Bowie, Grandma and Me

The transmission was clear, but what I was seeing was not. “What is this?” my Grandmother asked, alarmed. She was Continue reading →

Snowpiercer – Film Review

    When several angry passengers in third class get tired of the food, Captain America tries to upgrade them Continue reading →

Was Twin Peaks Inspired by these Cult Directors?

  I’ve always wondered if Lynch was a fan of Mario Bava or Dario Argento (also a Hitchcock fan, incidentally). Continue reading →

For fans of all things dark, gothic, twisted, surreal, and just plain different …

Fans of all things dark, gothic, twisted, surreal, and just plain different should dive into my blood-soaked, surrealistic homage to Continue reading →

Once Upon a Time in Transylvania

Fans of twisted, surreal spaghetti westerns might want to check out my homage to the lost film “C’era una volta Continue reading →

Quentin Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight” – Another “Cut-Throats Nine”?

Tarantino has always “sampled” generously from other films. The Gimp from “Pulp Fiction” might have been lifted from Luc Bresson’s Continue reading →

The Strange Story Behind “C’era una volta in Transilvania” (AKA: Once Upon a Time in Transylvania)

Acknowledgements Someone once said ‘write what you know’. So here’s to all those years spent in a dark basement, nestled Continue reading →