As a subcategory of the horror genre, the exorcism film does not have the best reputation. For every The Exorcist, there are a dozen Posessed’s and Beyond the Door’s. Yet, when done well, there is rarely something as profoundly [...]
Guillermo del Toro has by now established himself as the master of the child horror-fantasy. His work–ranging from the brittle-cruel fairytale of Pan’s Labyrinth to the haunting ghost story behind...
The popularity of Vampires of late has given birth to dozens of creative and exciting reinventions of the original lore. The vampire is no longer the accented Dracula of legend; instead he or she is...
The age of the misfit comedy has officially begun. A visit to the theater shows the most promising trailers to lie in the hands of Freaks and Geeks royalty, writers of razor sharp wit, and producers...
Those familiar with The Planet of the Apes in its 1968 original appearance will remember a distant planet populated entirely by a civilization of fully sentient, creepily humanoid apes. Now, Rise of...
In the forties, the American family was established with the concept of the “Nuclear Family.” Two smiling parents were joined by two smiling children. Now, with a divorce rate that sees half of...
As a genre, the Western is fairly straightforward. Whether it’s The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly or The Assassination of Jesse James, the formula is plain. There’s the saloon. The duel at dusk. The revolver...
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