Motel Hell Landmark horror movies (when they come along) can shape and influence the entire genre itself for seemingly years after their release, with several films that come out afterwards being clearly inspired by and attempting to emulate the classic which started the whole cycle. What always comes into question is with the QUALITY of […]
Mother’s Day The backwoods / rural set horror movie was obviously perfected in 1974 with The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The rape / revenge horror movie (as distasteful as it is) achieved major notice with 1972’s Last House On The Left and peaked with 1978’s I Spit On Your Grave. And as of the late 70s, […]
Moulin Rouge! If there was any genre in dire need of a major overhaul and reimagining, it was that of the movie musical. And it’s quite easy to see why: Most musicals (with the exception of those that would use rock music) were really tepid, boring, drawn out affairs, asking us to suspend our disbelief […]
Mr. Brooks Alongside Frailty, this is easily one of the best and stunningly original horror films of the last 10 years, even if it takes the twist of Fight Club and makes it into the main premise of the film. As the title character, Costner brilliantly underplays his sociopath serial killer to perfection, showing how […]
The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor As usual, when recasting a major character in the continuation of a major franchise, there is no way the new actor or actress, talented they may be, can recapture the quality that the original performer brought to it. Thus is the case here with Maria Bello playing the […]
Murder In The First One of the things that make the USA the greatest country in the world is the fact that we have perhaps the most humane of all correctional systems, unlike in foreign lands where beatings and torture are dished out on a regular basis, turning the prisoners into even more depraved animals […]
Murphy’s Law Charles Bronson possessed one of the most iconic of screen personas which was also one of the most consistent. His hard, steely eyed men of few words who dispensed in many cases instant justice to the bad men he encountered (not counting the epic psychological torture and revenge he brought down on Henry […]
Musketeer If there’s one classic story that Hollywood seemingly cannot get enough of when it comes to remakes, it’s that of the Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas’ tale of the King Of France’s loyal protectors and the new guy that comes to join them, even spawning another remake within the past couple of months! This 2001 […]
Must Love Dogs At times, it truly amazes me when I look at the quandary of Diane Lane: An actress that is so beautiful, talented, and appealing, who yet squanders her potential time and again on projects that are merely lightweight trifles. Take this for example. Lane once again plays a depressed divorcee (as she […]
My Bloody Valentine (Original) Uncut Another product of the ever popular slasher boom of the early 80s, director George Mihalka gets great mileage out of his use of an old mine for much of the film’s action: Spooky and atmospheric, the doomed characters are filled with as much dread as the viewer before they meet […]