Tag Archives: Jamie Lee Curtis

Haunted Mansion (2023) Review

A VISUAL FUN, YET FORGETTABLE HAUNT OF A MOVIE   In 2003, Walt Disney Studios struck cinematic gold with the release of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, a live-action movie that took the premise of one of their popular park attractions and made it into a full feature length film. The success of The Curse of the

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Halloween Ends (2022) Review

ENDING ON A “BOOGEYMAN” WHIMPER   In 2018, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions released the horror slasher film Halloween, the eleventh installment in the Halloween series and the direct sequel to the original 1978 feature. Directed by David Gordon Green, the film, which starred Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, and Andi Matichak, is sets 40 years after the events of the first film

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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) Review

JUST BE A ROCK!   The idea of a multiverse has certain been a big business in recent big mainstream tentpoles, with blockbuster cinematics of late exploring the various concepts of alternate timelines and different lives. While not exactly a new convention of plot mechanics, multiverse business has utilized in a wide variety of storytelling art forms, including comic books,

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Halloween Kills (2021) Review

A MIDDILING “MIDDLE” CHAPTER   In 2018, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions released the horror slasher film Halloween, the eleventh installment in the Halloween series and the direct sequel to the original 1978 feature. Directed by David Gordon Green, the film, which starred Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, and Andi Matichak, is sets 40 years after the events of the

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Halloween (2018) Review

A “CUT” ABOVE THE REST   Over the years, there has been many iconic cinematic figures that have been permeant staples to the horror movie genre. These include Freddy Kruger (A Nightmare on Elms Street), Jason Voorhees (Jason), Pinhead (Hellraiser), Chucky (Chucky), and many other fictional horrors beings / creatures. Amongst the grouping is the famous character of Michael Myers

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