Husband. Father. Type 1 Diabetic. Movie lover and collector (particularly #horror). Occasional Gamer.
That is all.
Who would have thought that the journey to find the composer of the four-note Disney Channel theme would be so interesting!?
Guest House Paradiso should have been a movie I loved on paper. A British black comedy packed with over-the-top slapstick and gross-out humor sounds like my kind of thing. Unfortunately, a lot of it just didn’t land for me. Many of the gags simply aren’t that funny and drag on for too long — they would have worked better as segments in a sketch comedy show.
That said, I can’t deny the charm of the practical effects. The stunt work…
A Black Friday shopping event descends into chaos when crazed shoppers overrun a store opening on Thanksgiving evening, resulting in a human stampede and the deaths of several locals. One year later, survivors—including our main cast—are hunted down one by one by a mysterious figure wearing a John Carver mask.
I’m a sucker for a good old-fashioned slasher with a straightforward plot and creative kills, and Thanksgiving delivers on all fronts. The movie opens with a bang, perfectly setting the…
TL;DR Evil Dead Rise is nearly perfect. It has great characters, effects, and enough thrills to keep any horror fan entertained. Fans of Evil Dead should not be disappointed.
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Evil Dead is one of my favorite horror movie franchises. Army of Darkness is my favorite movie in general. I have certain expectations for a new entry in this series. However, I do know well enough to keep those expectations in check. A big reason why the original trilogy is…