Producer Joss Whedon and director Drew Goddard worked on the script to The Cabin in the Woods together and these two former Buffy the Vampire Slayer contributors have succeeded in creating something quite spectacular and completely unexpected. … [Read more...]
Review: Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
A GROTESQUE parade of candy-coloured, hooligan freaks is how the makers describe the eponymous bad guys in Killer Klowns From Outer Space. They're not wrong “ which is surprising given the film they made. Magnificently terrible from start to finish, this film has everything a classic shouldn't: an incredibly slow-moving plot, infuriatingly unrealistic characters and acting so … [Read more...]
Review: Gremlins (1984)
[pullquote cite="" type="left, right"][amazon text=Amazon&template=carousel&chan=that film guy&asin=B00BMVD04O][/pullquote] Joe Dante is a director who has always understood the link between comedy and horror. In his 2009 film The Hole, the scariest moments often have an element of the ridiculous about them, which was a craft that he perfected in the anarchic 1980s … [Read more...]