I suppose I’m sort of the horror movie fan around here, so it seems somehow fitting that I attended the 8th Annual Shriekfest Horror/Sci-Fi Film Festival this year. I know I certainly was happy about it and hope to make it yearly event. First of all, I find the horror genre one that is often…
DetailsHey look, another movie based on a video game! Uh, yeah, don’t assume you should read that as excitement. It could be a statement full of astonishment or derision. Well, ok, maybe not derision – in this case. But I didn’t love it. “Max Payne”, based on the video game of the same name, isn’t…
DetailsJust when you think zombies have been done to undeath, how could anyone manage to make another zombie movie with any level of success? I don’t know, but someone has. I’ve often said that the horror genre is interesting because, these days, it’s really hard to make an original horror film, and yet it’s still…
DetailsPart I: The Recent Stuff and the Good Stuff, Not the Same Thing Well, another summer has come and gone. Labor Day 2008 had the lowest box office takings this holiday has seen in seven years. Of course, even for regular Joe’s like me, it was no surprise. I mean, seriously, let’s look…
DetailsI like a good western. They don’t seem to come along as often as they once did, but I think “The Unforgiven” started a resurgence of them; at least that’s what it feels like. Last year’s remake of “3:10 To Yuma” was great. So when I hear about a western with Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen…
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