Tales from del Toro’s Dark Side | Cabinet of Curiosities (2022) Netflix Series Premiere

Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities (2022)

In Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind The Shape of Water (2017) steps into Alfred Hitchcock’s shoes to act as both producer and on-screen host of an anthology drama series. Following his own proclivities, the show is more overtly horror-oriented than just mystery or suspense. In addition to Alfred Hitchcock Presents,… Read More Tales from del Toro’s Dark Side | Cabinet of Curiosities (2022) Netflix Series Premiere

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Ol’ Painless Is Waitin’ | Predator (1987) 4K Ultra HD

Predator (1987)

Having subjected myself to one of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s very worst movies, the only sensible course of action would be to revisit one of his very best. Although greeted with mixed reviews upon release, Predator was a sizable box office hit in the summer of 1987 and has grown substantially in critical appreciation over the years.… Read More Ol’ Painless Is Waitin’ | Predator (1987) 4K Ultra HD

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Stone Cold Awful | Batman & Robin (1997) 4K Ultra HD

Batman & Robin (1997)

By this point, 25 years since its debut, I suspect that the only people who would still willingly subject themselves to Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin must fall into one of three categories: 1) Franchise completists who feel compelled to watch every entry no matter what, 2) Bad movie aficionados who revel in its awfulness,… Read More Stone Cold Awful | Batman & Robin (1997) 4K Ultra HD

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Ready Inception One | The Peripheral (2022) Amazon Prime Series Premiere

The Peripheral (2022)

After four seasons playing around in HBO’s Westworld, husband-and-wife producers Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy have moved over to Amazon with another high-concept sci-fi property, a series adaptation of William Gibson’s 2014 novel The Peripheral. Rather than robots, this one’s about VR and time travel and…. well, yeah, some robots too, as it turns out.… Read More Ready Inception One | The Peripheral (2022) Amazon Prime Series Premiere

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Hellishly Dumb | Clive Barker’s The Harrowers Comic Book (1993-1994)

Clive Barker's The Harrowers comic book

For as uneven and frequently disappointing as the 1990s Hellraiser comic could be, the book at least managed some pretense of being artistically motivated with ambitions of literary merit (however rarely achieved). In contast, spin-off title The Harrowers was a straight-up embarrassment in all respects. Its short six-issue run was six too many. In the… Read More Hellishly Dumb | Clive Barker’s The Harrowers Comic Book (1993-1994)

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Hell Illustrated | Clive Barker’s Hellraiser Comic Books (1989-1994)

Hellraiser Comic Book

The success of both Hellraiser (1987) and Hellraiser II (1988) ensured that further movie sequels would of course get moved into development, but the next one wouldn’t show up on theater screens until 1992. In the meantime, Clive Barker’s horror franchise found additional life on the printed page as a comic book published by Epic… Read More Hell Illustrated | Clive Barker’s Hellraiser Comic Books (1989-1994)

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A Riddle Wrapped Inside an Enigma | Batman Forever (1995) 4K Ultra HD

Batman Forever (1995)

Riddle me this: I was enormously popular yet everyone hates me now. I star multiple Oscar- and Golden Globe-winning actors yet every performance is terrible. I feature the so-called “world’s greatest detective” and make him look like an idiot. What am I? Why, of course we’re talking about 1995’s Batman Forever, the first of two… Read More A Riddle Wrapped Inside an Enigma | Batman Forever (1995) 4K Ultra HD

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Batmanimation Appreciation | Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

During the 1990s Bat-renaissance, no less than four actors played Batman on cinema screens in the span of five years, though one’s name may not spring to mind as quickly as the others. Nestled between the entries starring Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, and George Clooney was another take on the Dark Knight voiced by Kevin… Read More Batmanimation Appreciation | Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

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Your Suffering Will Be Legendary | Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) Blu-ray

Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)

Clive Barker’s stylish, creepy Hellraiser made such a splash in 1987 that studio New World Pictures moved quickly to cash in with a sequel ready for release less than one year later. With Barker himself and most of the original cast still attached, Hellbound: Hellraiser II is often regarded as the best of the many… Read More Your Suffering Will Be Legendary | Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) Blu-ray

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