Cure

Set in Japan, a detective investigates a string of deaths committed by murderers who have no memory of their actions. The Premise I’m referring to is none other than “Cure.” Released in 1997 (same year Perfect Blue came out) at the Tokyo International Film Festival. It received huge praise from critics and movie goers alike. […]

Send Help

In 2019, screenwriting duo, Mark Swift & Damian Shannon penned a script titled, “Send Help.” An analyst and her mean boss are the last survivors of a plane crash. Stranded on an island, they must put aside their differences and survive. As the story progresses, all heck breaks loose. Sony green-lit the project with Sam […]

Donnie Darko: Director’s Cut

After graduating film school in 1997, Richard Kelly conceived an idea of a jet engine falling from the sky crashing onto a house with no clue where it came from. Mixes a coming-of-age teen movie and science fiction in an attempt to push creative boundaries. Richard selected the 1980s as the main setting and exploring […]

Classics Review: House of Wax (1953)

In 1932, Charles S. Belden wrote a short story titled, “The Wax Works.” Although never published, he expanded it as an unproduced play, “The Wax Museum.” A Year Later, Warner Bros. adapted it as a horror film called, “Mystery of the Wax Museum.” It centers around the disappearance of people prompting an investigative reporter to […]

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (Sony’s Flops Vol. 1 #17)

Picking up immediately after “28 Years Later,” the second entry, “28: Years Later: The Bone Temple” follows Spike who’s abducted by a satanic cult led by Jimmy Crystal. Members of his group wear track suits and blonde wigs after distracted British disc jockey, Jimmy Savile. Meanwhile, Dr. Ian Kelson searches for a way to treat […]

Classics Review: The Mummy (1959)

Hammer Horror’s interpretation of “The Mummy” was released in 1959 (same year Green Lantern/Hal Jordan made his comic book debut) earning positive reviews from critics and was a financial hit. I got some awesome news, Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Oded Fehr & Arnold Vosloo will reprise their roles in a direct sequel to […]