The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door

Lest you wander into it expecting the relatively upbeat Elisha Cuthbert comedy, the title warns us of the origins of this particular GIRL NEXT DOOR. A “Based on a true story” title card also reminds us that Jack Ketchum’s devastating, scarring novel was inspired by...
The Girl In The Basement

The Girl In The Basement

An obvious quote on the back seems a little fishy. To claim that this makes SILENCE OF THE LAMBS look like BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S, something is cocky about it. Sure it’s a great ploy to lure you into the web, so we’ll go with that one. Hopefully its down right...
Ginger Snaps Back

Ginger Snaps Back

Grant Harvey, producer of Ginger Snaps: Unleashed, fails to successfully add to the mythology of the Fitzgerald sister’s legacy. It is not that Harvey isn’t a sound director, but as a critical appraiser of scripts, he was unsuccessful at selecting a screenplay that...
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed

Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed

I was a big fan of the first Ginger Snaps, and Ginger Snaps 2 is very similar in style as the first film, just a different story. It pretty much starts where it left off. Bridgette is now a werewolf but is injecting her self with the wolf bane to keep herself from...
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed

Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed

Director Brett Sullivan continues the saga of the Fitzgerald sisters in Ginger Snaps: Unleashed, picking up where his predecessor left off: the infection of the surviving sister, Brigitte. Screenwriter Megan Martin wisely retains the original premises and themes while...