35 Years Ago, A Cult Thriller Secretly Helped Invent The Modern Superhero Movie
In another world, the first comic book movie Sam Raimi directed would’ve been The Shadow. Fresh off the success of...
40 Years Ago, Hollywood’s Attempts To Cash In On Godzilla Reached Their Absurd Zenith
There’s a scene in Godzilla 1985 wherein, from the safety of the Pentagon, a brooding Raymond Burr witnesses the destruction...
20 Years Later, Wes Craven’s Final Horror Masterpiece Remains Wildly Underrated
For director Wes Craven, the 2000s had their fair share of ups and downs. The horror luminary, who’d effectively revolutionized...
25 Years Later, The Most Imaginative Sci-Fi Crime Thriller Has Never Been Surpassed
The success of The Silence of the Lambs did not go unnoticed by 1990s Hollywood. Earning $250 million more than...
65 Years Ago, One Iconic Sci-Fi Movie Defined A Genre Forever
Fans of science fiction movies and TV know that behind aliens, space travel, and robots, time travel is, by far,...
35 Years Ago, A Legendary Horror Epic Got Its Only Worthy Sequel
Although there are five official sequels (including two versions of the same movie) and a TV show, The Exorcist III...
10 Years Later, Guy Ritchie’s James Bond Remix Deserves A Second Look
For decades, Guy Ritchie was the director you called when you wanted bonkers, ballistic action tied up in a byzantine,...
50 Years Ago, A Sci-Fi Cult Classic Inspired An Iconic Cinematic Tradition
Unlike many other cinephiles, I’m not a zealot about the theatrical experience. Yes, IMAX showings are impressive, but they’re not...
15 Years Ago, Edgar Wright Made The Perfect Superhero Comedy
How does Scott Pilgrim vs. the World exist outside of the context that created it? Once upon a time, the...
35 Years Ago, Joel Schumacher’s Underrated Sci-Fi Masterpiece Invented A New Genre
Today, when we talk about the genre work of the late Joel Schumacher, most tend to think about his infamous...