13 Days of Halloween Day 1: Smoke and Mirrors – The Story of Tom Savini (2015) Jessica Sowards October 29, 2021 Movies, Reviews In Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini (2015), we not only get a look at Savini’s professional life, but we also get a look at his personal life, past and present, with surprisingly candid reflections from Savini.
From Dusk till Dawn (1996) Paul Brian McCoy October 21, 2020 Shot for Shot From Dusk till Dawn still stands tall as one of the most exciting, bloody, experimental, sexy, and violent bloodsucker films of all time.
Psycho Essentials: The 80s! A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: The Dream Warriors and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Raul Reyes September 6, 2019 Psycho Essentials: The '80s! A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter mark the pinnacles of these respective characters’ powers.
EZMM 2018 Day 9.1: George A. Romero – Day of the Dead (1985) Paul Brian McCoy April 3, 2018 Zombies 101 Day of the Dead is bleak and nihilistic with an anarchist streak a mile-wide and it’s one of the single best zombie films of the past fifty years.
EZMM 2018 Day 8.2: George A. Romero – Dawn of the Dead (1978) Paul Brian McCoy April 2, 2018 Zombies 101 Dawn of the Dead rejects all of those genre norms and anarchistically embraces the collapse of Consumer Culture despite having nothing to prop up in its place
ABCs of Horror 2016 Day 26: S is for Tom Savini John E. Meredith October 26, 2016 ABCs of Horror I almost killed Tom Savini. Seriously, I did. Just ask my friend, he was there.
31 Days of Halloween 2015: Day 30 – Going to Pieces John E. Meredith October 30, 2015 Movies, Reviews GOING TO PIECES is a historical and critical look at the much-maligned slasher films that really took off in the early '80s.
EZMM Day 7.2: Dawn of the Dead (2004) Paul Brian McCoy April 20, 2014 Movies, Reviews, Zombies 101 Dawn of the Dead 2004 may not have any pie fights or biker gangs, but it does have a relentless pace and some quite brutal set piece scenes.
EZMM Day 7.1: Night of the Living Dead (1990) Paul Brian McCoy April 20, 2014 Movies, Reviews, Zombies 101 I wouldn't say it's a better made film, but it's just as enjoyable as Romero's own.
EZMM Day 3: Dawn of the Dead (1978) Paul Brian McCoy April 16, 2014 Movies, Reviews, Zombies 101 By emphasizing the comedy here, he manages to make palatable the idea that humanity is doomed, our institutions are hollow, and our social structures are meaningless in the grand scheme of things.
5.0 Django Unchained (2012) Paul Brian McCoy December 27, 2012 Movies, Reviews This is what the movies were made for.
