It's a very long title, I know. But these older films were so terrifying that they set precedents for their own respective sub-genres and have aged so gracefully that they can compete against modern titles and usually win. So without further ado, here's four classics that you should watch this October: The Blob is the weakest contender, to be honest. The 1958 version is as campy as most fifties sci-fi, but it stands alone among all the other "It Came From Planet Whatever!" ti

Stephen King and The Dark Tower series hold a very special place in my heart. The series has an importance to me not dissimilar to how many people feel about Harry Potter. Needless to say, I’ve been wanting a Dark Tower movie for many years. I got hyped when Ron Howard was going to direct, and I was disappointed when the film went, well, dark for many years. Then it finally entered production. Holy hell! It finally entered production! Matthew McConaughey as The Man in Black

The Big Sick is a RomCom about a Pakistani-American comedian who struggles with his family's traditions while maintaining a rocky relationship with a woman in a coma. And it is based on a true story. It's alright, I know you're afraid. The potential for clichés and preachy “America is a melting pot, you middle-American, Red State bigots!” As well as sappy, “I can’t lose her, Doc! Not like this!” moments is so high, you may have put off seeing this film to avoid the inevitable

Kong: Skull Island is a perfect example of taking a well-known property with what many consider a perfect and untouchable story, and making it your own. It’s as though the filmmaker thought, “if you can’t beat em’, make up your own rules.” In doing so, Kong: Skull Island asks: what if you took King Kong and mashed it together with Apocalypse Now? Ditching the damsel in distress and skyscrapers for napalm and rock n’ roll? Fortunately, the results are a bombastic and exhilarat

Werner Herzog has always been a capable documentarian. His gentle, remote voice and strangely plodding pace through a variety of unconnected subjects makes for hypnotic viewing. Seeing any of his films is less like experiencing a core argument or narrative, as so many other documentaries are, and more like attending a museum on a particular range of topics. One is free to peruse, for an hour or two, the meandering thoughts of a series of experts and one curious German man. Lo

Preface: My Brother-In-Law wanted to help me with my website. He will admit, he's not the best writer...but he is one thing: funny. We decided to give him his own segment: Anthony's Half Assed Review, and here it is. Enjoy. - Alex Cornett ***Minor Spoiler Warning*** This review may contain spoilers. Read with caution After watching Creed, all I could think was, “Damn I wish I had a Philly cheesesteak!” I've always loved boxing. Do I know anything about it? NOPE! Not at all. I

M. Night Shyamalan has had, to put it lightly, a tumultuous career. He went from box office darling to pariah over the course of just a few years. He took all the good will from The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs, and absolutely obliterated it with convoluted films like Lady in the Water, The Happening, and The Last Airbender. Its unheard of for a director to put out such sporadic filmography in such a short career. Last year Shyamalan covertly released The Visit, a

Every year there are several film duds that leave people wondering just who in their right mind was paid to make such a steaming pile of shit. However, I do not typically have a year like this one. 2016 was a year in which I hit such a long stretch of 'meh' to awful movies that I began to wonder if Hollywood really just didn’t care anymore. Luckily a few of the best films of 2016 broke up the monotony. And, yes, like any list these are entirely our opinion, some of which

Preface: My Brother-In-Law wanted to help me with my website. He will admit, he's not the best writer...but he is one thing: funny. We decided to give him his own segment: Anthony's Half Assed Review, and here it is. Enjoy. - Alex Cornett ***Minor Spoiler Warning*** This review may contain spoilers. Read with caution. Sing Okay, yes I saw this movie. My wife wanted to see it and I really DID NOT want to go. And while I hate to admit it…after seeing Buster Moon (the cute furry

Last year’s Force Awakens was a wonderful and almost surprising return to form for the Star Wars franchise. While it was fun and exciting, it was more of a remake of A New Hope in more ways than many people were comfortable with. Rogue One is Disney's first genuine forray into an original story, a chance to show what Star Wars will become under their guidance. Now that they’ve put aside the nostalgia rollercoaster that was the Force Awakens, we can move on to more interes

Edge of Seventeen was marketed as your typical coming of age film. A protagonist who has to lose their virginity because of some weird self-imposed inadequacy. Thankfully, I’m here to tell you the Edge of Seventeen is more than just what it was marketed as. It’s just better, in every way. I don’t think I’ve ever, not even once, related to a character in a coming of age film, even when I was coming of age. They had these fantastical lives that were so far from my reality,

Since the first trailer, The Accountant looked like something unique. The film centers on a main character who has autism, and is taught to channel his unique perspective in ways that put him one step ahead of everyone else. His exceptional talents lead him to eventually become an accountant for some of the worlds’ most notorious criminals. While the film isn’t quite as unique as the trailer made it out to be, it is very enjoyable. The Accountant focuses on Christian Wolff,

Fantastic Beasts is the newest (and certainly not last, more on that later) installment in the increasingly broad and varied Harry Potter universe. Unlike the previous films, which focus on the titular young wizard, Beasts instead takes place nearly a century earlier, in the roaring '20s New York City. Three things to note about this era: the wizard Grindelwald is on the loose, American wizards, unlike their British cousins, have an apartheid-like attitude towards muggles, an

It’s been 12 long years since the last Toho Godzilla film, Godzilla Final Wars, and after that somewhat entertaining debacle, Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence) is a welcome return to form. Director Hideaki Anno, of Neon Genesis Evangelion fame, tackles the film with a deft hand and an understanding that proves that the property couldn’t be better suited for him. The result is a surprisingly political film very much in the vein of the original 1954 Godzilla. Anno has made