’Scary Movie’ is a spoof of the recent spate of ’teens stalked by a slasher’ films. Specifically, it skewers ’Scream’ and ’I Know What You Did Last Summer’, as well as many other horror favorites. The film follows a group of teenagers who [...]
Like most of you, I have my wish list of films that I would like to see released on DVD (such as ’Open Your Eyes’, ’Strange Brew’, and ’PCU’), but there are also several music-video compilations that I’ve always wanted to see in a digital [...]
While we expect trends from Hollywood, who would’ve ever guessed that we would have two films featuring famous comedic actors dressed as overweight, old women open within two months of each other? And considering the success of both "Big Momma’s [...]
The Replacements was one of the best bands to emerge from the independent music scene in the 1980s and their legacy lives on in the grunge music of today. Frontman Paul Westerberg and company… wait a minute, Guido’s saying something to me. What? [...]
I often claim to be a fan of zombie films, but when I really think about it, I usually find most films about the living dead to be a bit slow. The filmmakers often seem to be mimicking the sluggish pace of the zombies themselves and we get a film where [...]
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again now: Some movies simply must be experienced on DVD. ’Fantasia 2000’ is such a movie. Of course, seeing the film at home can’t duplicate the IMAX experience, for which the film was first made, but [...]
When reviewing an older film, sometimes it is necessary to project oneself back in time to fully appreciate the movie in question. A good case in point is ’An Elephant Called Slowly’. While this is a fictional film, it is basically about animals in [...]
In the wake of the recently released ’Chicken Run’, Image Entertainment is bringing us the compilation, ’Creature Comforts’ which also features work by Nick Park and Peter Lord, the creators of ’Chicken Run’ and ’Wallace & Grommit.’ [...]
Those of you familiar with my reviews will know that I often write about the idea of fantasy versus reality in the Hollywood cinema. Hollywood is well-known for its ability to sugar-coat reality and present a picture of life that is so perfect that most [...]
American filmgoers spend millions, if not billions, of dollars each year going to the movies and viewing home videos. However, despite all of that money being spent, there are times when it seems that Hollywood doesn’t listen to the consumer. (And then [...]
