Things You Can’t Unsee: “Childhood Horror” Movie Moments Part 2
Nov19

Things You Can’t Unsee: “Childhood Horror” Movie Moments Part 2

My prior Halloween post has left me to ponder about movies from my childhood that shouldn’t have scared me. Judging by the number of varied responses from my friends, kids born in the 80’s had a variety of traumatic childhood movies scenes to talk about. With a little research, most of them passed with a PG rating. Brave Little Toaster. 1987. 90 minutes. Unrated. With the voice of Phil Hartman, “What are you gonna...

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Tremors
Jul16

Tremors

96 Minutes. Rated PG-13. “This valley is just one long smorgasbord.” A tiny desert town, tons of guns, underground monsters, and a whole lot of killing; this is the perfect storm that is Tremors. When I was a kid I was absolutely fascinated with movie monsters, usually the bigger the better, and this movie is chock-a-block with one of my personal all-time favorites. Reminiscent of Shai-Hulud, the great sand worms from Dune, as well as...

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The Spotlight: Non-Traditional Christmas Movies
Feb12

The Spotlight: Non-Traditional Christmas Movies

When you’re tired of another rendition of Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol or another Santa Clause movie starring Tim Allen, here’s a list of some unique movies that take place during the holiday season but don’t necessarily star the “big man.” Gremlins (1984. 106 minutes. Rated PG) This movie brings fond memories of my mother running around the house saying “Jessica-Cuck Cah,” a play on...

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Frankenweenie
Feb10

Frankenweenie

87 minutes. Rated PG. Bob’s mom: “What were you two boys doing up on the roof?” Toshiaki: “SCIENCE!” Twenty-eight years ago, Tim Burton made a short film based on an idea of his called Frankenweenie. He decided he could do it better. In this stop motion animated film, young Victor Frankenstein (voiced by Charlie Tahan) is obsessed with science and is basically a loner, making his own Godzilla-type home movies starring his best friend,...

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