I just learned that famed stop-motion special effects man and filmmaker Ray Harryhausen has passed away at age 92. Although not unexpected this is very sad news for me and any fan of classic fantastic cinema. I have spent hundreds of hou...

Woo hoo! April saw my return to the movie theaters and, of course, I caught two horror movies! Don't act so surprised. I had been interested in MAMA for two reasons- Guillermo del Toro produced it and its a ghost story. Either of these w...

I've only seen one of these!

I cannot wait to finally be able to see this documentary about the glory days of Italian crime movies. Just the list of interviewees is stunning- Franco Nero, John Saxon, Henry Silva, Fred Williamson, Luc Merenda, Enzo Castellari, Chris ...

I have been a fan and defender of SUCKER PUNCH since I caught it in its theatrical run back 2011 so I'm thrilled to have someone articulate the brilliance of the film in such an easily digestible way. Even if you don't like the film I ur...

If you are unaware of filmmakers William Sachs and Pete Walker now is a good time to learn about them. Sachs is known in the industry as a 'Fixer' - an editor/director brought in to attempt to repair fatally broken productions deemed too...

OASIS OF THE ZOMBIES (1982) by any name reeks just as strongly of the garbage pile but this poster art for it is amazing. I can't recommend the film but this is worthy of framing.

Yet another month without a trip to the movie theater means I dug into the video collection as best I could. I can't wait for Ta x Season to end so I can have a few days off again! Whew!I finally watched the film QUEENS OF EVIL (1970). A...

Yesterday filmmaker Jess Franco passed away. I have known this would happen eventually and had even prepared a few thoughts on the subject of his career recently but it was still a surprise to read of his death. I'll miss him. I'll miss ...