Non-Traditional Holiday Movie: Gremlins
Dec03

Non-Traditional Holiday Movie: Gremlins

1984. 146 minutes. Rated PG.  “You do with mogwai what your society… has done with all of nature’s gifts. You do not understand. You are not ready.” Have you ever re-watched a movie that you loved as a kid only to have it be squashed with your adult eyes and your lack of suspension of disbelief? That was how my 35-year-old self felt when I sat down this Christmas to re-watch my favorite Christmas movie,...

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Zardoz
Mar28

Zardoz

1974. 105 minutes. Rated R. Quote: The gun is good. The penis is evil. Do you like Sean Connery, adult diapers, weapons, giant floating heads, psychedelic drugs or dystopias? Why not? Okay, if you like even a few of those things, have I got a movie for YOU. Now, Sean Connery has already been raised to cult status, but this gonzo film truly has to be seen to be believed, and deserves a status of its very own. But just what kind of...

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The Spotlight: Put Some Eyeballs On It, A Tribute to Old Horror Movie Effects
Feb07

The Spotlight: Put Some Eyeballs On It, A Tribute to Old Horror Movie Effects

The Spotlight: Put Some Eyeballs On It: A Tribute to Old Horror Movie Effects               Recently after watching John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982) and then its prequel, The Thing (2011), I realized how much I miss old horror movie special effects.  Rob Bottin, special effects creator and designer of the original 1982 monsters (with the exception of the kennel monster by the talented Stan Winston), is my new hero. I feel old...

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Cult Classics: The Gate
Feb06

Cult Classics: The Gate

The Gate 88 minutes. Rated PG-13. “Demons aren’t gonna ring the doorbell!” The Gate taught me some very valuable things: have a friend that listens to European death metal, always carry a gift of love, and NEVER see this hairstylist. Two local neighborhood kids, Terry (Louis Tripp) and Glen (Steven Dorff), find a geode after their tree house is demolished. As they continue digging up the backyard for more treasure,...

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Cult Classics: Night of the Comet
Feb05

Cult Classics: Night of the Comet

Night of the Comet 95 Minutes. Rated PG-13. “The burden of civilization is upon us…” Often, when you rewatch movies that you use to love years later, it’s a big disappointment, much like the 1985 horror movie Ghoulies was for me last week (Thanks, Netflix, for ruining my childhood), but the 1984 sci-fi movie Night of the Comet was a different story. Two teenager sisters, Regina (Catherine Mary Stewart) and...

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