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A Toast To Larry Cohen

Time moves on. There are fewer classic Hollywood legends today than there were yesterday and fewer even in the horror field— and even most of them have either retired (John Carpenter) or moved away from their genre roots (David Cronenberg). With the passing of Larry Cohen on March 24, we’ve...

6 Ways to Fully Prepare for a Movie Night

Even though the world has moved on to faster, more comfortable means of watching movies such as streaming, there's always going to be something extra special about having a movie night with friends. Whether you're enjoying a night out at the movies or inviting your friends over, getting entertained watching...

The Post-Valentine's Day Blues

Now how was YOUR Valentine’s Day? Filled with candy and flowers or one with a large bottle of cheap wine and re-runs of “The Property Brothers” on HGTV? The holiday is always divisive — it’s an expression of love for some, a cynical way to sell fake ideas of romance...

Top Movies About Famous Musicians

Movies are synonymous with relaxation and celebrations. Irrespective of the occasion, movies provide you with a wonderful sense of enjoyment. In almost all leisure and celebrations, people flock the movie halls for having a good time. And what if you get to see movies that are based on some famous...

A Thanksgiving Turkey Called MAC AND ME

The past couple of years have been ones of beginnings and ends to Mystery Science Theater 3000, now celebrating its 30th (!) anniversary. We’ve seen the regular run of MST3K box sets come to an end due to rights issues with the remaining episodes (though Shout Factory are re-releasing the...

More Stories! More Horror!

Scary anthology movies used to be a dime-a-dozen. From 1945’s Dead Of Night through the Amicus tales of the early ‘70’s — with Scream Factory having recently put out a quite nice version of The House That Dripped Blood (1971) earlier this year (come for the Peter Cushing and Christopher...

Mystery Science Theater 3000 Will Never Die

It was a bittersweet announcement from Shout Factory last year that, while they were still dedicated to distributing the remaining episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000, due to licensing issues, Volume XXXIX is probably the last regular collection we’ll get (for completists, there are eleven episodes yet to make it...

Cutting the Cord: The True Cost of Streaming vs. Cable

There is a lot of talk about Millennials and others “cutting the cord” and getting rid of their cable and satellite providers. It’s true that in many cases, shows can be streamed rather than watched on television at a certain time. The precursor to streaming, the DVR, showed people how...

Five Reasons To Consider AppleTV

Now, there’s no shortage of devices that’ll allow you to stream content to your television. And with so many to choose from, you might have a hard time picking which one is right for you. Apple TV may be slightly more expensive than the other models that are available, but...

Thankful For MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000

Thanksgiving has hit, and while 2017 has been a mixed bag on a number of fronts for a number of reasons, it’s been a banner year for fans of Mystery Science Theater 3000, who’ve witnessed what was thought to be the impossible: a new season of the show, currently streaming...

Five Horrifying Movies To Stream For Halloween

Around this time of year, all thoughts turn to the scarier side of life. For most of us, it’s impossible to separate fall from the onset of Halloween season-- a time when we humans, by choice, like to scare ourselves witless.One of the best ways to achieve this aim is...

Three Ways To Survive Between GAME OF THRONES Episodes!

After months of waiting with bated, frosty breath, Game of Thrones came back to HBO on July 16. Remember, we wrote about the trailer just a few weeks ago. Season six ended well over a year ago on June 26, 2016 and yet we have somehow all managed to pull...

The Creepies And Crawlies Of Summer

Summer is here, complete with hungry and often angry residents of your backyard, garden, local beach or forest making their first appearances of the year. Summer often means bees, mosquitos and the occasional angry horse-fly, but compared to what happens with the bugs of Empire Of The Ants, the snakes...

Was Azor Ahai Revealed in the Latest Thrones Trailer?

Last week, the latest trailer for season 7 of Game of Thrones dropped, and the internet is absolutely buzzing with speculation as to what might be in store for viewers when the epic fantasy returns on July 16. There was a lot to take in, and there were numerous teasers...

None More Black - Black Christmas (1974)

The Yuletide horror film has become, by and large, a comedy of clichés— with the exception of recent and off-beat comic thrillers like Rare Exports and Krampus, the idea of a maniac — often dressed like Santa Claus himself — knocking off teenagers, college students and hapless dolts on Christmas...