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Spotlight On: Bruce Campbell
“Hail to the king, baby!” because among fans of horror and B-movies, actor Bruce Campbell is nothing short of royalty. As a young man, Campbell befriended aspiring filmmaker Sam Raimi, and their...
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Retro Review: ‘The Pawnbroker’
The month of February is recognized as Black History Month in the United States. This is to honor the rich history of struggles and triumphs of African Americans throughout history, while also...
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Retro Review: ‘The Symbol of the Unconquered’
The month of February in the United States is recognized as Black History Month. This is to honor the rich history of struggles and triumphs African Americans have gone through, as well as to...
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Retro Review: ‘The Pit’
I believe I have some kind of brain condition where whenever I stumble across some low-budget horror movie that likely adorned the aisles of video stores. Recently I stumbled across a 1981 Canadian...
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Movie Review: ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’
Director: Zack Snyder Cast: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Mamoa, Ray Fisher, Ezra Miller, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Willem Dafoe, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J.K....
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Greatest Paycheck Acting Performances
While we like to assume every actor chooses their roles based on a deep connection to the material and the character they are playing, many times it is simply done for a payday. That is not...
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Retro Review: ‘Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning’
In 1984, Paramount Pictures released Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter on movie audiences. Sure these were fun movies, but the powers-that-be at Paramount were always embarrassed by the franchise....
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Movie Review: ‘Another Round’
Recently, Robert Muller, the president and founder of the Film Noir Foundation posted on social media about this Danish film which hit him emotionally in a way no other movie has in years. Luckily...
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Movie and Drinks: The Big Lebowski
The Movie-The Big Lebowski: His name may be Jeff Lebowski, but to those in the know he is, The Dude or His Dudeness or El Duderino if you’re not into the whole brevity thing. Whatever he calls...
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Best Horror Movies of the 1930s
With an informative piece of dialogue about the Carpathian Mountains spoken by Carla Laemmle, niece of Universal Studios founder Carl Laemmle, the horror genre entered the era of sound. With this...
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Movie and Drinks: The Thin Man
The Movie-The Thin Man: This comedy/mystery is often credited as the final film of the Pre-Code Era. Nick and Nora Charles are a sharp-witted, binge-drinking, socialite couple who travel to New York...
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Highlights of the TCM Film Festival 2021
Every year Turner Classic Movies hosts one of the most prestigious film festivals in the world under the bright lights and glamour of Hollywood. But thanks to the Global Bastard for a second year in a...
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Retro Review: ‘Doctor Detroit’
Actor, producer, screenwriter Dan Akroyd has been behind a number of true fan favorite 80’s classics, from The Blues Brothers to Ghostbusters. But there is one movie in his filmography during this era...
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Movie Review: ‘Psycho Goreman’
For many horror fans the most anticipated film of 2021 has been the Canadian flick PG: Psycho Goreman. The promise of this film being the festival darling it should have been was dashed when it began...
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Classic Scene: Atticus Passing
Atticus Passing To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) directed by Robert Mulligan The Scene: With his children watching along with the local African American community segregated to the upper gallery, Atticus...
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Retro Review: ‘Bad Day at Black Rock’
It had been years since a train stopped in the small town of Black Rock. The passenger who got off the train is someone who will bring to light the town’s greatest secret as Hollywood would tackle on...
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Who is Neil Breen?
There is a tradition held regularly at Black Lodge, the video store here in Memphis, known as Sh**Fest. After the shop closes the owner hosts, a screening of some of the worst films he has in his...
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Movie Review: ‘Fear Street Part 2: 1978’
Last week audiences got the first movie to adapt RL Stine’s Fear Street series which ended on a gripping cliffhanger. Recently Netflix released the next installment in the trilogy continuing to...
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Movie Review: Space Jam: A New Legacy (2nd Opinion)
I am a guy who enjoys many things in life, two of those things are the Looney Tunes and basketball. As such I have a soft spot for the 1996 movie Space Jam. The combination of the greatest player to...
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Movie Review: Fear Street Part 3: 1666
The three week journey through the terrifying blood-soaked history of the town of Shadyside has come to an end by taking the audience back to the beginning. Filmmaker Leigh Janiak’s ambitious trilogy...
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