What is there to say about Sam Raimi except that I love him. I love him as a filmmaker, I love him as a human being, and I love the fact that he is one of those rare directors whose personality is stamped on every single frame. You watch a Raimi movie and you don’t need the opening credits, you don’t need the title card, you don’t need somebody leaning over and whispering “this is a Sam Raimi movie.” You know. You can feel it. It’s in the camera movement, it’s in the editing

Alright, here we go. Zombies. One of my favorite subjects, one of my favorite subgenres, and honestly one of the reasons I fell in love with movies in the first place. As you probably already know, horror is my favorite genre. Always has been, always will be. Horror movies were my gateway drug into cinema. They were the first films that really grabbed me as a kid, scared the hell out of me, thrilled me, confused me, and made me realize that movies could do things nothing else

Well, if you know me at all, you know that horror is my favorite genre. On this website, I've already shared my favorite werewolf and vampire movies. Now it’s time, finally, to talk about my favorite Frankenstein movies. I’m sharing this in honor of the new Guillermo del Toro version of Frankenstein , which, let’s be honest here, is not good. In fact, it’s pretty bad. Guillermo del Toro has somehow done the impossible: he’s taken Mary Shelley ’s classic Gothic novel and turn

It’s no secret that horror is my favorite genre. I am obsessed with horror films. They are by far my favorite kind of movies ever since I was a very, very small child. October is my favorite month of the year, and Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year, and I love the fact that everyone really loves to watch horror movies during the month of October, especially as we get closer to Halloween. So, as a celebration of Halloween (my favorite time of year, my favorite holida

Dogs have been a part of movies forever. You name it, every genre has had its iconic pooches. Lassie , Rin Tin Tin , Asta from The Thin...

Join me for Carrie , a very Special Nick's Pix Screening  on Wednesday, October 8th, at 7 p.m. in Oak Park! Tickets are only $9 ($7 for...