Director: Peter Jackson Cast: Terry Potter, Pete O’Herne, Peter Jackson, Mike Minett, Craig Smith Screenplay: Ken Hammon, Tony Hiles, Peter Jackson 91 mins. Not Rated. I’m a big Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lovely Bones) fan. I’ve really enjoyed the kind of art he can create… Continue Reading →
[31 Days of Horror Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan] Day 1 – The Frighteners (1996)
Director: Peter JacksonCast: Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, John Astin, Dee Wallace Stone, Jeffrey Combs, Jake BuseyScreenplay: Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson110 mins. Rated R for terror/violence. Happy October! We’re back with the 31 Days of Horror, and while we may not actually take Manhattan, it’s been 8 years of this event that I… Continue Reading →
[Father’s Day] Vacation (1983)
Director: Harold RamisCast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy, Christie BrinkleyScreenplay: John Hughes98 mins. Rated R. Happy Father’s Day! I was wracking my brain about great cinematic fathers, ones that deserved to be recognized on such a special day as this, and while there were a number of contenders, there’s really… Continue Reading →
Kyle’s Top Ten Worst Films of 2018
2018 has come to an end, and there were so many amazing movies. There were also some stinkers. Some real stinkers. There were a lot of surprisingly disappointing films and there were some that just didn’t work at want they tried to be. I kept thinking to myself that there were so many films that… Continue Reading →
[31 Days of Horror Part V: A New Beginning] Day 3 – The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
Director: Dwight H. Little Cast: Robert Englund, Jill Schoelen, Alex Hyde-White, Bill Nighy, Terence Harvey Screenplay: Duke Sandefur 93 mins. Rated R. I can’t tell you how excited I was to finally get a copy of The Phantom of the Opera in my hands. This film is widely available, but I’ve never brought myself… Continue Reading →
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Director: Peter Jackson Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellan, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Sean Bean, Andy Serkis Screenplay: Fran Walsh, Philipps Boyens, Stephen Sinclair, Peter Jackson 179 mins. Rated PG-13 for epic… Continue Reading →
Film Review Archive
Recent: The Addams Family (2019) Harriet (2019) Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) Silent Night, Deadly Night 4: Initiation (1990) House on Haunted Hill (1999) Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) Shocker (1989) In the Tall Grass (2019) The Fog (1980) Diary of the Dead (2007) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) The Grudge… Continue Reading →
31 Days of Horror
Well, it’s October, my favorite time of the year. I love the beginning of the holiday season and I especially love Halloween, always have and always will. So, I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be fun to celebrate all things horror for the month of October, and I answered myself with “Hell Yes!” So, for… Continue Reading →
Kyle’s Most Anticipated Movies of 2022!
Now that we firmly have 2021 in the rearview mirror, let’s look forward to the movies of 2022, which still shockingly contain some movies originally scheduled for 2020 and 2021. Shockingly, the movies on last year’s most anticipated all actually came out, so let’s hope that by me placing these films on the list that… Continue Reading →
[31 Days of Horror Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan] Day 11 – Blood Diner (1987)
Director: Jackie KongCast: Rick Burks, Carl Crew, Roger Daver, LaNette LaFrance, Lisa GuggenheimScreenplay: Michael Sonye88 mins. Unrated. I’m not 100% certain of when I became aware of Blood Diner, but I remember that poster. I can’t even recall where I first saw it, but I love that poster. Then, while sick at home one day,… Continue Reading →