![[90’s Horror Rewind] Dr. Giggles (1992)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2020/08/dr-giggles-02.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[90’s Horror Rewind] Dr. Giggles (1992)")
The horror comedy can be quite a difficult one to pull off, the comedy should come naturally, and the horror aspect has to work in the same tone. Successful horror comedies like Re-Animator (1985) and Braindead aka Dead Alive (1992) blend the two genres with ease and make for compelling yet hilarious viewing. Coming out … Continue reading
![[90’s Horror Rewind] Haunted (1995)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/haunted-1995-f.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[90’s Horror Rewind] Haunted (1995)")
The 1990’s were an interesting decade for horror films, the slasher genre saw a resurgence and those films became the more popular ones thanks to the likes of Scream (1996). A little seen genre during that decade was the haunted house film, they went under the radar for a little and were seen on shelves … Continue reading
![[90’s Horror Rewind] Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/frankenstein-1994.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[90’s Horror Rewind] Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)")
There have been many screen adaptations of Mary Shelley’s 1818 book Frankenstein, perhaps best known is Frankenstein (1931) from Universal Studios starring Boris Karloff. There are likely too many versions to count, the story is popular and memorable. Francis Ford Coppola tackled another famous monster with Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1991), and he was set to … Continue reading
![[Review Rewind] Electric Dreams (1984)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2019/08/electric-dreams-01.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Review Rewind] Electric Dreams (1984)")
“We’ll always be together, together in electric dreams” we all know that classic 80’s tune from Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder, perhaps lesser known is the film Electric Dreams (1984) that the song was written for. The popularity of the song certainly overshadowed the film, perhaps some what unfortunate as Electric Dreams is quite an … Continue reading
![[Review Rewind] Rob Roy (1995) by Christopher Innis](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/rob-roy.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Review Rewind] Rob Roy (1995) by Christopher Innis")
The 1990’s was the golden era for historical epics and many of these films, whilst based on actual historical figures and events, were often romantic retellings of these events with the British Empire/Crown being the primary villains and the heroes being noble warriors who were often Scottish, Irish or Daniel Day-Lewis. Rob Roy is one … Continue reading
![[Review Rewind] Christmas Classics: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/sndn-02.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Review Rewind] Christmas Classics: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)")
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‘? Now I may have discovered SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT during a past 31 Days Of Horror, however since then … Continue reading
![[Review Rewind] Before Sunset (2004)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/beforesunset-f.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Review Rewind] Before Sunset (2004)")
BEFORE SUNSET picks up 9 years after BEFORE SUNRISE, where we meet Jesse (Ethan Hawke) now in his early 30’s, at the end of a book tour. He’s in Paris, and his book is a fictional account of the night he spent with Celine (Julie Delpy). As Jesse is finishing off his talk, he looks … Continue reading
![[Review Rewind] Before Sunrise (1995)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/beforesunrise.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Review Rewind] Before Sunrise (1995)")
How many of us have had that chance encounter with a stranger, meeting someone new and finding that instant connection? Life has these moments, it is something that everyone experiences, in some shape or form. BEFORE SUNRISE is the exploration of that meeting with a stranger, in this case on a train, and the evening/night/morning/ … Continue reading
![[Review] Christmas Classics: Bad Santa (2004)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/badsanta-1.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Review] Christmas Classics: Bad Santa (2004)")
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‘? One of the more recent classics to come out over the last decade is Bad Santa. Who doesn’t love … Continue reading
![[Review Rewind] Christmas Classics: The Ref (1994)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/theref-3.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[Review Rewind] Christmas Classics: The Ref (1994)")
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‘? One film I didn’t watch last December and I was reminded about this year, is the 90’s classic The … Continue reading
![[Review Rewind] Christmas Classics: Home Alone (1990)](https://supermarcey.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/homealone-2.jpg?w=160&h=120&crop=1 "[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
Full Eclipse (1993) As a little kid, the only way I knew of Mario Van Peebles was as Michael Brody’s ‘Jamaican’ friend in Jaws: The Revenge. Not a great way to make an impression. Then, he directed the drug crime thriller New Jack City and black western Posse. He was not really a great actor … Continue reading
