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[Review Rewind] Christmas Classics: Home Alone (1990)

[Review Rewind] Christmas Classics: Home Alone (1990)

I love this time of year, and as someone who does celebrate the wonderful commercialism of Christmas, I always grab the Holiday/Christmas movies and watch them during December. So why not talk about some ‘Christmas Classics‘ and starting with one of my favourites Home Alone. This is perhaps the first Christmas film I really remember … Continue reading

[Bea’s Reviews] Horror Of Dracula (1958)

[Bea’s Reviews] Horror Of Dracula (1958)

“Horror Of Dracula” (1958) While Lugosi’s Count of Counts was generally a one-off affair, Dracula was resurrected again by Hammer Films in the formidable shape of Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee which turned out to become a long-running franchise full of hits and misses. While the 70’s Hammer fully embraced sex, blood and nudity, in … Continue reading

[Bea’s Reviews] Hellraiser (1987)

[Bea’s Reviews] Hellraiser (1987)

“Hellraiser” (1987) The 80’s was perhaps the best time to be a boogeyman. No matter how paper thin your plot was, people came to see blood and cheese and expected nothing but mindless entertainment from you and your hapless, screaming horny teens. However, an unexpected dark horse arrived on the scene: ‘Hellraiser‘. Nobody quite knows … Continue reading

[Bea’s Reviews] The Blair Witch Project (1999)

[Bea’s Reviews] The Blair Witch Project (1999)

“The Blair Witch Project” (1999) The Blair Witch Project doesn’t offer anything new that could be considered original, but it’s a personal belief of mine it’s not the idea that truly matters, it’s how the idea is executed. Although this film has been subject to countless parodies by now, what a lot of people don’t quite … Continue reading

[Bea’s Reviews] Threads (1984)

[Bea’s Reviews] Threads (1984)

“Threads” (1984) (Authors’ note- hey folks, since it is the horror season, I figured I would review several films involving themes that scare me. The following review is not meant to be a wild call to arms or to monger scares from readers, but it affected me so deeply when I first saw it because … Continue reading