When you tap an old school Ninja Turtles fan on the shoulder and demand to know what their feelings are when they hear the words
Tag: 1990s
Class Of Nuke ‘Em High Part II: Subhumanoid Meltdown
Since the 80’s, riotous independent studio Troma has dumped their cinematic equivalent of toxic waste all over the landscape, getting into the faces of their
The Long Kiss Goodnight
Shane Black seems to have devoted the vast majority of his career to the endless quest to make action movies into R-rated Christmas family films
Spawn
Joel Schumacher’s much maligned 1997 war crime, Batman & Robin, is often touted as one of the worst comic book movies of the modern age.
Quigley Down Under
While the title may off-handedly sound like slang for being aroused (as in: “Oooh, I’m feeling a bit quigley, down under!”), this 90’s crack at
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze
After making literally all of the money that 1990 had to offer, a sequel to the adaptation of Eastman and Laird’s gonzo comic concoction was
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Back in ’84, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird’s nutzoid, yet devilishly compelling indie comic was unleashed on the world and promptly caught on like fucking
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Undoubtedly one of the greatest filmmakers of his generation, Francis Ford Coppola, despite regularly touching on the horrors that man inflicts on man, had never
Psycho
Riding high from the plaudits hurled at the Affleck/Damon scripted Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant dove straight into his next project with the same
The Night Flier
As mentioned ad nauseam; Stephen King adaptations come in all shapes and sizes. From maxi-sized mini series to star-strewn, high profile block busters, the author’s
Sleepwalkers
Before both Frank Darabont and Mike Flanagan showed up on the scene, luxuriously named Mick Garris was the mac daddy when it came to adaptations
Demolition Man
There’s a theory I have and it’s quite new – not to mention fairly out there – but stay with me…What if Cobra, Demolition Man
Tales From The Crypt Presents: Bordello Of Blood
Back in 1995, pioneering HBO horror anthology show Tales From The Crypt decided to make the jump to the big screen with the rollicking gore
Escape From L.A.
It’s always a tough moment when you’re forced to confront the news that a beloved artist is starting to lose their touch. Whether it’s Messrs
Freaked
Anyone wondering what the hell happened to Alex Winter during the wilderness between the release of Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey and Bill & Ted
Phantasm: Oblivion
It’s a common fact that when your horror franchise continues over an extended period of time the audience tends to shrink until only the faithful
Phantasm III: Lord Of The Dead
Back in 1979, indie filmmaker Don Coscerelli realised that to make some money, maybe he should shift his efforts from making family movies like Kenny
The Faculty
For the vast majority of us, negotiating the social pitfalls of education was (or still is) a rollercoaster ride of flaring hormones, various attempts at
Hard Boiled
While no doubt conjuring images to the uninitiated of a documentary about egg preparation, those of you who only know Hong Kong action maestro John
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
If you ever needed an example of how truly brilliant Steven Spielberg is you would have to look no further than 1993.Why is that year
