Horror anthology which is, as the title suggests, often set in the ‘hood. There are four segments with a wraparound story: three gangsters in a funeral home (Joe Torry, De’aundre Bonds, and Samuel Monroe Jr.) are being told about the corpses by the proprietor (Clarence Williams III). “Rogue Cop Revelation” concerns Clarence (Anthony Griffith), aContinue reading “1995’s ‘Tales from the Hood’: Still Shocking, Creepy, and Anti-Racist”
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‘Tales from the Darkside: The Movie’: Darkly Funny and Surprisingly Gory
Rated R version of the ’80s TV show, divided into three segments. The wraparound story involves little Timmy (Matthew Lawrence), who’s trying to avoid being cooked for a dinner party by Betty (Debbie Harry) and is distracting her with tales. “Lot 249,” adapted from an Arthur Conan Doyle story, involves poor college student Bellingham (SteveContinue reading “‘Tales from the Darkside: The Movie’: Darkly Funny and Surprisingly Gory”
Dario Argento’s ‘Suspiria’: Still Scary After All These Years
Directed and co-written by Dario Argento, the king of Italian horror. Suzy (Jessica Harper) is an American boarding at a German dance school. On her arrival there, she runs into Pat (Eva Axén), a girl fleeing the building after being expelled; she disappears without even packing her things. After a series of crazy mishaps (likeContinue reading “Dario Argento’s ‘Suspiria’: Still Scary After All These Years”
‘Summer of Fear’: Do it for Linda Blair and Wes Craven!
Rachel (Linda Blair) is a teenage girl with a nice life: well-to-do, with a loving family and boyfriend (Jeff McCracken), and a cool best friend (Fran Drescher). Then her aunt and uncle die in a car accident, and her cousin Julia (Lee Purcell), whom no one has seen in ten years, comes to live withContinue reading “‘Summer of Fear’: Do it for Linda Blair and Wes Craven!”
1974’s ‘Sugar Hill’: Blaxploitation by Way of American International Pictures
Not to be confused with the Wesley Snipes movie of the same name. Sugar (Marki Bey) is a fine sister madly in love with her man Langston (Larry Don Johnson), owner of a popular nightclub. Morgan—The Man—(Robert Quarry) wants to buy it, and when Langston refuses, Morgan orders his gang of thugs to beat LangstonContinue reading “1974’s ‘Sugar Hill’: Blaxploitation by Way of American International Pictures”
‘Stupid Teenagers Must Die!’: Unfunny “Spoofs” of Slasher Movies Must Die!
It’s the 1980s, and a group of naughty teenagers are going to have a séance in ol’ Murder McGee’s house. There’s Final Girl Julie (Ashley Schneider), her boyfriend Kane the Token Black Guy (Jovan Meredith), gay couple Jamie (Christina DeRosa) and Sissy (Jamie Carson), Tough Guy Alfie (Devin Marble), Popular Girl Tiffany (Lindsay Gareth), NerdyContinue reading “‘Stupid Teenagers Must Die!’: Unfunny “Spoofs” of Slasher Movies Must Die!”
2004’s The Stepford Wives: Riddled with Plot Holes, but Still Pretty Socially Relevant
Harried television executive Joanna (Nicole Kidman) moves to a Connecticut suburb with her husband Walter (Matthew Broderick) and their two children. Once there, she finds the women a little…strange. They’re happy, they love to cook and clean, and they’re just a little personality-deficient. When her new friends Roger (Roger Bart) and Bobbie (Bette Midler) surrenderContinue reading “2004’s The Stepford Wives: Riddled with Plot Holes, but Still Pretty Socially Relevant”
1987s’ ‘The Stepfather’: A Twisted Take on Suburbia and “Father Knows Best”
Jerry (Terry O’Quinn) is a nice guy who’s all about family values. He’s a genial real estate agent, a fun neighbor, and a loving husband and stepfather. He’s also a serial killer who likes to marry into families and murder all of the members. His latest soon-to-be victims are Susan (Shelley Hack) and her daughterContinue reading “1987s’ ‘The Stepfather’: A Twisted Take on Suburbia and “Father Knows Best””
1994’s ‘The Stand’: Dated and Super Long, but Mildly Entertaining
A human-made plague that is accidentally loosed wipes out about 99% of the population. Guided by dreams of either a saintly old woman named Mother Abigail (Ruby Dee) or a scary guy named Flagg (Jamey Sheridan), the good survivors head to Colorado, and the bad ones go to Nevada. There’s a sizable cast of characters,Continue reading “1994’s ‘The Stand’: Dated and Super Long, but Mildly Entertaining”
‘Stan Helsing’: Immature but Amusing
Stan (Steve Howey) is a video store clerk who on Halloween night gets roped into making a delivery to the owner’s mother with his ex-girlfriend Nadine (Diora Baird), his friend Teddy (Kenan Thompson), and Teddy’s date Mia (Desi Lydic). Despite Stan’s philosophy of not getting involved in other peoples’ problems, his friends are forced toContinue reading “‘Stan Helsing’: Immature but Amusing”
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