Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan’
Once in a blood moon, a franchise will come along that redefines a subgenre and takes it to the next
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Author: Ben Martin
Film Review: Taking In ‘One Night In Miami…’
Veteran actors stepping behind the camera to direct is not a new phenomenon. However, few of these actors-turned-directors make much
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Film Review: ‘A Nightmare Wakes’ Nearly Induces Sleep
One of the first exposures to a sci-fi/horror story we all share is Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818). If
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Film Review: The Worth Of ‘The Little Things’
The Little Things has come a long way. The screenplay by writer/director John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side, The Highwaymen)
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13 Part VII: The New Blood’
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives’
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Review: Does Horror Genre Mashup ‘Anything For Jackson’ Deliver?
Considering how long storytelling has been around, it’s quite tricky to find a wholly original tale at this point. However,
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning’
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Review: ‘Fatman’ Puts An R-Rated Spin On Santa Claus
Love or hate it, the subgenre of Christmas movies has been around as long as cinema itself, and it will
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter’
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th: Part III’
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th: Part 2’
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Friday The 13th’ (1980)
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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DC Animation Showcases ‘Batman: Death In The Family’ And Other Stories
You would have to be a comic book reader who had been living under a rock to have never heard
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): ‘Die Another Day’
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Film Review: Danzig Proves Misfit For Filmmaking With ‘Verotika’
The music of Glenn Danzig has always been rooted in the horror genre. Heck, during his time in The Misfits,
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David Cronenberg’s Debut Film ‘Shivers’ Gets Collector’s Edition Treatment
I’d wager most movie fans know the name of writer/director David Cronenberg, and odds are you’ve seen at least one
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Franchise Expansion (or Implosion): ‘The World Is Not Enough’
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Franchise Expansion (Or Implosion): Tomorrow Never Dies
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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DC FanDome: The Legacy Of The Bat Focuses More On Family Than Expected
Upon looking at the Hall of Heroes panel schedule for DC FanDome, I knew I had to tune in for
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DC FanDome: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Opens The Hall Of Heroes
Let’s face it, 2020 has been a mess for the majority of its duration thus far. However, thanks to the
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Genre Mashup ‘Project Power’ Delivers A Low Dose Of Originality
I’m willing to bet just about every kid thinks about how awesome it would be to have a superpower. I
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‘Swallow’ Delivers A Filmic Exercise In Opression
Pica is defined as a disorder in which an individual compulsively consumes objects that have no nutritional value. (The majority
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Franchise Expansion (or Implosion): GoldenEye
Franchise Expansion (or Implosion) is a column that looks at franchises that have new installments or releases forthcoming. In looking
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Comic-Con@Home: A Cyber Evening With Kevin Smith
I’m not ashamed to admit that I might be one of the world’s biggest fans of Kevin Smith. Granted, I
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Comic-Con@Home Shellebrates 30 Years of ‘TMNT ’90’
I’ve loved movies since I was 4-years-old, and I ultimately credit Batman (1989) with blowing the door open to the
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Comic-Con@Home: Ray Bradbury’s Literary Talent Shined In Nearly Every Medium
Author Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) has made an impression on anyone who has an appreciation for literature. Moreover, the writer tends
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Comic-Con@Home: The Importance Of The Illustrated Movie Poster
It could be argued that even before this pandemic, movies were missing something. Or at least, I think so, but
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Comic-Con@Home: ‘Bill & Ted Face The Music’ In A Most Excellent Panel
Understandably, Comic-Con: International is different in 2020 than in years past. For the past decade or so, the world’s largest
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Comic-Con@Home: Warner Archives Provides A Brief History Of Saturday Morning Cartoons
Maybe I shouldn’t admit this, but for this article, I will. I’m 31, yet I still watch Saturday morning cartoons
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Comic-Con@Home: Virtually Raising Hell In Honor Of Constantine’s 15th Anniversary
Despite Constantine (2005) being released during the start of the golden age of the comic book movie and proving to
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