After a string of highly successful films that started way back in 1931, the legendary Bette Davis made a seamless transition to television in the early fifties. When she returned to film about a decade later in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, the actress found that she had become a bit of a horror movie […]
‘The Purge’ Is A Great Concept That Suffers From Routine Execution
Synopsis: Release Date: June 7, 2013 MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre(s): Thriller, Horror Film Review Production The picture of America that writer/director James DeMonaco (The Negotiator) paints in The Purge is simultaneous both a utopia and a dystopia; unemployment is virtually non-existent, the economy is thriving, and the citizens of the country are just generally […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Night Shadow’, A Fun Mix Of Slashers And Werewolves With A Kung-Fu Punch
The golden age of slasher films saw Hollywood struggling to find new and different horror movie killers. By the time the late eighties rolled around, mad murderer movies had become stale and passé, and studios were willing to do seemingly anything to find a way to refresh the genre. In 1989, the generically titled Night […]
‘Detention Of The Dead’ Is Great For Horror Freaks And Comedy Fans, With Influences From John Hughes And George Romero
Synopsis: Comedy and Horror unite in this “The Breakfast Club” meets “Shaun of the Dead” tale about a group of oddball high school students who find themselves trapped in detention with their classmates having turned into a horde of Zombies. Can they put their differences aside and work together to survive the night? Fat chance! This […]
‘Now You See Me’ Is Full Of Surprises, And Should Be Seen Before They Are Spoiled
Synopsis: Four talented magicians mesmerize an international audience with a series of bold and original heists, all the while pursuing a hidden agenda that has the FBI and Interpol scrambling to anticipate their next move in Now You See Me, a visually spectacular blend of astonishing illusions and exhilarating action from director Louis Leterrier (Clash of […]