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’t prepared for the film as it is. It is very reminiscent of Phantom of the Opera but it’sContinue Reading
Helen (Virginia Madsen) and Bernadette (Kasi Lemmons) are grad students working on a thesis about urban legends. Helen hears stories about Candyman, a murderous ghost who appears when one says his name five times into a mirror. The legend of the Candyman arises out of a story about the sonContinue Reading
Before I watched Silver Bullet for this review, I had a vague recollection of seeing it at a drive-in in the 1980s. All I could remember about it was a kid in a wheelchair facing down a werewolf at some point. I remember liking the movie even though I couldn’tContinue 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
When a geological dig in the Amazon river basin uncovers a fossilized, web-fingered hand that links land and sea creatures, an expedition ventures into the jungle to unearth the rest of the body. Dr. David Reed (Richard Carlson) and his boss, Dr. Mark Williams (Richard Denning,) along with David’s girlfriend,Continue Reading
Underwater is set in the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of the ocean known to man. It’s six miles to the bottom of the sea. A company called Tian Industries is drilling there for unnamed resources. That’s about all we know when we meet Norah Price (Kristen Stewart,) a mechanicContinue Reading
The Gallows has a decent premise. In 1993, an accident at a school play causes the death of a teenager in front of the audience. In 2015, for some unknown reason, the school decides to put on the same play. Reese (Reese Mishler) is cast in the role of theContinue Reading