The Iron Claw review

It’s always intriguing when Hollywood gets the occasional bug up their butt to make a movie based on something I’ve long been passionate about. I mean, comic books are one thing, and cinema based on graphic novels have dominated for years now. So there’s nothing new there, but I still remember when those outing were more rare and valuable by me. The thrill of seeing … Continue reading The Iron Claw review

Miss Melancholy: A Young Justice Retrospective, S2 E13-14

For more Young Justice Retrospectives, click HERE! EPISODE 13 We kick things off with some melancholy inner monologue from Artemis aboard Black Manta’s ship. She regrets the situation that she is in and wishes she was still home with Wally. She is tired of forgetting who she is and playing minion to the baddies. Black Manta introduces her to Psi-Mon and the plan to rebuild … Continue reading Miss Melancholy: A Young Justice Retrospective, S2 E13-14

Cobra Commander: A BTVS Retrospective, S5 E8-9

FOR PREVIOUS BUFFY REVIEWS, CLICK HERE! EPISODE 8 After Buffy and Spike had a sentimental evening sitting on her front stoop last episode, we move on now to Mom’s CAT scan. Buffy and Dawn are out in the waiting room while the test is underway. Want to know how old this show is? Giles and the team is happy he put an advertisement IN THE YELLOW … Continue reading Cobra Commander: A BTVS Retrospective, S5 E8-9

The Boy And The Heron Review

Someday, I hope to meet a very specific 4% of professional movie critics. You see, Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away is my go-to movie for why Rotten Tomatoes sometimes baffles my mind. It stands, as of this writing, at a 96% on the critical aggregate website. And I swear that is down from a 97% the last time I looked it up! Anyway, if you understand … Continue reading The Boy And The Heron Review

Too Many Beetles! A Young Justice Retrospective, S2 E11-12

For more Young Justice Retrospectives, click HERE! EPISODE 11 Episode 11 starts off in “The Milky Way”, so thanks for really narrowing that one down for me. A three-eyed monster who KIND OF looks like Despero is on its way to Earth to fight a champion to add to its trophy collection! G. Gordon Godfrey lambastes a meeting between Captain Atom and the Ambassador of … Continue reading Too Many Beetles! A Young Justice Retrospective, S2 E11-12

Bloody Awful Poetry: A Buffy The Vampire Retrospective, S5 E7

FOR PREVIOUS BUFFY REVIEWS, CLICK HERE! The episode kicks off the way so, so many do: With Buffy fighting a vamp. This one is a punk rock inspired monster, and Buffy is taunting him as she dishes out the beating… until he grants her own stake and stabs her in the belly with it! Buffy tries to flee with Punk Vamp bearing down on her, and … Continue reading Bloody Awful Poetry: A Buffy The Vampire Retrospective, S5 E7

The Night Of The Missing Review

From the producers of The Gallows, SCREAMBOX Exclusive Night of the Missing streams on November 28. The horror anthology features genre favorites Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects) and Jenna Kanell (Terrifier). Anthology movies are often quite fun! Horror anthologies usually remind me of Trick R Treat, the cult classic antho from the late 00’s starring Brian Cox, Anna Paquin, and others. It’s one of the … Continue reading The Night Of The Missing Review

Visitors (2023) Review

Fresh off its world premiere at Fantastic Fest, Visitors possesses SCREAMBOX exclusively on November 21. The Japanese splatterfest has drawn comparisons to Evil Dead, The Exorcist, and The Toxic Avenger. (Originally posted HERE on 11/11/2023) I’m not going to lie to you; I have no idea how to review this movie. Visitors, the 2021 Japanese horror flick written and directed by Kenichi Ugana, was originally … Continue reading Visitors (2023) Review

Lois Lane, Reporting Live From SunnyDale: A BTVS Retrospective, S5 E5-6

FOR PREVIOUS BUFFY REVIEWS, CLICK HERE! EPISODE 5 WE start off the episode two months ago in a monastery with some monks running from something. They must protect the key, they cry! As they start their little monk chanting circle, something breaks through their barricaded door. Now: Buffy is fighting a big biker vampire outside of a factory. She pretty easily kills him because he … Continue reading Lois Lane, Reporting Live From SunnyDale: A BTVS Retrospective, S5 E5-6

Onyx The Fortuitous And The Talisman Of Souls Review

SCREAMBOX Original Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls drops on November 14. Re-Animator stars Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton reunite alongside Andrew Bowser’s viral internet character in a horror-comedy in the spirit of Beetlejuice, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, and Ernest Scared Stupid. (Originally posted to SoWizardPodcast.com on 11/6/2023) I’m very old. “Viral Internet Character” are words that I all understand, but as I settled … Continue reading Onyx The Fortuitous And The Talisman Of Souls Review