Classic Scene: ‘Shower Scene’
Shower Scene Psycho (1960) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock The Scene: After stealing $40,000 from her employer, Marion Crane has taken a break at the out of the way Bates Motel. She has been wrestling with her...
View ArticleHoliday Review: ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
An individual may go through their entire life thinking themselves ordinary, when unbeknownst to them, they have had a tremendous impact on those around them. That is the driving lesson in one of the...
View ArticleTrue Conspiracy Theories
Ever since the Watergate scandal the American people have had a massive distrust for the government. This distrust has been a solid base for conspiracy theories to spring out of, as people accuse the...
View ArticleBest Supervillain Groups
Comics are filled with teams of heroes who realized that sometimes they are stronger together in the face of great adversity. Groups like; the Justice League, Teen Titans, Fantastic, Four, and the...
View ArticleMovie Classics Turning 80 This Years
If you ask film historians and critics for the best year in movie history, a large majority of them would probably tell you 1939. So many films which rank among the greatest ever made saw their debut...
View ArticleRetro Review: Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things
If you and your friend were wanted fugitives hiding from the law how would you hide out? Obviously the answer would be that one of you cross-dresses and takes on the identity of an elderly relative. Or...
View ArticleGenre Movies Turning 30 This Year
The new year has come and we are living in the year of 2019 AD with a hopefully bright outlook for the coming days. But that is all for another day, today I will let you feel the grim specter of age...
View ArticleFive Most Controversial TV Specials
Television specials are often informative, but sometimes they just make people mad and feed viewers a lot of crap. Here are the five most controversial TV specials of all time. Ghostwatch (aired: BBC,...
View ArticleSpotlight On: Fred Williamson
For years Fred Williamson was known for his action on the gridiron. As a player for the Oakland Raiders and later the Kansas City Chiefs, this hard hitting player even won a Super Bowl ring during his...
View ArticleRetro Review: ‘Swamp Thing’
For being a character who has always been an under the radar cult favorite, Swamp Thing has had an endless supply of talented and creative people telling stories in the pages of the comics. Throughout...
View ArticleX-Men Movie Grades
After years as being one of the hottest properties in comics, the X-Men finally made the transition to the big screen during the 2000’s. Their feature film debut was arguably the biggest factor in...
View ArticleSpotlight On: Edward D. Wood Jr.
Usually when you were regarded as the worst at something you are not remembered for it. That is what makes filmmaker Edward D. Wood Jr. so special, often dubbed “the Worst Director who Ever Lived” Wood...
View ArticleGreatest Women of Horror
We are in February which is known to many movie fans as Women in Horror Month. This is the month we pay tribute to the women who have have terrified us and given nightmares to horror fans. Often times...
View ArticleFive UFO Crashes
For centuries humans have reported seeing unidentified aircrafts in our skies. Believed to be of extraterrestrial origin, these UFOs have been a since of wonder for humanity to puzzle over. Of course...
View ArticleRetro Review: ‘Dudes’
The story model provided by the Western is very specific to a bygone era, but that has not stopped filmmakers from applying the influences of that genre into more modern settings. Such is the case for...
View ArticleCreepy Mysteries: ‘Yuba City Boys’
The night of February 24, 1978 saw five young men go to a basketball game at Chico State, instead they became the focal point of one of the creepiest mysteries in American history. This case has been...
View ArticleBook Review: ‘Final Girls’ by Riley Sager
I am going out on a limb here to say that visitors to this site are familiar with a common slasher movie scenario. A blade-wielding madman attacks a group of teens at a remote cabin or a sorority house...
View ArticleMs Marvel: A Geekery Guide
In superhero comics, legacy is something that is massively important. The idea that a hero creates an identity so great that it continues on well after they hang up the boots. Sure we all know the...
View ArticleTop 10 Kitties in Cinema
I love movies. And kitties. I can’t have cats in the house these days due to allergies, so I rely on cinema (and the internet, I suppose) for my feline fix. Fortunately there’s plenty to choose from!...
View ArticleThe Flash: Reading Guide
Throughout the decades long history of superheroes, one of the most influential red costumes has been worn by a number of men who have called themselves the Flash. Whether it is; Jay Garrick in the...
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