Horror has always been a genre ripe for social allegory: from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari to Night of the Living Dead to Get Out, filmmakers have smuggled potentially explosive commentary into mainstream entertainment through the guise of spectacular genre fiction. The gambit makes sense: audiences can more easily stomach a critique of their own … Continue reading The Hot-Button Horror of Barbarian | Review
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Cocaine Bear Laced With Highs and Lows | Review
What you see is what you get, folks. This is a movie about a coke-crazed black bear. Directed by Elizabeth Banks and written by Jimmy Warden, the story is inspired by the real events of an unfortunate bear (dubbed Pablo Escobear) in the Georgia mountains overdosing on a tremendous amount of cocaine. As in the … Continue reading Cocaine Bear Laced With Highs and Lows | Review
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars; Meet Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde; Meet the Mummy | Review
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are comic legends, presenting a unique blend of zingy word-play and razor-sharp slapstick. They brought these honed sensibilities to the silver screen in 36 films between 1940 and 1955. Their appearances in radio and television, likenesses in several Looney Tunes, and creation of perhaps the greatest comedy sketch of all … Continue reading Abbott and Costello Go to Mars; Meet Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde; Meet the Mummy | Review
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The Mummy Returns (2001)
Following the success of The Mummy (1999) was always going to be a tall order. The Mummy Returns does its best with director Stephen Sommers upping the thrills; unfortunately, this detracts from the story as much as it supports. Despite a misguided screenplay and overeager direction, the film rollicks along thanks to the returning cast. … Continue reading The Mummy Returns (2001)
I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
In its 69 minutes, I Walked with a Zombie packs a dense and fascinating allegory for the damning effects of slavery and the tenuous coexistence of cultures. Like many of the B-grade horror films produced by Val Lewton at RKO Studios, it began life with a certain set of parameters and expectations: saddled with the title I Walked … Continue reading I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
Camp Kaiju 