The Online Film Critics Society, of which yours truly is member, released the results of a society-wide poll asking what first (debut) films are the greatest in history. Orson Welles’ masterpiece landed atop the heap — no surprise there — followed by some other predictable mainstays. Though there were some surprises. Here are the top [...]
Pajiba reports that Neal Moritz, the producer behind the “Prom Night” remake and “I Am Legend” (an adaptation and a remake), will be remaking everybody’s favorite talking baby movie, “Look Who’s Talking.” Don’t act surprised. It’s not like we didn’t all see this coming. At the rate Hollywood is going, every last frame of film [...]
“Remake” has become a dirty word thanks to Hollywood’s ever-increasing disregard for creativity and originality. Reactionary studio big-wigs no longer even sniff at projects that aren’t in some way associated with a comic book, toy, or some other established film property. The result has been an ocean of refuse amassed through the hiring of cheap [...]
Our most terrifying show yet! And no, I’m not talking about the audio quality. Just donate and we’ll be able to fix that! But seriously, this week Scott and I review Sam Raimi’s supposed return to true horror with “Drag Me to Hell.” Does he succeed, or does this PG-13 film disappoint? We also give [...]
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