue Reading