by Adrian J. Watts on April 15, 2013, no comments
Written by: Aaron Pope Directed by: Josh Eisenstadt Starring: Lance Henriksen, Tiffany Shepis and Edward Furlong 53 years ago, actress Scarlett May was murdered while doing a screen test for the very prominent Spotlight National Pictures. Her murder was never sold. Now, Spotlight National Pictures is far less successful, making what its head refers to [...]
by Adrian J. Watts on May 23, 2012, no comments
DARK SHADOWS Directed by: Tim Burton Written by: Seth Grahame-Smith & John August Release date: May 10th, 2012 Rating: 3.5 / 5 I’m really not a fan of Tim Burton. Most of the time, his movies are quite pretty – the backgrounds and set designs, if not the actors. Here, the sets and the actors [...]
by Adrian J. Watts on May 3, 2012, no comments
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Directed by: Wes Craven Written by: Wes Craven Release date: November 9th, 1984 Rating: 3.5 / 5 Ah, Johnny Depp. I don’t like Johnny Depp. Tim Burton’s films are a horrendous load of wank, and the Pirates of the Caribbean films are laughable. Sadly, Johnny Depp has let his popularity from these films [...]
by Adrian J. Watts on February 28, 2012, no comments
When doing research for my recent review of Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned, I came across a review by Anime News Network‘s Justin Sevakis. And, well, I want to be polite, so I’ll just say that his review had a few “problems”. I’m going to point out a few of his flawed arguments and claims, [...]
by Adrian J. Watts on February 21, 2012, no comments
DRACULA: SOVEREIGN OF THE DAMNED Directed by: Okazaki MinoruWritten by: Yamazaki Tadaaki Release date: August 19th, 1980 Rating: 4.85 / 5 That was brilliant. The 1970s Marvel comic series The Tomb of Dracula has remained not just one of my favourite comics, but one of my favourite pieces of literature in any form since I [...]
by Adrian J. Watts on January 17, 2012, no comments
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD Directed by: George A. Romero Written by: George A. Romero & John A. Russo Rating: 3 / 5 I have a bit of a hit-and-miss relationship with horror films. I tend to be quite selective, and of the ones I finally settle down to watch, about forty percent give me the [...]