‘Evil Dead’ is a worthy remake of a horror classic
When a horror movie bills itself as “The Most Terrifying Film You Will Ever Experience,” it had better be at least fairly good. I’m happy to report that the new Evil Dead, a remake of the 1981 cult classic, is indeed fairly good. While not even close to the most terrifying film I’ve ever seen, it [...]
‘Oz’ has some Disney magic in it, but it’s hardly a classic
Wow, some of the reviews for Oz: The Great and Powerful are a little harsh this morning. I thought I saw “zero stars” from somewhere. I think that’s unfair. The movie has a fairly obvious number of flaws which I’ll get into later, but it’s not that bad. Perhaps it just looks like garbage to some [...]
Movies MMSR: The last rumor we’ll print about Justice League. Maybe.
We’re not going to bother going over every Justice League and new Star Wars movie rumors on this site. There’s too many of them that prove to be not true and if you hear something one day, you hear the opposite the next. But there was hopeful and relevant news this weekend about a possible [...]
You can’t do Halloween without a good horror movie (well I can’t)
I love this time of year for many reasons–football, changing leaves, moderate temperatures, apple cider, and Oktoberfest to name a few–but Halloween and watching horror movies on TV is one of the biggest. I love horror movies. The good ones. The bad ones that are so bad they’re good. Most of them, in fact. Look, I’m not [...]
‘The Possession’ is old material done pretty well
Winning the slow, slow, slow box office for the second straight week was The Possession, which earned just under ten million dollars this weekend. While the concept of the movie is formulatic and simple, the end product is just original, well-acted, and well-produced enough to be considered slightly better than average Hollwood horror. The plot of The [...]