Posts Tagged ‘Frankenstein’
Film Review – Overlord
It’s been a pretty darn good year for horror. That trend continues with Overlord (2018). Directed by Julius Avery and co-written by Billy Ray and Mark L. Smith, the film has no interest other than pushing the B-Movie, action/horror limit for utmost entertainment. The story:…
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Film Review – The Mummy (2017)
Ugh. Maybe it’s because The Mummy is the least interesting of all of the classic movie monsters. Dracula is seductive and a metaphor for pent up sexuality. The Wolf Man is a tragic figure who often elicits sympathy as much as scares. Frankenstein is a…
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Film Review – Mr. Holmes
“The man beyond the myth.” So asserts the promising, nonsensical tagline of Mr. Holmes, starring Ian McKellen as Sherlock in his twilight years. A more humane approach to the world’s most famous detective sounds fresh, but Sherlock Holmes is so popular in part because he is…
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Film Review – Frankenweenie
It has been a long time since Tim Burton has been a relevant filmmaker for me. Stylistically, I have always appreciated his eye, but not since 2003’s Big Fish have I enjoyed one of his movies. It actually goes beyond that; some of his more…
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Episode 192 – DVD Rundown 10-2-2012
Spencer and Greg give their DVD rundown for October 2nd, 2012. In this episode they discuss Dark Shadows, Downton Abbey, People Like Us, and Universal Classic Monsters.
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MacGuffin Audio Podcast #151
Spencer is joined by Brandon Jerwa (Shooters, BJ Shea’s Geek Nation) and John Portanova (Sader Ridge). Topics include: Ben Affleck’s Justice League, Joss Whedon’s future, lost Stanley Kubrick material, the fall of Citizen Kane, the prospect of more Die Hard, the 48FPS movement takes a…
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Horror Double Feature – The Wolf Man & Cat People
With the Halloween season in full swing, there is no doubt that people will be seeing their fair share of horror films and suspenseful thrillers throughout the month. For my double feature recommendation, I decided to go a little further back into the vault. I…
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The Tomb of Terror – The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
Every Saturday night The Tomb of Terror opens, unleashing reviews of the obscure and the classic in horror cinema. Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera is a piece of horror literature history. It sits alongside Bram Stoker’s Dracula from 1897 and Mary…
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