Horror remakes are always a mixed bag but one of the early examples of this being done well is in the 1953 remake of The Mystery of the Wax Museum – which starred Lionel Atwill and Glenda Farrell back in 1933 – but this one not only stars the legendary Vincent Price it was also…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
The Boogeyman (1980) – Review
John Carpenter’s horror classic Halloween ended with Jamie Lee Curtis questioning if it was, in fact, the boogeyman who had hounded them, and then Donald Pleasance responding, “As a matter of fact, it was.” That exchange is pretty much responsible for writer/director Ulli Lommel’s film The Boogeyman, an attempt to cash in Carpenter’s film, only…
Incarnations of Death: A Cinematic Journey
The incarnation of Death has been a compelling and enduring subject in cinematic history. This essay examines how filmmakers have personified Death, exploring the character’s various representations, from the ominous and fearsome to the sympathetic and misunderstood. Through these portrayals, the movies delve into humanity’s complex relationship with mortality, each iteration of Death reflecting different…
Cemetery Man (1994) – Review
“Hell, at a certain point in life, you realize you know more dead people than living” and it is with this sentiment we get an insightful look into the protagonist of Michele Soavi’s “Dellamorte Dellamore” – or Cemetery Man as it is also known – a film that masterfully blends dark humour, existential musings and…
The Bat Woman (1968) – Review
By 1968 the Adam West-led Batman television series was already coming to a close, with Batmania fading as fast as it had exploded, but down in Mexico director René Cardona decided to bring to life his own version of “The Caped Crusader” only this offering would have a bit of a twist and some nice…