Category Archives: Movies

Movie Review: The Craft: Legacy

The Craft was a 90’s movie showing us the horror of what happens of teen girls misuse witchcraft.  Since Hollywood has run out of ideas, someone found this and decided to remake it with new kids.  The kids actually look like kids, (though admittedly it could be because I am an old man now.)  I went in fairly blind, so there were at least one or two surprised directions things went in for me.  Very little of the movie was original, but they were the expected twists from other types of movies rather than the standard “teen witches” twists.  That is to say, it wasn’t that things were surprising, it was surprising they were being done in The Craft.  Overall, what has Blumhouse conjured up?

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October Countdown: Color Out of Space (2019)

October has developed the name “Spooky Season” this year, but this movie, from a story who created an entire genre of horror goes beyond Spooky to horrifying.

A podcast was describing the acting of Nicholas Cage, and had mentioned this film.  During a discussion with some friends, it was mentioned that Color Out of Space was a Lovecraft story, and that was enough to peak my interest, as Lovecraft is a well respected figure in the horror genre, and I enjoy Nicholas Cage’s antics.  While I am not typically a horror movie fan, I wanted to give this one a shot, and as October is a month for it, we get a Bureau 42 review from it as well!

 

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October Countdown: Cry of the Werewolf (1944)

When we think of werewolf films– at least, those from before an era where sexy beasts populate YA novels and their spin-off series– we’re likely thinking either of old-school horror (The Wolfman, Werewolf of London) or later cult classics tinged with humour (An American Werewolf in London, Ginger Snaps).

For this week’s Halloween Countdown, we’re examining two less-well-known works, and we’re starting in 1944, which heard the Cry of the Werewolf.

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October Countdown: Silver Bullet (1985)

Stephen King’s astonishing oeuvre gets raided regularly by Hollywood, resulting in cinematic gems and absolute turkeys. Silver Bullet hits a mark between the two. Our second lycanthropic throwback for this week’s Halloween Review features redneck hero Gary Busey, lost boy Corey Haim, and Canadian icon Megan Follows in a small town that has come to fear the full moon….

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