I remember when I was in fifth grade, I sneaked downstairs late at night to sneak a peek at the original Halloween when it was on HBO. I was mesmerized and scared to death at the same time. “The Shape,” aka Michael Myers, was a chilling and oddly fascinating character.Continue Reading
Not to be confused with 1998’s Michael Keaton vehicle, this direct-to-video horror flick may feature a living snowman, but that’s about where the similarities end. This Jack Frost concerns a serial killer who, by way of a freak genetic accident, is turned into a killer snowman. Obviously, with subject matter like this,Continue Reading
After 1992’s abysmal Alien 3, the masterminds at 20th Century Fox just had to find a way to bring back Ellen Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) for one last go round in the Alien universe. One would think that after five years of brainstorming and script options, they would have created aContinue Reading
Before watching this movie, someone told me that it was the worst film they’d ever seen. Now, when someone tells you that, you just have to watch it. Don’t you? Well, I did, and it’s not the worst movie I’ve ever seen. Not by a long shot. However, it doesContinue Reading
When Laurie Harriman’s father kills her mother, brother, and himself after being accused of embezzling money from a large corporation, she vows revenge on the man she feels is responsible: Bob Martin, the owner of the corporation. Conveniently, she’s a registered nurse and Bob’s just had a stroke that’s putContinue Reading
Wes Craven’s name was attached to this movie’s full title, Wes Craven’s Wishmaster, so I had to check it out. Craven’s been responsible for some of my favorite horror movies, like A Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream, and The Serpent & The Rainbow. I never took the time to noticeContinue Reading
Lawyers as tools of the devil? What a unique concept! Al Pacino as Satan himself? Great entertainment value! Keanu Reeves as an up-and-coming Florida lawyer? You’ve got to be kidding! Keanu Reeves plays Kevin Lomax, a young Florida defense attorney who has never lost a case. Of course, that meansContinue Reading