31 Days of Horror – ‘Another Evil’ (2016)
They don’t make many horror-comedy-bromances, and for a very good reason. The horror-comedy combination is hard enough? Why complicate it with a third genre? Writer/director Carson Mell did just that in 2016, though, and the results are the delightfully fizzy “Another Evil.” The setup sounds achingly familiar, if not utterly benign. A married man named …
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Five Times August Shames Rockers for COVID Cowardice
Rolling Stone magazine went to war with rock legends Eric Clapton and Van Morrison. Why? The musicians spoke out against vaccine mandates and endless lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. For those opinions, the once-mighty music magazine excoriated them. Anti Lockdown songs by Eric Clapton, Van Morrison Drop Anti-Lockdown Song ‘Stand and Deliver’ – Rolling Stone …
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Colbert, Kimmel Make Hamas Terrorism All About … Trump
Late-night clowns refuse to lay a glove on President Joe Biden. Not even a finger. That was true before the strike, and it’s even more striking now given Biden’s horrible poll numbers and overall lethargy. Hamas’ terrorist attacks over the weekend would surely change that, right? Colbert and co. can’t joke about the torture, the rape, …
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31 Days of Horror – ‘The Blob’ (1988)
There’s often a moment in a movie that sells it beyond a shadow of a doubt. For the 1988 horror remake “The Blob,” that happens when a character you’d bet would make it to the end credits dies in the first act. What just happened? Director Chuck Russell announced he was taking the remake in …
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‘Herd’ Goes Through the Zombie Outbreak Motions
Stop us if you’re heard this before. A zombie outbreak takes root in heartland USA, but the undead aren’t nearly as cruel as the human survivors. Nada? What about factions fighting over dwindling supplies? Still nothing? Try scenes where people argue over killing infected humans lest they turn into flesh-chomping zombies? If none of this …
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How Hollywood Bet Big on ‘The Exorcist’ … and Lost
Jason Blum could make (another) fortune telling fellow studio executives how to turn a profit. The horror producer focuses on low budgets, killer concepts and actors who may not necessarily turn heads at the cineplex. Did anyone know who Daniel Kaluuya was before 2017’s “Get Out?” (They sure do now, though) Blum’s business model is …
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Bone Tomahawk’ (2015)
The western has its fair share of violence, and some of it can be grisly. S. Craig Zahler’s “Bone Tomahawk” ran with that concept in ways no one saw coming in 2015. His directorial debut takes a nasty turn in the third act, warranting its inclusion in the horror movie club. And then some. Kurt Russell …
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Can This Pink Floyd Feud Get Any Uglier?
The best rock ‘n’ roll bands on the planet rarely get along. For every U2, a quartet known for their off-mic harmony, there’s a Beatles, Rolling Stones or Van Halen. Rock infighting is as ubiquitous as trashed hotel rooms and sexualized groupies. Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend can’t hide their differences, but they do just that …
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Bill Maher Dubs Hasan Minhaj the Jussie Smollett of Stand-up
The “thin blue line” refers to the brotherhood felt by many police officers. It’s understandable, often necessary and occasionally leads to cops supporting bad cops with their silence. Comedians have no such code, especially today. Some accuse fellow comics of stealing their jokes. Others turn their peers over to the social media mob for sharing …
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Fresh’ (2022)
Woke has impacted virtually all film genres, including horror. The recent “The Exorcist: Believer” rushes to mind, as does the Prime Video original “Totally Killer.” The last thing we want in a horror movie is a spell-breaking moment that doesn’t involve a jump-scare. The Hulu original “Fresh” seemed destined to follow down that uncertain path. Instead, …
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