Cast a Deadly Spell (1991)
For our third selection in October’s 31 Days of Horror, we chose the HBO movie Cast a Deadly Spell. The setting is 1940’s Hollywood, but it’s not the 1940’s Hollywood you and I know. This is a...
View ArticleThe Resurrected (1992)
In keeping with a certain private detective/Lovecraft theme, we chose The Resurrected as a follow-up movie (and the fourth in October’s 31 days of horror – yes, I know, I’m a little behind) to Cast a...
View ArticleCool World (1992)
Want to see acting at its worst? Here you go. It ain’t pretty. Everyone makes mistakes. Mistake # 1: Ralph Bakshi made Cool World. Mistake # 2: we watched Cool World. An uglier train wreck of a movie...
View ArticleThe Long Goodbye (1973)
Marlowe: a man who treats his cat right. I’ve never read any Raymond Chandler, and I’ve only seen a handful of noir films, but I have seen The Big Lebowski, a film largely influenced by Chandler and...
View ArticleLord of Illusions (1995)
Private Detectives: Nothin’ but trouble. Private detectives are always getting into some sort of trouble; either they’re totally broke or they’re in way over their ignorant heads. It’s probably safe...
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