Tag: horror movies
Essential Movies for the Cinephile: Classic Video Library — CAMPY #2
Essential Movies for the Cinephile: Classic Video Library — CAMPY #1
Respectful Reel Review #14
MOVIE TITLE: Leviathan IMDB YEAR RELEASED: 1989 STARRING: Peter Weller, Richard Crenna, Amanda Pays, Daniel Stern, Ernie Hudson, Michael Carmine, Lisa Eilbacher, Hector Elizondo, Meg Foster DIRECTED BY: George P. Cosmatos SUMMARY: When the members of an American underwater mining facility discover a scuttled Russian submarine, they unwittingly unearth a secret that leads them to […]
Read More Respectful Reel Review #14Geektoberfest Year 2: The Cinematic History of the Zombie (Part V)
Over the past four weeks, I have attempted to give a thorough study of the zombie sub-genre of horror that spans from the 1930s to the 1980s. Regrettably, the 90s were really bad years for horror. Much of that time was spent in trying to revive old tropes, some successfully (Scream reviving the slasher in […]
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Geektoberfest Year 2: The Cinematic History of the Zombie (Part IV)
In the past three weeks, I have attempted to give an admittedly detailed answer to the question of why zombies have so long endured as a horror concept. The answer is steeped in our mythologies surrounding death, traceable to the ancient cultures of the Egyptians, Greeks, and Judeo-Christians (Part I). Cinematically, this is reflected in […]
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Geektoberfest Year 2: Red Capers #47
Geektoberfest Year 2: The Cinematic History of the Zombie (Part III)
In the previous two weeks I have written about the movies I believe are the standouts of the zombie sub-genre. In the Cinematic History of the Zombie (Part I and Part II), I have indicated that White Zombie (although not a great movie) was the most influential movie, because it was the forerunner, and then […]
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