The Brain That Wouldn’t Die

The Brain That Wouldn’t Die

Whooooo! What a stinker. In 1959, Joseph Green, who made nothing else you’ve ever heard of, filmed The Brain that Wouldn’t Die. The picture wasn’t released until three years later, supposedly due to censorship difficulties, but I’d guess that was a mere alibi in a...
The X-Files: I Want To Believe

The X-Files: I Want To Believe

The long-time-coming second X FILES movie will most likely represent the end of the X FILES universe, at least in cinematic terms, given the film’s under-achievement at the U.S. box office in the same summer that hits were made of other long-dead TV shows (SEX AND THE...
Young Frankenstein

Young Frankenstein

Mel Brooks (The Producers) hit his cinematic peak in 1974, making Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles. As an homage, not only to the legacy of Frankenstein but also to the Golden Age of Hollywood, the former stands as one of the greatest horror comedies of all time...
Brainiac

Brainiac

(WARNING: If my review seems erratic, let’s just say I was ‘inspired’ by this film) The problem with horror films today is that they spend too much time and money on F/X and gore. Now, assuming you have a low/no budget and are out to make a horror...
Brain Damage

Brain Damage

Cult horror director Frank Henenlotter has been called many things over the course of his all-too-brief career but unimaginative is not one of them. Not only does Henenlotter provide his audience with another instance of his trademark quirkiness which–like David...