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The Tomb of Terror – The Howling (1981)
Every Saturday night The Tomb of Terror opens, unleashing reviews of the obscure and the classic in horror cinema. I love werewolves. They are my favorite movie monsters, beating out the more popular faves, vampires and zombies. Maybe it’s because there haven’t been a ton…
READ MOREFilm Review – Green Lantern
Let me first start this review off with a disclaimer. I never read the Green Lantern comic book as a kid or as an adult. I did not know his backstory, or the intricacies of the world he is a part of, or where he…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Tree of Life
What a strange, odd, haunting, beautiful, and fascinating film Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life (2011) is. As I sat there, in that dark theater, I watched with curiosity the story that was unfolding before me. Even now, thinking about it long after I saw…
READ MOREFilm Review – Beautiful Boy
We all live our lives with the knowledge that any day, something awful could happen that would change everything. Some of us try not to think about things like that; others think about it a lot, to try to prepare somehow. But when a life-shattering…
READ MOREVideo Review – Super 8
Spencer and John review the sci-fi thriller Super 8, from writer/director JJ Abrams and producer Steven Spielberg. This segment is also available on Stitcher, iTunes, and Zune. The audio version can be downloaded directly from here.
READ MOREThe Tomb of Terror – Night of the Comet (1984)
Every Saturday night The Tomb of Terror opens, unleashing reviews of the obscure and the classic in horror cinema. Death is scary. When you get right down to the basics of it, that’s what makes a horror film work. People don’t want to die. They…
READ MOREFilm Review – Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer
Five minutes into Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer (2011), I was already tired of it. I know that’s kind of harsh to say, given that this is a children’s movie, and you have to have certain expectations walking into one. But I have…
READ MOREFilm Review – X-Men: First Class
Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class (2011) does everything you would expect in a summer blockbuster featuring super heroes and super villains. It’s actually kind of surprising the level of accomplishment that the movie reached, given the well-reported rush that the production went through. Think about…
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