Lunatics: A Love Story (1991) is an eccentric but charming rom-com from the mind of director Josh Becker. This hidden gem stars three stalwarts of the horror genre, Ted Raimi (billed as Theodore), Deborah Foreman and Bruce Campbell, who also ...

I recently revisited Paul Thomas Anderson’s brilliant Magnolia (1999). It had been over two decades since I saw it in the theater with friends. At the time, I was struck by how genuine and truthful the performances were by the ...

When people think of Steve Martin’s work, invariably certain movies spring to mind. The Jerk (1979), Parenthood (1989), Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) and L.A. Story (1991) are just a few high-profile titles that helped to propel the former stand-up ...

When you mention the name Bruce Campbell, the first thing that readily springs to most people’s minds is the boomstick toting, chainsaw-wielding final guy of the Evil Dead franchise, Ash Williams. However, for some of his fans, he will be ...

If I am being completely honest, I have been waiting for this book of essays from Bruce Campbell for two years now. I have read his showbiz memoirs (If Chins Could Kill and Hail to the Chin) as well as ...

I was fortunate enough to have parents who were part of the “Greatest Generation” so I was exposed to all of the classics at a very early age. From Big Band music with Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman to black ...

I decided to revisit the lost Hollywood art form of the epic movie.

Mutant Swinger from Mars is a “found footage” masterpiece from the 1950s directed by Orton Z. Creswell. For anyone who enjoys sci-fi B-movies this spoof from the mind of independent filmmaker Michael Kallio is on point and highly entertaining. Borrowing ...

In the 90’s and the early 00’s, indie features were plentiful. Cinema was alive with original ideas and audiences craved non-cookie cutter films. Taboo subjects could be presented, and while some were disturbed by the controversial storylines, these productions were ...

In 1995 on New Year’s Eve, Josh Becker had an idea. Born out of a session pondering Alfred Hitchcock’s legendary, true crime classic, Rope, he decided that he was going to improve upon the master of suspense’s legendary concept of ...