When I was growing up, there was a kid I always dreaded being around. He wasn’t violent or dangerous, but he made me deeply uncomfortable. He ate his own boogers, farted without the slightest embarrassment and usually had dried snot… Continue Reading →
If the mere mention of Mortal Kombat doesn’t immediately bring back fond flashbacks to the days of coin-op arcades, Mortal Monday of 1993 or the Immortal’s “Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat) Song,” well… you’re not me. As someone who lived through… Continue Reading →
Like last year, the 2025 Nashville Film Festival once again proved itself as the premier film event in Middle Tennessee, drawing in cinephiles, industry insiders and first-time festival goers alike. The sheer range of films on display — from intimate… Continue Reading →
Summer 2025 has been a feeding frenzy for my two biggest obsessions: comics and horror. Those are the twin engines that usually drive my choices in pop culture. But the beauty of this summer has been how those passions bled… Continue Reading →
August 18th was Texas Chainsaw Massacre Day, the fictional date when a summer drive turned into a nightmare for five young people back in 1973. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is one of the most iconic independent horror films of… Continue Reading →
It’s Shark Week, everyone! Time to update your watchlists with the best — and maybe the most cheesy — aquaphobic creature features to enjoy alongside summer’s most significant event.
Every year delivers a few cinematic masterpieces, a handful of surprises, and then… well, then there are the others. These are the movies that made us check our watches, doubt our life choices or wonder if everyone else saw a… Continue Reading →
Cursed Films Season 2 returns with more bite, a broader scope and a darker kind of magic. Rather than staying chained to horror alone, it opens its crypt of cursed cinema to include classics like The Wizard of Oz, the… Continue Reading →