12th of june 1987 Predator was released. I’m writing this piece to celebrate the 30th birthday of this cult classic. When I was a kid/teenager Arnold Schwarzenegger was my favourite actor. So I tried to watch all of his movies even if they were not age appropriate. I remember standing in the video store, reading…
Film Review: Don’t Breathe
In preparation for the release of It Comes at Night, I made a decision to watch the newer horrors that make up the modern day revival. The Witch, It follows, Don’t Breathe are the ones on my list. So last Thursday I sat down with a friend and we watched Don’t Breathe. Don’t Breathe: the…
Film Review: Alien Covenant
Back when I was about eight years old my parents visited my godparents’ house to play cards, as they did regularly. They were sitting in the well lit kitchen, while I watched a movie in the dark living room that would have a major impact. That movie was (can you guess it?) Alien. The opening…
Film Review: 10 Cloverfield Lane
After my previous column about Get Out, the time is ripe for another horror/thriller movie: 10 Cloverfield Lane. Although it can be seen as a spiritual successor to the monster movie Cloverfield, this movie has great standalone power. I like my horror movies to be more thriller/suspense than gore/splatter. I only recently got to see…
Film Review: Get Out (Jordan Peele)
Welcome back, dear readers. This time I get to review the horror movie Get Out and I couldn’t be happier. I love horror. It’s my favorite genre of movies. In fact, my favorite three movies of all time are horror movies; The Thing, Alien, and of course Silence of the Lambs. The last one especially…
Comics Review: Scalped
Today I bring you a hard hitting, no nonsense, ass kicking title from D.C. Comics’ Vertigo imprint. Vertigo, as described in one of my earlier columns, is where the more mature and, in my opinion, the more creative titles are based. And of all the tiles I have reviewed so far, this is the one…