If one movie embodied a cinematic trope to its fullest form, that film would be James Whale’s The Old Dark House, a horror entry whose very name spells has become synonymous with a sub-genre that hundreds of films owe their gratitude towards.
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
The Most Dangerous Game (1932) – Review
Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game” may be one of the most influential stories ever written, inspiring and influencing countless movies and television shows from Bill Bixby being hunted by a rich asshat in an episode of The Incredible Hulk to Jean Claude Van Damme being hunted by a group of rich asshats…
Island of Lost Souls (1932) – Review
With the success of Universal’s Dracula and Frankenstein, as well as Paramount’s own Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the studio must have felt that film adaptations of classic literature were a surefire road to success, unfortunately, to adapt H.G. Wells’ novel The Island of Dr. Moreau, a tale of true body horror, they had to…
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) – Review
There have been many adaptations of Robert Louis Steven’s famed novella “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” – from the most noteworthy version starring Frederic March to the comedic take by Jerry Lewis in The Nutty Professor – but this 1941 film, starring Spencer Tracy, we get a movie that was more…
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) – Review
In the early days of cinema studios quickly realized that the public’s fascination with horror and adapting classic works of literature to the screen was almost a surefire recipe for box office success, Universal had amazing results with their adaptations of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, so in 1931 Paramount Pictures released a picture that was even…