The Cohen Case Files: It Lives Again [aka It’s Alive 2: It Lives Again] (1978)

Based on Characters Created for the Screen, Written, Produced, and Directed by Larry Cohen NOTE: This review will contain spoilers for It’s Alive, the film to which It Lives Again is a sequel. Please watch It’s Alive before reading this review. Given that It’s Alive is not only Larry Cohen’s masterpiece, but arguably also one […]

From The Parallax Review Vaults: The Dark Half (1993)

The following review originally was written for The Parallax Review, a film review site of which I was the co-founder and managing editor. I have decided to collect the writings I did for The Parallax Review and preserve them here. I will be posting a few of these older pieces every week. My review of […]

From The Parallax Review Vaults / The Movie Defender: Broken Lizard’s Club Dread (2004)

The following review originally was written for The Parallax Review, a film review site of which I was the co-founder and managing editor. I have decided to collect the writings I did for The Parallax Review and preserve them here. I will be posting a few of these older pieces every week. My review of […]

From The Parallax Review Vaults / The Movie Defender: I Know Who Killed Me (2007)

The following review originally was written for The Parallax Review, a film review site of which I was the co-founder and managing editor. I have decided to collect the writings I did for The Parallax Review and preserve them here. I will be posting a few of these older pieces every week. My review of […]

From The Parallax Review Vaults / The Movie Defender : Silent Hill (2006)

The following review originally was written for The Parallax Review, a film review site of which I was the co-founder and managing editor. I have decided to collect the writings I did for The Parallax Review and preserve them here. I will be posting a few of these older pieces every week. My review of […]

From The Parallax Review Vaults: Suspiria (1977)

The following review originally was written for The Parallax Review, a film review site of which I was the co-founder and managing editor. I have decided to collect the writings I did for The Parallax Review and preserve them here. I will be posting a few of these older pieces every week. My review of […]

From The Parallax Review Vaults: Cemetery Man (1994)

The following review originally was written for The Parallax Review, a film review site of which I was the co-founder and managing editor. I have decided to collect the writings I did for The Parallax Review and preserve them here. I will be posting a few of these older pieces every week. My review of […]

From The Parallax Review Vaults: Fright Night (1985)

The following review originally was written for The Parallax Review, a film review site of which I was the co-founder and managing editor. I have decided to collect the writings I did for The Parallax Review and preserve them here. I will be posting a few of these older pieces every week. My review of […]

Don Coscarelli Double Feature: John Dies at the End (2012) & Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)

On Friday, February 8th, Don Coscarelli came to the Music Box Theatre in Chicago for a double feature of his new film John Dies at the End and his beloved Elvis Presley vs. a mummy movie, Bubba Ho-Tep. The opening sequence of John Dies at the End contains a philosophical question hidden inside a joke […]

Twelve Days of Axe-mas: Black Christmas (1974)

I am taking part in The Chicago Creepout’s Twelve Days of Axe-mas holiday viewing event. This is my day eight. The legacy of Bob Clark as a director is largely based on his two Christmas films. While Black Christmas and A Christmas Story can’t possibly be more different in terms of plot and tone, they […]