Kate McKinnon. Kate McKinnon. Kate McKinnon. There’s no denying that her comedic chops are on full display throughout the much-ballyhooed all-female reboot of 1984’s Ghostbusters . IF everything else...

Doctor Mordrid: Master of the Unknown is not a very good movie. Even on our pint scale of beer it earns the lowest ranking possible. It’s just lazy, lazy filmmaking on a project that, had there been a...

There is something incredibly haunting about Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s feature-length debut. Shot in black-and-white and filmed in and around the Phoenix area, Suture is a neo-film noir examina...

For anyone who hates on exploitation film auteur Jack Hill’s The Swinging Cheerleaders for its objectification of women – namely cheerleaders – there’s a need for a brief lesson in film and cultural h...

I freakin’ love The Alien Factor . Filmed in Baltimore, Maryland by a bunch of freaks and geeks, the schlocky film is a throwback to the classic run of 1950’s creature features and has just the right...

Clown , a violent and humorous movie about a bizarre demonic possession, is definitely not going to change your minds about clowns. They ARE evil. I knew it! Produced by Knock Knock ’s Eli Roth, Clown...

Ray Harryhausen’s stop-motion work in Mysterious Island is the stuff of legend AND nightmares. Featuring memorable attacks from a gigantic crab, an oversized bee, a large prehistoric bird, and an angr...

Picture it. Two men are sitting across from each other at a table in a diner. Their conversation is quick and intense. One is a very panicked Anthony Starke (best known for his role as the third-perso...

There are few other visual effects artists that I know of who continually inspire filmmakers as significant to the medium than that of special effects guru Ray Harryhausen. His name alone conjures up...

Director Steven Spielberg is no stranger to the fantastical realms that collide in his faithful adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1982 children’s classic book. For many people like myself, Spielberg’s films...

One would have to dig clear through the classic era of Universal Monster Movies in order to find a title that is a Jeepers Creepers equivalent in tone, structure, and suspense. And that’s a good thing...

Something strange happened on the evening of the 24th of January this year. People were actually watching Fox again; a lot of people. When all fast-tracked Nielsen figures were in, the network reporte...

The Shallows just might be the sleeper hit of the summer. Straightforward, intense, and with just a hint of symbolism, The Shallows gets the balance right for the summer season and delivers an engagin...

Written and directed by Jeff Nichols ( Take Shelter , Mud ), Midnight Special is a richly dark treat that recalls some of the best moments from the slew of science fiction movies released during the 1...

There are few things as terrifying to me then to be trapped on a school bus with a bunch of High School jocks. Talk about a total freak-out of testosterone, sweaty gym bags, and meat hooks. This is th...