The Exorcist and New Hollywood
The Seventies was a great decade for movies. Directors like Francis For Coppola, Bob Rafelson, and Hal Ashby were creating movies with a freedom uns…
John Carpenter's The Thing was not a critical or commercial success when it was originally released in 1982. It was only after repeated showings on pay cable channels and VHS that …
THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
We're a culture obsessed with murder and murderers, serial killers to be more precise. We know them by their nicknames: The Son of Sam, BTK, The Green Riv…
(It's a twenty-year-old movie so forgive us for not warning you of the spoilers ahead) The Fast and the Furious franchise has made more than $5 billion dollars at the worldwide box…
(Spoilers Ahead) I’m not necessarily opposed to remakes. I’m not necessarily in favor of remakes. I question why studios remake movies and especially why Hollywood remakes classic …
(We've danced up some spoilers) Ari Aster made a splash with his debut horror movie Hereditary. Hereditary, like all good films, has many levels to it. The hook was the demonic pos…
(We’ve unwrapped a few spoilers) Most of the movies we get around the holidays are full of bright lights, tinsel, and someone learning the “true meaning” of Christmas. How many tim…
Art of the Dead
(We've sketched a few spoilers so beware) The last time a Mahal Empire production graced our little website it was with Bus Party to Hell. Bus Party was a comedy h…
An American Werewolf in London
By now it's pretty much a consensus An American Werewolf in London is not only a classic werewolf movie but a classic horror movie. Drop your horror…
The Dead Center
(We brought back some spoilers with us) Some movies are so off your radar when they finally appear it makes you wonder how you ever missed it in the first place. I…