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THE MAGNIFICENT MURRAYTHON: PART II
August 7, 2016 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

THE MAGNIFICENT MURRAYTHON: PART II

By Brad Grandrino For all the ceaseless nostalgic love the 1990s gets from folks all over the internet, the decade […]

THE MAGNIFICENT MURRAYTHON: PART I
August 5, 2016 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

THE MAGNIFICENT MURRAYTHON: PART I

By Brad Grandrino There are certain hive-mind mentalities among film fanatics – circle-jerks, as they’re crudely though commonly called. They […]

A LOOK AT THE 2016 OSCAR-NOMINATED ANIMATED SHORTS
February 28, 2016 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

A LOOK AT THE 2016 OSCAR-NOMINATED ANIMATED SHORTS

By Anna Gibertini This year marks the 88th Academy Awards and the 84th year that animated shorts have been a […]

‘THE WITCH’: PRIMEVAL, PROGRESSIVE AND PETRIFYING
February 25, 2016 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

‘THE WITCH’: PRIMEVAL, PROGRESSIVE AND PETRIFYING

By Dan Poorman We will conquer this wilderness. It will not consume us! William, The Witch Sorry, Will, but it totally […]

FIRST WATCH 2015: MEMORABLE FILMS AND TV, OLD AND NEW
December 31, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

FIRST WATCH 2015: MEMORABLE FILMS AND TV, OLD AND NEW

By The Taste Basket Team It’s that time of year, when the world falls in love… with “Best Of” lists. […]

‘KRAMPUS’ MAKES CHRISTMAS WHACKO AGAIN
December 6, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

‘KRAMPUS’ MAKES CHRISTMAS WHACKO AGAIN

By Dan Poorman A Christmas Story. Gremlins. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Home Alone. The Nightmare Before Christmas. Hell, even Jingle All The Way. These are the […]

A SATURDAY AT CASTLE DRACULA: REVISITING MY CHILDHOOD NIGHTMARE
October 28, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

A SATURDAY AT CASTLE DRACULA: REVISITING MY CHILDHOOD NIGHTMARE

By Kevin Redding On Saturday night, October 24th, I got comfortable in my second row seat at the glorious Alamo […]

COUGAR’S KILLS: 10 REALLY MEMORABLE HORROR MOVIE DEATHS
October 19, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

COUGAR’S KILLS: 10 REALLY MEMORABLE HORROR MOVIE DEATHS

By Cougar Garza Halloween is right around the corner, which means that horror movies are back on the menu. Whether […]

REVISITING THE NIGHTMARES: A GLANCE BACK AT THE ‘NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET’ SERIES, PART TWO (FILMS 5-7)
September 26, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

REVISITING THE NIGHTMARES: A GLANCE BACK AT THE ‘NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET’ SERIES, PART TWO (FILMS 5-7)

By Brad Grandrino 1,2, Freddy’s coming for you. We all know the rest. Hell, you’re singing it either in your […]

REVISITING THE NIGHTMARES: A GLANCE BACK AT THE ‘NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET’ SERIES, PART ONE (FILMS 1-4)
September 25, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

REVISITING THE NIGHTMARES: A GLANCE BACK AT THE ‘NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET’ SERIES, PART ONE (FILMS 1-4)

By Brad Grandrino Every year when summer ends and mid-September arrives, I throw myself into full-Halloween mode and shift my […]

MAD DAN: FURY BLOG, OR SOCIAL POLITICS & THE DESECRATION OF THE MODERN MOVIE EXPERIENCE
June 4, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

MAD DAN: FURY BLOG, OR SOCIAL POLITICS & THE DESECRATION OF THE MODERN MOVIE EXPERIENCE

By Dan Poorman These days you get in a lot of trouble no matter what you say, you know what […]

IT DOES: A REACTION TO ‘IT FOLLOWS’
April 1, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

IT DOES: A REACTION TO ‘IT FOLLOWS’

By Dan Poorman NOTE: This is spoiler-free. You’re welcome. I’m going to cut to the chase: everyone is talking about […]

ANIMATION NEW AND NEWER: THE 2014-2015 ROUNDUP
February 16, 2015 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

ANIMATION NEW AND NEWER: THE 2014-2015 ROUNDUP

By Cole Rothacker Last year was an interesting year for animated films. For the first time since 2006, we didn’t see […]

DOES JUPITER ASCEND?
February 11, 2015 1 Comment by danpoorman Film

DOES JUPITER ASCEND?

By Scott Interrante When I was in third or fourth grade, I started writing a novel—as third or fourth graders who are too […]

FIRST WATCH 2014: MEMORABLE FILMS, OLD AND NEW
December 17, 2014 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

FIRST WATCH 2014: MEMORABLE FILMS, OLD AND NEW

It’s December, and you know what that means. It’s the last month of the year. Also, there are some holidays […]

THE FINAL CUT: RECOMMENDED VIEWING FOR HALLOWEEN NIGHT
October 31, 2014 Leave a Comment by danpoorman Film

THE FINAL CUT: RECOMMENDED VIEWING FOR HALLOWEEN NIGHT

Picture this: It’s Halloween night, you’re too old to go trick-or-treating and you don’t have a party to attend. Or, […]

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