The Twilight Zone, a seminal sci-fi anthology, a collection of atomic-era morality plays, has inspired many and in some cases even became a New Year’s tradition of watching complete marathons of the classic series. It is fair to say the ordinal show had a sizeable … Continue reading Twilight Zone The Movie (1983)
Romance and food often go hand in hand, you needn’t look any further than Valentine’s Day. You go out for a lovely meal, or a secluded dinner for two, with a box of chocolates for accompaniments. How you then spend the evening is up to … Continue reading Little Italy (2018)
As a mere mortal, it is to see the appeal of superheroes, and why the Hollywood a-list would want to play them. Most of them are anodises that embody physical perfection, often with heightened powers that take them over the age, into technically living gods. … Continue reading My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
It is a sobering fact that the music industry is full of stars that were taken before their time, the infamous 27 Club is an overgrowing reminder of the lost potential and devastated audience that is left. One name that springs to mind is Selena, … Continue reading Selena: The Series (2020-21)
Politics is a lot like show business, you make many speeches, you flash a couple of winning smiles, and generally put on a show, all while the issues facing the average person on the street grow exponentially. As true today as it will probably be … Continue reading Americathon (1979)
T.V. is the medium that can do multitudes, elevate the masses, expand minds, and provide an artistic outlet for millions. It can also be incredibly addictive, lulling people into a vegetative state, apathetic to most of life’s concerns barring the next box set. This is … Continue reading Stay Tuned (1992)
In an unprecedented explosion of undead-related content in the early years of the millennium, Zombieland. It managed to make great strides with its well-observed spin on the clichés and conventions, doing to the genre what Scream did with slashers. In 2019, with the boon of … Continue reading Macabre Month 5 Part IV: Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
With the ever-growing, ever-profitable media landscape, you can never let a good idea die. From the mid-90s, until quite recently, one idea you couldn’t escape was Zombies. The flesh-eating corpses have been ridding a creative high of books, films, video games, and of course movies, … Continue reading Macabre Month 5 Part III: Zombieland (2013)
You can do a lot with a brand name, even many decades after the fact, even if the original people behind the brand have since left, and for whatever reason, will not return. If the fanbase fondly remembers it, they’ll probably come. In 2006, and … Continue reading Macabre Month 5 Part II: Creepshow 3 (2006)
Horror anthologies have been a beloved staple for any fans of the genre, a chance for some classic chillers, in a condensed form, perfect for letting the imagination flow. In 1987, Tom Savini, Stephen King, and George Romero, three names that even the most passing … Continue reading Macabre Month 5 Part I: Creepshow 2 (1987)
The Real Mr. Positive 