The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

In the early ’70s college professor turned filmmaker, Tobe Hooper developed a script titled, “Leatherface.” The late filmmaker took elements from real life events including Ed Gein’s killing spree, political turmoil of the Watergate scandal and the 1973 oil crisis. Tobe spent less than $80,000 using unknown actors, a non-union guild production crew and a […]

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Following the critical and commercial success of “Beetlejuice,” Warner Bros. immediately commenced development of a sequel under, “Beetlejuice in Love.” The plot originally intended to follow the titular character who falls in falls in love with a woman after he killed her boyfriend. The script was scrapped. In 1991, Tim Burton collaborator, Jonathan Gems penned […]

Classics Review: Nosferatu

“Nosferatu” was officially released in 1922. It received massive praise as a cornerstone to vampire films. To this day, the film’s often brought up in film schools. Robert Eggers (The Witch, The Lighthouse, The Northman) will direct a remake of Nosferatu with Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlock. Lily-Rose Depp, (Johnny Depp’s daughter) Aaron-Taylor Johnson, Nicolas […]

Beetlejuice

Fresh from the success of “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure,” Tim Burton became an established film director. One day, he pays a visit to his friends, Michael McDowell & Larry Wilson. Tim read their first draft titled, “Beetlejuice.” At first, the story’s darker, gorier with the Maitlands as bloody corpses and the titular character’s kills his […]

Bleach: Soul Society Arc

Bleach’s second and third seasons known as “Soul Society Arc.” aired in 2007 (same year Hot Fuzz came out) on Adult Swim. It received positive reviews from critics and viewers alike. I’ll have you know the Soul Society Arc is the last time I watched Bleach. Haven’t been caught up on the latest story arc […]

Chainsaw Man: Season 1

In 2018, manga writer/artist, Tatsuki Fujimoto published a manga for Shonen Jump titled, “Chainsaw Man.” It’s about a guy named, Denji who’s forced to pay his father’s debt to the Yakuzka by working as a devil hunter upon discovering a chainsaw who’s part puppy part chainsaw creature. After Denji’s set up getting killed by zombies, […]