Remember when this “Monsterverse” started with a gritty, serious Godzilla movie about human characters who were trying to survived in the shadow of this gigantic monster and the destruction it wrought? In the latest Monsterverse movie, King Kong has a big robot hand that he uses to punch monsters with. So we’ve kind of left gritty, … Read more
The face of the original Creature from the Black Lagoon is hidden in the design of the Gillman in The Monster Squad Director Fred Dekker’s 1987 cult classic monster mash The Monster Squad (watch it HERE) features variations of the classic Universal Monsters characters Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, The Wolf Man, The Mummy, and the Gillman, but it wasn’t actually … Read more
One myth Cummings dispels early on is that the Church of Satan trades in malicious practices. In actuality it’s an atheistic society, steeped in counterculture and intersectional beliefs, whereby individuals are expected to take responsibilities for their own lives. An editor by trade, on films like “Never Rarely Sometimes Always” and “Monsters and Men,” in … Read more
Melissa Barrera has a terrific showcase role in the Sundance Midnight selection, Your Monster, a musical/horror/rom-com mash up. PLOT: A young address (Melissa Barrera) ends up being dumped by her louse of a boyfriend while battling cancer. In her recovery, she also learns that he gave away a role he promised her in his upcoming … Read more
Euphoria and Saltburn star Jacob Elordi is set to star in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, replacing a departing Andrew Garfield. It’s alive! ALIVE! Indeed, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein film is officially a go at Netflix, with Deadline reporting that the director has signed rising star Jacob Elordi to play Frankenstein’s monster. He replaces Andrew Garfield, … Read more
The wait for Toho Godzilla movies is relatively slow. In the last decade, the Western variant of the giant radioactive lizard has appeared in three films and a TV show with another movie on the near horizon. In that time, we’ll have had two Japanese offerings. But that wait is clearly worth it because, well, … Read more
Saori is convinced that something’s up with Minato, so she keeps after her son until he admits that he was physically attacked by his homeroom teacher, Mr. Hori (Eita Nagayama). Saori’s heard and seen enough to pursue Hori, and her reading of events is apparently confirmed by the insincere apologies she gets from him and … Read more
The brilliantly named Roar Uthaug is following up his 2022 Netflix film Troll with a sequel, with Netflix ordering the follow-up for the streaming service. Variety confirmed in an exclusive. The original movie, released last year, followed the aftermath of an explosion in the Norwegian mountains that subsequently unleashed a monstrous ancient troll. It’s left … Read more
One of the great joys of TIFF is being able to catch up with films that premiered at Cannes roughly four months earlier. It allows this staff to offer alternate takes on some of the biggest movies of the year, including the Palme d’Or-winning “Anatomy of a Fall.” We will hit some of the other … Read more
The first time I saw Kill List, I was fascinated with the filmmaker behind it. As his work continued to grow, my appreciation for Ben Wheatley was only confirmed. With terrific features like Kill List, High-Rise, Free Fire, and the recent In The Earth, I was impressed with Wheatley’s choices. And then, he surprises once … Read more