I admit that I am a fan of the Munsters, that weird family of gothic horror icons who have trouble adapting to modern day life, always remaining the outcasts in their clean little neighborhood in everyday Americana. "The Munsters' Scary Little [...]
"Evil Dead 2" was released in 1987 onto the horror going public amid a little bit of confusion as to exactly what to make of it. For starters, it seemed to be a remake of sorts, since the entire opening sequence, basically recaps the first film, [...]
The opening of "Viva Las Vegas" pretty much says it all, the excellent credit sequence is a montage of 1960's Vegas that will enthrall all who have a passion for Sin City. Featuring helicopter shots of the city from above we have a very [...]
All movie stars have at least one movie in their past, made when they were struggling to be noticed, that they probably wish would never surface again. For Brad Pitt, that movie is "Cutting Class." Filmed in 1989 when Pitt was at the tender age [...]
Swedish filmmaker Lasse Halström is a man of many talents. As producer, writer and director he covered everything from pop music videos and children's movies all the way to impressive dramas like "What's Eating Gilbert Grape." [...]
Out of the blue, from a studio I had never heard of, I found a DVD called "Murder Party" on my desk. With a cover that somehow conjured up images of "Army Of Darkness" in my mind, I am not exactly sure why I decided to give this [...]
For those of you who haven't heard yet, Judd Apatow appears to be on a roll. His excellent 2005 comedy "The 40-Year Old Virgin" was not only a critical and financial success, it was actually funny; which is a lot more than you can say about [...]
With political debates swelling around us, we could all use a little levity, and sometimes during our most divisive arguments the best relief is pertinent satire. "Delta Farce," a military satire based around the Iraq war, unites the red and the [...]
From the same director who brought the recent blockbuster "Wild Hogs" to the screen, Walt Becker, we have a film released in 2002 called "National Lampoon's Van Wilder" which has developed something of a rabid cult following for [...]
Will Ferrell is such a high profile comedian these days that his films have become a hit-or-miss affair. Some of them are outrageously funny while others are just flat out stupid. Therefore it was with some trepidation that I approached "Blades Of [...]
