Reviewed by Geno McGahee “You see Santa Claus tonight you better run boy, you better run for ya life!” – Grampa (Will Hare) When I was a kid, there was a movie that had really gotten my attention. I was always attracted to the horror genre and when I saw […]
Movie Reviews
The Shadows (2010)
Reviewed by Melissa Garza The film opens with a praying woman sitting terrified in a closet during a vicious thunderstorm. Later, five shipwrecked friends take refuge in a dark abandoned lighthouse. One of the friends, Nadia (Nalita Murray) is ice cold and has an awful gash to her head. Her […]
Twilight Zone: The Fever (1960)
Reviewed by Geno McGahee “That monster stole my dollar!”—Franklin (Everett Sloane) Everyone knows somebody with a gambling problem. In fact, most of my family has a gambling problem. How many times do you see an elderly man, high on Viagra, screaming “let it ride” while playing Bingo, only to later […]
Twilight Zone: Time Enough At Last (1959)
Reviewed by Melissa Garza “The thing of it is, is I’m not entirely sure I want to be alive.” – Henry (Burgess Meredith) Henry Bemis (Burgess Meredith) is a middle-aged bank teller who spends his time reading novels, and burying his head in newspapers. He relies on every written word […]
Twilight Zone: Where is Everybody? (1959)
Reviewed by Geno McGahee This was the very first Twilight Zone episode and concerns a man alone in a town. Mike Ferris (Earl Holliman) wanders aimlessly and confused, seeking humanity but not finding it anywhere. He roams into a diner looking for some grub and the place is empty…not a […]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Reviewed by Melissa Garza “I’m coming for blood, no code of conduct, no law.” Logan (Hugh Jackman) Many of the critics panned the latest edition of the X-Men franchise. Some have labeled it predictable, cheesy, and of course the comic book crew are up in arms about how much it […]
Paul McCartney is Really Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison (2010)
Reviewed by Geno McGahee The biggest conspiracy in music history has to be the contention that Paul McCartney of The Beatles died in a car accident and was replaced so the band could go on and the industry could continue to make a bundle of money. The Beatles have left […]
Hospital Massacre (1982)
Reviewed by Geno McGahee The 1980s had many slasher films and a lot of them started with the failed love connection and since HOSPITAL MASSACRE takes place around Valentine’s Day, it only made sense that it does as well. Slasher films follow the same formula, so to separate them from […]
Cloverfield (2008)
Reviewed by Geno McGahee “Whatever it is, it’s winning.” – Lead Officer (Scott Lawrence) When I was younger, I loved Godzilla movies. Watching the guy in the green suit walk around and destroy the miniature city was a lot of fun. In 1999, a great film came out called “The […]
Superman (1978)
Reviewed by Geno McGahee A planet is about to explode, so Jor-El (Marlon Brando) sends his son to earth. A young naked boy sent to the world into the arms of an old man. No, this isn’t about a Scout leader’s fantasy. This happens in the very opening of SUPERMAN. […]
The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
Reviewed by Melissa Garza “Sometimes I really wish I could just be one of the shiny happy people” – Rachel Thanks to Wes Craven’s Scream, horror was given a second chance in the mainstream. The Rage: Carrie 2 was one of the children that spawned during this timeframe. The original […]
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Reviewed by Geno McGahee When you talk about strangest ending in horror history, I don’t think that any can compare to the conclusion of the 1983 classic, Sleepaway Camp. This, like many 1980’s horror films, took place at a campground and an unknown killer going on a spree of violence, […]