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Tag: Monster movie reviews
Cocaine Bear Movie Review: Laced With Highs and Lows
What you see is what you get, folks. This is a movie about a coke-crazed black bear. Directed by Elizabeth Banks and written by Jimmy Warden, the story is inspired by the real events of an unfortunate bear (dubbed Pablo Escobear) in the Georgia mountains overdosing on a tremendous amount of cocaine. As in the … Continue reading Cocaine Bear Movie Review: Laced With Highs and Lows
Werewolf by Night (2022) Movie Review: Offers Just Enough Bite
While technically a Marvel property (and therefore another entry in the MCU), the creative team behind Werewolf by Night refreshingly chooses to downplay overt connections to that larger tapestry. MCU fans will no doubt delight in what connections there are, but Michael Giachhino's werewolf movie is unburdened by needing the prior knowledge that can inhibit … Continue reading Werewolf by Night (2022) Movie Review: Offers Just Enough Bite
The Mummy Returns (2001)
Following the success of The Mummy (1999) was always going to be a tall order. The Mummy Returns does its best with director Stephen Sommers upping the thrills; unfortunately, this detracts from the story as much as it supports. Despite a misguided screenplay and overeager direction, the film rollicks along thanks to the returning cast. … Continue reading The Mummy Returns (2001)
Phantom of the Opera (1943) Movie Review
The Phantom of the Opera has a long and storied history of adaptations. Despite having so much going for it, Claude Rains' turn as the masked maestro struggles to overcome certain fatal flaws. Director: Arthur LubinWritten by: Samuel Hoffenstein, Eric TaylorRuntime: 92 minutesUS Release: August 12, 1943; Universal Pictures Eighteen years after the 1925 silent adaptation starring Lon Chaney, … Continue reading Phantom of the Opera (1943) Movie Review
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