Now I know what you might be thinking, why not just make a list of the best horror movies ever? After all, isn't every horror movie an appropriate movie to watch on Halloween? Well, the answer is a little bit more complicated than that. While it is true that the best Halloween movies are going to be …
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Before it became an excuse to throw drunken adult dress-up parties, Halloween was always for kids first. You get to pretend to be your favourite animal/monster/superhero/princess/whatever-in-between. You are encouraged to collect (and consume) as much candy as possible. You get to carve pumpkins and make an almighty mess of yourself. You get to stay out …
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"Oooh, I've wasted my life..." - Comic Book Guy Every year that The Simpsons is on the air, it becomes more and more astounding as to what a gargantuan presence it has had in my life. Entering it's twenty-eight year, it is not hyperbole to say that the show has literally been around almost all of my …
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The melding of science fiction and horror have produced some great movies. This is because the two genres in many ways naturally pair with one another. Science fiction generally speaking has to do with humanity's reach for the upper limits, whether it be technology, human abilities, or even space itself. It is about endless possibilities, …
Perhaps the most consistent staple in the horror genre is the ghost movie. For as long as horror stories have been around, tales of disembodied spirits stalking the homes of the innocent (or not-so-innocent) inhabitants have been uttered by everyone from esteemed writers to children around a fire. I will admit that of all the …
Since the last time we checked in there has been one huge change in my life with the arrival of my second child. While this change has produced typically chaotic results in my household, the chaos is a small price to pay for the absolute joy of being a father of two. And because correlating …
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(For the previous "Best Hitchcock Movies" list click here.) The problem with creating a "Best Hitchcock Movies" list is that so many of the picks are plainly obvious. Any list that does not include Vertigo, Psycho, North by Northwest, Rear Window, and arguably The Birds in the top 10 is automatically illegitimate in my book. In addition you'd …
There are very few cinephiles, film critics, or industry insiders who would not have Alfred Hitchcock somewhere near the top of their list of best directors ever. In the most recent Sight and Sound list of the best films of all time (possibly the most comprehensive "best-of" film list) Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo came out on top. But more than that, …
One of my biggest problems with most end-of-year best film awards is that we crown these films the "best" when we have at best had about six months since they first encountered it. In the case of the biggest prize of all, the Academy Awards, there is so much lobbying by film studios that it is …
Now I know what you may be thinking. Isn't it just a little bit late to be putting out a list like this? Well yes, most of these lists do come out in July or August but I just can't bring myself to put together a list then for a few reasons. First, I'm a …
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