‘Black Christmas’ (1974) a gift to future slasher flicks
Movie review: The original “Black Christmas” was a great slasher flick before slasher flicks were cool.
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‘Black Christmas’ (1974) a gift to future slasher flicks
‘Die Hard 2: Die Harder’ (1990) is a stone-cold classic
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Like an action film set in a snow globe, this DC-set sequel is the second Christmas classic in the saga.
‘Christmas Prince’ and its sequel are the weirdest-ever episodes of ‘iZombie’
Movie reviews: “iZombie” star Rose McIver finds another hit (but not quite as good) franchise with the “Christmas Prince” rom-coms.
Russell, young actors have infectious holiday spirit in ‘The Christmas Chronicles’ (Movie review)
“The Christmas Chronicles” (Netflix) makes a strong bid to join the pantheon of holiday classics. Despite being a straight-down-the-middle yarn in a lot of ways, the earnest performances – especially a game Kurt Russell as […]
‘Batman Returns’ (1992) is an off-the-rails Christmas romp
‘Batman’ flashback (Movie review): Tim Burton’s second Bat-film is an off-the-rails Christmas romp.
‘The Princess Switch’ doesn’t take advantage of Hudgens, Christmas setting (Movie review)
Christmas movies have become a booming subgenre on Lifetime, the Disney Channel and now Netflix, so much so that even someone who wraps themselves in tinsel and holly starting at Thanksgiving couldn’t hope to watch […]
‘Angel’ flashback: All 12 short stories from ‘The Longest Night’ (2002), ranked (Book review)
It’d be cool to read an “Angel” book of 12 short stories that each take place in one hour on the longest night of the year. “The Longest Night” (December 2002), unfortunately, isn’t that book. It […]
Black lends his idiosyncratic touch to ‘Iron Man 3’ (2013)
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): Shane Black joins the MCU to cap the Iron Man trilogy.
‘The Nice Guys’ reviews
John’s “The Nice Guys” flashback review, Feb. 27, 2020 Michael’s “The Nice Guys” review, Top 10 films of 2016, Medium, Feb. 27, 2017
‘Better Watch Out’ a surprise gift of holiday-themed horror (Movie review)
I give a soft recommend to “Better Watch Out” – now available to stream for 99 cents on Amazon Prime – for anyone who hasn’t seen the trailer. The twist is great, and the rest of […]