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Guilty Pleasure No. 11: Terror In The Family (dir by Gregory Goodell)
For my latest guilty pleasure, I want to take a look at Terror In The Family, a well-intentioned, out-of-control youth film from 1996. Certain moments of Terror in the Family felt painfully familiar...
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Back to School #29: Private School (dir by Noel Black)
In my previous two Back To School reviews, I took a look at two classic teen comedies. Fast Times At Ridgemont High and Risky Business both used and manipulated the standard teen comedy trappings to...
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Embracing the Melodrama Part II #83: Bad Influence (dir by Curtis Hanson)
Though it may seem like a lifetime ago, it’s only been 6 weeks since I started on my latest series of reviews. I am currently in the process of reviewing, in chronological order, 126 cinematic...
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Back to School Part II #18: Not My Kid (dir by Michael Tuchner)
Not My Kid, a made-for-television from 1985, opens with 15 year-old Susan Bower (Viveka Davis) in a car with her friends. They’re drunk. They’re stoned. They’re laughing. And soon, they’re...
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TV Review: Twin Peaks 2.8 “Drive With A Dead Girl” (dir by Caleb Deschanel)
“In our world, he’s a shoe salesman and lives among the shadows.” — Special Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) in Twin Peaks 2.8 “Drive With a Dead Girl” As always, this episode of Twin Peaks starts...
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A Movie A Day #177: Murphy’s Law (1986, directed by J. Lee Thompson)
What is Murphy’s Law? Let’s ask LAPD Detective Jack Murphy. “Don’t fuck with Jack Murphy.” Normally, having a law named after you would be pretty cool but it appears that this is just a law that Jack...
View ArticleHorror Film Review: Witchboard (dir by Kevin Tenney)
Oh my God, what is the thing with Ouija boards in movies? Seriously, nothing good ever comes from using one. I have seen hundreds of movies featuring people foolishly using Ouija boards and, without...
View ArticleRetro Television Review: Quarterback Princess (dir by Noel Black)
Welcome to Retro Television Reviews, a feature where we review some of our favorite and least favorite shows of the past! On Sundays, I will be reviewing the made-for-television movies that used to be...
View ArticleHorror Film Review: Angel Heart (dir by Alan Parker)
First released in 1987 and set in 1955, Angel Heart tells the story of Harry Angel (Mickey Rourke). With a name like Harry Angel, it’s perhaps not surprising that Harry is a private investigator....
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