De Palma breaks out with Hitchcock mashup ‘Sisters’ (1972)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The director’s first horror film is a ridiculous but undeniably watchable romp.
De Palma breaks out with Hitchcock mashup ‘Sisters’ (1972)
‘Beetlejuice’ (1988) is a matter of taste, and it’s not mine
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Look, the special effects and Keaton’s performance are good, but what can I say other than “Humor is subjective.”
In ‘Terrifier 3,’ Art is a psycho for all seasons
Movie review: Leone does not limit himself to Halloween, as he successfully expands the “Terrifier” saga to Christmas.
‘The Birds’ (1952) flies higher as a short story than as a movie
On a Hitchcock kick (Book review): Stay beyond the Hitchcock homework for other du Maurier classics in the nine-story “Don’t Look Now” collection.
‘Eruption’ is a disaster, but not in the intended way
Book review: James Patterson writes a novel based on Michael Crichton’s notes. Despite some curiosity value, the concept should’ve been left dormant.
‘Terrifier’ films introduce Art the Clown, reintroduce practical gore effects
‘Terrifier’ Tuesday (Movie reviews): As “Terrifier 3” hits theaters, here’s a look at Damien Leone’s “All Hallows’ Eve,” “Terrifier” and “Terrifier 2.”
‘The Tenant’ (1976) the weakest, but also wildest, of Polanski’s Apartment Trilogy
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The director takes the lead role as he follows in the footsteps of “Repulsion” and “Rosemary’s Baby.”
Bloody romp ‘Abigail’ could’ve used sharper stakes
Movie review: These directors make slick but forgettable horror movies. Let’s give them a great script for their next project, huh?
‘The Two Jakes’ (1990) brings ‘Chinatown’ into the ’40s and ’90s
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): We didn’t get Robert Townes’ full trilogy, but at least we got one more go-around with J.J. Gittes.
‘Strangers: Chapter 1’ a strange project, but not all bad
Movie review: Renny Harlin returns to his horror roots in a film that’s perhaps best graded as “incomplete.”