Horror-comedy ‘Deadstream’ (2022) doesn’t sacrifice scares or laughs
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Joseph Winter’s found-footage parody threads a needle by being funny and spooky in equal measure.
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Horror-comedy ‘Deadstream’ (2022) doesn’t sacrifice scares or laughs
Not the peak of disaster films, ‘Dante’s Peak’ (1997) nonetheless sizzles
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The chemistry between Brosnan and Hamilton is almost as hot as the lava.
Damn, ‘Village of the Damned’ (1995) is bad
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Carpenter made the best horror remake of all time in “The Thing” … and later he made one of the worst.
Report at 11: ‘Broadcast News’ (1987) stands apart with its love triangle
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This isn’t a big scoop, but yes, “Broadcast News” is among the elite journo films.
It’s a blast getting lost ‘In the Mouth of Madness’ (1994)
Frighting Friday (Movie review): John Carpenter’s gem of meta psych-horror breaches the barrier between reality and fiction.
‘Parenthood’ (1989) learns to walk so the stories can run on TV
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Ron Howard gives us a cross-section of parental approaches in this understated dramedy.
‘Scream 7’ isn’t quite a scream, but it’s solid and respectable
Movie review: Kevin Williamson proves he still knows how to write, and takes a big step forward as a director. But he settles for good rather than great.
‘Send Help’ could’ve used help to go deeper into its character clash
Movie review: Sam Raimi’s latest can’t shirk its cynical modern vibe, but Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien carry us through.
Carpenter, Hooper serve up a good supply of ‘Body Bags’ (1993)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Good actors – and acting cameos from horror directors – keep these three shorts engaging.
Imagination of ‘Labyrinth’ (1986) is all over the screen, but not the page
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): An incredibly dull screenplay relegates Jim Henson’s fantasy classic to the homework category.