The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) | Film Review

(Originally published on LivingCorpse.com on May 5, 2005) - It’s extremely difficult for someone to label himself (or herself) a horror fan without having any knowledge of the genre’s cinematic history. Yet, with the horror explosion Hollywood has been experiencing for the last decade, there are droves of new moviegoers gravitating to the genre like never before. And, while it’s great to know this highly underrated (and often misunderstood) genre is finally getting the kind of love it deserves, I fear that this new crop of fans are only looking toward the next big studio release, rather than spending the in-between time familiarizing themselves with horror classics.

Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope (2011) | Film Review

(Originally published on Letterboxd on August 16, 2014) - Comic-Con Episode Four: A Fan's Hope is a lazy documentary from all sizzle and no substance documentarian, Morgan Spurlock. Rather than focusing on the really interesting stuff like Mile High Comics owner, Chuck Rozanski's growing frustration with the show that has evolved into a multi-media pop culture festival, with very little attention paid to actual comic books, he focuses on geeks doing geeky things for the sake of geekdom.

Victor Frankenstein (2015) | Film Review

(First viewing via VOD) - A horrible trapeze accident leads to a chance encounter between a mad scientist and a nameless hunchback clown at the circus. When the nameless hunchback saves the woman with a pocket watch, the mad scientist decides to free the hunchback and make him apart of his grand experiments. What experiments you ask? To render death a temporary condition.

I don’t know how this one got by me back in 2015, but I have no memories of Victor Frankenstein ever coming out. So when I stumbled upon it while looking for something to watch, and noticed it featured Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, Guns Akimbo) and James McAvoy (X-Men First Class, Split) in the lead roles, I figured it would be worth a watch. Then I  noticed it was written by Max Landis (Chronicle, Bright), and my intrigue was tainted a bit. I decided to press on thinking this would either be a pleasant surprise, or a total train wreck. In a way, Victor Frankenstein wound up being a bit of both.