Giant monsters raging across an Asian city is certainly nothing new, Godzilla has been it doing for over sixty years now, but in Nacho Vigalondo’s genre-busting film Colossal things get a little weird as he manages not only to make an original kaiju film but one that is also a romantic comedy, albeit on that…
Tag: horror
Ghost Story (1981) – Review
What do you get when you take an immense supernatural tale filled with dense prose, add four legendary Hollywood actors, throw in some cheap jump scares, and then cram it all into a two-hour running time?
The Sentinel (1977) – Review
From the late ’60s and throughout the 70s there were some very successful horror movies dealing with Satanic forces; poor Mia Farrow getting knocked up by the Devil in Rosemary’s Baby, little Linda Blair being possessed by a demon in The Exorcist, or Gregory Peck finding out his son is the Anti-Christ in The Omen,…
The Mummy (2017) – Review
What if Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer was also Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? This is very much the vibe that Universal’s first installment in their new Dark Universe movie series gives off. This could lead to a serious problem, as the last thing you want in your multi-million dollar franchise is for it…
Chopping Mall (1986) – Review
The 80s were a wondrous time because long before there was Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram if teens wanted to hang out they’d actually have to do it in person, and the most popular place for kids to meet was at the local mall. Now, movie-wise kids were being murdered left right and center by machete-wielding…