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It’s exasperating to watch a great movie crippled by a subplot meant to provide romance or levity only to enhance annoyance in the audience.  Dracula’s Daughter walks the line between sequel and female-based remake of Dracula; where the original Dracula integrated the romance within the read more

Halloween is creeping up in the next week and I’m trying to get the best horror-tinged movies reviewed (although I’m thinking of expanding out to the 1st).  Today’s movie is a Warner Archive sci-fi/domestic horror film – if that terms never been coined before I’m doing read more

It baffles me how Meet the Robinsons flies under the radar as one of Disney‘s best animated works.  I’d go so far as to call it their best film within the last ten years, certainly their best in the first ten years of the 2000s.  The odds weren’t in its favor from the beginning, read more

We move from gory 80s cheese to a moody and quiet murder mystery involving the supernatural.  Night Tide was actor Dennis Hopper’s first leading role, and director Curtis Harrington‘s most respected work.  Sadly, both have passed on which enhances the somber nature of the tale.  The movi read more

I’m going to keep my review of Night of the Comet rather informal, because that’s the type of movie it is. It’s a loving tribute to B-movies, particularly in the sci-fi and horror genre, that ends up transcending its confines with a fun plot, and some surprisingly well-rounded acting. Those who read more

A brief update to tide you over for the week with a few DVD/Blu-ray tidbits and another chance to see Garbo Dreams! Will you be in the New York area October 22nd?  Even if you aren’t, you should still check out the encore performance of Garbo Dreams!  I reported a few weeks back about this read more

Kino Classic continues to champion the underdog with their recent Blu-rays, and while The Devil Bat isn’t necessarily worthy of the Blu-ray treatment, its heart is in the right place.  The Devil Bat’s greatest legacy is showcasing Bela Lugosi‘s limited range of characters and actin read more

I’ll republish this review during the holidays when a special 250 copies are released, and again in January when the book is officially available, yet I’m writing on it now.  Why?  Because Fireball is a gripping, harrowing, and ultimately upsetting biography about Lombard and the tragic read more

This post is in honor of the William Castle Blogathon being put on by The Last Drive-In.  You can read other contributing pieces here. Last Halloween, this 2007 documentary made my TCM Top 12.  It may not be Halloween this month, but Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story is a documentary you shoul read more

Orson Welles is one of the preeminent directors worldwide, and yet the troubled production histories of his film output are just as tremendous.  His 1946 thriller, The Stranger was plagued with cuts and missing footage which many feel contributed to Welles’ listing this as his least favorite read more

I’ll republish this review during the holidays when a special 250 copies are released, and again in January when the book is officially available, yet I’m writing on it now.  Why?  Because Fireball is a gripping, harrowing, and ultimately upsetting biography about Lombard and the tragic read more

Touted as Disney‘s first foray into CGI animation, Chicken Little was Disney embracing new technology and proof positive that hand-drawn animation was out.  I remember Chicken Little being cute upon release, but it hasn’t aged well.  The movie’s jokes are reliant on quoting music read more

After watching the far superior A Bay of Blood (produced the year after), Mario Bava was seeing what works and what doesn’t with Five Dolls for an August Moon, aka Island of Terror.  All the basic elements within A Bay of Blood are present: a convoluted mystery peppered with gore.  However, read more

In this week’s update: Lots of DVD/Blu-ray news and a TCM tidbit. TCM has announced they’ll be commemorating the late President John F. Kennedy on November 21st, marking fifty years since his assassination.  Thursday, November 21st, will see the premiere of three documentaries directed read more

Over the next few days, I’ll be discussing and reviewing the latest crop of Blu-Ray releases from the fantastic Twilight Time Studios.  If you haven’t bookmarked their site, Screen Archives, do so now because they’re the go-to place for quality Blu-Rays of classic films.  In the read more

The title, House of Seven Corpses, should instill a necessary modicum of fear and apprehension within the audience; at worst it should provide comedy that you can laugh at as you try to ingest the fear, right?  The House of Seven Corpses fails to deliver on anything it promises, whether it be horror read more

Halloween comes early courtesy of 20th Century Fox!  I reported on their Blu-ray release of The Fly a few months back and I’m happy to have a review ready for you today!  The 1958 version of The Fly is considered to be the inferior take, and that’s a disservice to this Vincent Price gem. read more

Another month and another star joins the Veronicas.  I swear I’m unbiased to actresses, but so many of them are standing out in such amazing work.  This month’s winner should have been there from the get-go, but it took awhile to find five films worthy of the award itself. This monthR read more

I was ambivalent prior to watching On the Riviera considering I called Danny Kaye a discount Donald O’Connor when I reviewed White Christmas.  While this feature isn’t perceived as one of Kaye’s greatest, it gave me a better view of his work, and an ability to understand why heR read more

Home on the Range marked the end of an era, and boy do I wish the era ended with something better than this.  Home on the Range was Disney‘s final foray into hand-drawn animation (before The Princess and the Frog closed the book definitively), and it’s nothing to write home about.  IR read more