While the first Thor – released in 2011 – was a suitable introduction to the Marvel Comics character Thor, it was also a fairly tepid approach to what is one of the more cosmic members of the Avengers team. Up until that point, moviegoers had been treated to a Marvel world that existed in a […]
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Alex Gibney’s ‘The Armstrong Lie’ Is The Story Of A Lifelong Liar Who Still Ends Up As The Hero Of The Story
In the sporting world, there are a handful of elite athletes who were able to rise head and shoulders above their competition. In the NFL, Jerry Rice not only still holds just about every major receiving record worth holding, but holds them all by such a huge margin that many will most likely never be […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Scream of Fear’, A Hammer Film That Is Like Hitchcock With A Shyamalan Twist
In order for an audience to really be able to root for a horror movie protagonist, said protagonist has to have some kind of weakness or flaw, making them vulnerable. This concept is the reason why many horror heroes are teenage babysitters or young schoolboys; these are the archetypes that are at a serious and […]
Cinema Fearité Presents ‘Night of the Demons’, A Halloween Party Slasher Without A Masked Murderer
Halloween parties are great settings for horror films. What else but mischief and mayhem can be expected when a group of people, all dressed in their scariest costumes, gathers on the spookiest night of the year? Add the inevitable Ouija board and séance, and the results are usually sheer terror, and that is what viewers […]
Five Halloween Movies To Watch That Are Not ‘Halloween’
When it gets to be late October, John Carpenter’s Halloween and its many sequels are the go-to movies for both big parties and late-night loners. And it’s no surprise; as a pioneer of the slasher genre, the film is not only a masterpiece in its own right, but one of the most influential horror movies […]