Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
The sixth entry in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street series promises in the title that this would be the final one, at least of those story threads that have stemmed throughout the first...
The sixth entry in the original A Nightmare on Elm Street series promises in the title that this would be the final one, at least of those story threads that have stemmed throughout the first...
Ridley Scott takes the director’s chair for this visually arresting, Victorian-style fairy tale, which he states he made for children like his children with classic Disney animation films in mind. Indeed, one can see...
2010s / Action / Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published April 16, 2019 · Last modified April 17, 2019
Rising near the top of the list of reboots that few people have been clamoring for is the 2019 incarnation of iconic half-demon Hellboy, without the formidable presence of Ron Perlman or the stylishly...
by Vincent Leo · Published September 10, 2017 · Last modified August 30, 2018
The works of Stephen King are a strong influence on the popular Netflix show, “Stranger Things”, which, in an interesting twist, becomes the influence on a Hollywood studio pushing for a popular Stephen King...
When the Lutz family sold their story to author Jay Anson of their account purchasing a home in Amityville, Long Island, that they left after 28 days due to demonic goings-on, they neglected to...
William Peter Blatty (A Shot in the Dark, The Ninth Configuration) provides the Oscar-winning screenplay, based on his best-selling 1971 horror novel, which in turn is purportedly partially based on a true-life exorcism performed in...
1980s / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy
by Vincent Leo · Published May 5, 2007 · Last modified July 6, 2018
The Golden Child is said to have been originally conceived of as a more serious adventure, intended to star Mel Gibson, but those plans fell through. When Eddie Murphy (Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places) became available,...
2000s / Action / Horror / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published February 18, 2007 · Last modified February 23, 2019
One of Marvel’s second-tier “superhero” comics combines elements that were popular in the 1970s, including horror influences, motorcycle stunts, and a nomad protagonist who righted wrongs wherever he was needed. “Ghost Rider” wasn’t exactly...
After his mother (Lathan) had been bitten by a vampire during her pregnancy, her son Eric, later dubbed “Blade” (Snipes) was born with reconstructed DNA, giving him a mixture of strengths between vampires and humans. At...
2000s / Action / Horror / Superhero
by Vincent Leo · Published April 3, 2004 · Last modified May 7, 2019
Mike Mignola’s “Hellboy” was a favorite comic of mine for a short while, back when it first appeared in Dark Horse comics in the pages of John Byrne’s “Next Men”, back in the early...
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Film reviews from Vince Leo, from classics to new releases, since 1996.