Continuing my Halloween coverage, we are here today to examine the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. I’ve made it no secret that this has always been my favorite horror series, so much so that I sort of like all the sequels to a certain degree. Still, I have to admit some are pretty terrible...
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It’s a question I ask myself every time I sit down to watch an episode of this utterly insane show. I keep waiting for Sleepy Hollow to falter, for it to go just one step too far down the road to Crazy Town, but it never does. Or at least hasn’t yet. After the...
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It’s a sad fact of life that horror remakes have become a sub-genre unto themselves. They’ve always been around but they kicked into high gear back in 2003 with the Michael Bay produced Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Since then, at least two have come out every year and they’re showing no signs of slowing down. A Poltergeist remake is...
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It’s almost October! The month of fallen leaves, bizarre temperatures, and most importantly, Halloween. It’s the one time of year where all things Horror are front and center. From costumes to candy to Tales from the Crypt marathons, October is a wonderful celebration of the macabre. We all love to watch horror flicks as...
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I have a confession to make: I don’t often read what most scholars refer to as “literature”. My tastes are simpler. I like thrillers, mysteries, fantasies, westerns, some historical fiction, the occasional autobiography, science fiction and, of course, horror novels. Oh sure, I read most of the required classics in school but it’s rare...
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TV shows are defined by their characters and while we give awards for writing, directing, and acting, we don’t give awards for character creation. Well, I’m here to remedy that! A great character can elevate a show, make episodes that are otherwise frustrating become interesting solely because we feel a connection with a specific...
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If the majority of reviews are correct and Gotham is one of the best fall pilots, we’re in serious trouble. I went into the show feeling cautiously optimistic but when it concluded, I was depressed and confused. The first episode is a complete mess; the tone is all over the map, the performances are...
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Your enjoyment of Tusk depends upon three things: (1) How much you like Kevin Smith, (2) Your ability to navigate glaring shifts in tone, and (3) how high your Johnny Depp tolerance meter is able to rise. I like Smith, I can handle abrupt changes in tone as long as a movie doesn’t shift...
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God, I miss video stores. Netflix is great and all but there was something about walking down the aisles with all those worn VHS covers flowing across your field of vision as you searched for that perfect flick. You were usually looking for something different, something you’d never heard of before, something forbidden. When...
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This past week’s episode of Doctor Who was a series high-point, an inventive, frightening, complex and emotionally resonant tale that injected some much needed life into the long running series and left Doctor Who fans split right down the middle. Some (me among them) praised every element of it while others felt it was...
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