Movie Mastery – Initial D (2005)
When you adapt a manga or anime into live action, only good things can happen. And what could be more exciting than watching someone drive the exact same route 7 […]
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Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 29 – The House With a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
This movie is an adaptation of the book with the same name extremely long name. I had never heard of the book when this came out a few years ago […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 26 – The Witches (2020)
A second stab at an adaptation of the Roald Dahl book of the same name. I, of course, know and love the original with Anjelica Huston but the most I […]
Horrortoberfest ’21 Day 3 – The Box (2009)
The last two days have been about watching movies that I’d only heard good things about and, of course, being delighted to see that the hype was true. Today’s pick […]
Movie Mastery – The Three Musketeers (2011)
If there’s one element that can turn any concept from drab and boring to thrilling and engaging it’s steampunk. The thing that Alexandre Dumas’ classic tale was missing was scuba […]
Movie Mastery – Ready Player One (2018)
If you love pop-culture references to things from the 80’s and early 90’s and also nothing else, then this is the adaptation you’ve been waiting for.
Movie Mastery – Eragon (2006)
When all the young adult novels were fighting to see who would come out on top, Eragon set itself apart by being written by a teen itself. A […]
Horrrotoberfest ’20 Day 4 – Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
Just like so many people my age, I grew up with the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark books. Hearing that they were going to make a movie out […]
Horrortoberfest ’20 Day 2 – Color Out of Space (2019)
Since I usually do a theme week at the start of a week, I’m using these first couple days this time to watch some films I had been meaning to […]
In Theaters Now – Doctor Sleep
In a surprising twist, this sequel to a novel/movie that is 30 years old isn’t just some random garbage thrown together for a cash grab. But is it good? You’ll […]
In Theaters Now – IT: Chapter 2
The end of the clown saga is here. With a fairly bloated run time of just under 3 hours; can Chapter 2 capture the magic from the first one? Or […]
In Theaters Now – Dora the Explorer and the Lost City of Gold
In this children’s TV show turned teen adventure movie, the entire thing seems to have been dipped in a layer of magical realism where talking monkeys are simply nonsensical […]
In Theaters Now – Dark Phoenix
It’s time to review the final installment in the X-Men franchise under Fox. Is it going to be more of the same and end on a real wet fart of […]
Horrortoberfest ’18 Day 29 – Living Dark: The Story of Ted the Caver (2013)
The original story of Ted the Caver is some seriously old school internet horror from way back in 2001 on an angelfire website. I can remember reading it back when […]
In Theaters Now – Maze Runner: The Death Cure
In a world where every post apocalypse scenario has come to pass, only a handful of plucky kids can save the day. Can the mega corporation with the dumbest acronym […]
Movie Mastery – The 13th Warrior (1999)
It turns out that not every single person that makes a suggestion for the show ends up trying to get us to watch the absolute worst nonsense available. This time […]
In Theaters Now – The Dark Tower
There are other worlds than these. In one of those worlds, there was probably an adaptation of this well beloved series that received critical acclaim and went on to be […]
Horrortoberfest Day 28 – Tales from the Crypt: Ritual (2002)
This week’s movie is actually an adaptation of the old 1943 Val Lewton classic I Walked With a Zombie from RKO. The movie centers around Alice, a disgraced New York […]
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