For whatever reason, a lot of genre fans tend to reflect on the 1990s as a lackluster decade for horror movies. Considering the countless, bloodsoaked classics of the 1980s, I suppose it was going to be difficult – if not impossible – for the decade ahead to placate a generation of fans weaned on […]
Author: James Swift
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10 Famous Movies That Inspired Real-Life Copycat Crimes
For as long as movies have been around, people have complained about their influence on viewer behavior. Even going back to the silent movie era, moral watchdogs have criticized and chastised the cinematic medium for promoting antisocial behavior and goading individuals into imitating the onscreen debauchery and mayhem. The Lon Chaney movie London After Midnight […]
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10 Obscure Movies That Share Their Titles With Far More Popular Films
Titles are sometimes the trickiest thing about filmmaking. A name that’s too blunt often draws the ridicule of the moviegoing masses (perfect example: Sharknado), while one that’s too abstract usually results in subpar box office numbers (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind immediately comes to, well … mind.) Finding a happy medium between the pointlessly […]
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The 10 Least Terrible Golden Raspberry Award Winners
When it comes to chronicling the worst of Hollywood, the annual Golden Raspberry anti-awards have pretty much knocked it out of the park for the last 38 years. Can’t Stop the Music, Howard the Duck, Showgirls, Striptease, Battlefield Earth, Gigli, Catwoman, The Last Airbender, Jack and Jill, 2015’s Fantastic Four … there’s no denying these […]
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7 Superhero Movies That Are Undeservedly Loathed
Are you sick of superhero movies yet? Well, too bad, because Hollywood is hell bent on giving us even more of them next year. Black Panther, New Mutants, Infinity War, Deadpool 2, The Incredibles 2, Ant-Man and The Wasp, Venom, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, an untitled animated Spidey-flick … hell, we’re getting to the point that […]
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The 10 Most Unnecessary Movie Sequels of All Time
By and large, most sequels are superfluous. For every great story arc-expanding sequel like The Godfather 2 or The Dark Knight that comes along, we usually get about 20 movies like Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, Son of the Mask, Speed 2: Cruise Control and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps that were made solely […]