Trying Not to Hold One
The Grudge by Hope Madden Any time a film is remade, you have to ask why. Not to be cynical, but because it’s a legitimate query. Is there a compelling…read more →
remakes
Shaft Happens
Shaft by George Wolf “JJ” Shaft walks gingerly into traffic, taking care to watch for cars. He doesn’t constantly drop expletives and he’s keen on Brazilian dance fighting. So, he’s…read more →
Boy, Oh Boy
Hellboy by Hope Madden It has been 15 years since Guillermo del Toro and Ron Perlman first brought Mike Mignola’s cat loving, iron fisted, soft hearted son of Satan to…read more →
Say Something
A Star is Born by George Wolf A few weeks ago, for homework, I revisited the 3 previous versions of A Star Is Born. A friend later asked me which…read more →
Tryin’ to Get Over
SuperFly by Hope Madden The 70s blaxploitation classic Super Fly was no masterpiece, but it was a provocative time capsule of flash, style and soulful soundtrack. Any attempt to recapture…read more →
Bad Wrap
The Mummy by Hope Madden Remember the first time you saw the trailer for the new Tom Cruise flick The Mummy, and you thought, “My God, that looks awful”? Dude,…read more →
Deja Vu
Cabin Fever by Hope Madden Back in 2002, I wondered whether there was such a need for an Evil Dead reboot that Cabin Fever was necessary. Director/co-writer/co-star Eli Roth’s first…read more →
Isn’t It Bromantic?
Point Break by Hope Madden Just like a shiny new toy waiting to be unwrapped, Point Break is available for your viewing pleasure this Christmas Day. Kathryn Bigelow’s 1992 MTV…read more →
Fright Club: Best Horror Reboots
This week the new Ghostbusters cast was announced and for the first time, we were excited about this reboot. The reimagining of a classic is hard to do well, which…read more →
Halloween Countdown, Day 20
Fright Night (1985, 2011) Fright Night takes that Eighties, Goonies-style adventure (kids on an adult-free quest of life and death) and uses that conceit to create something tense and scary,…read more →