An homage to Sam Raimi’s cult horror trilogy, in the wake of the (inevitable, really) remake.
by David Baldwin
After years of rumors, the remake of Evil Dead is finally here. I thought it was well worth the wait, but obviously anything will be considered inferior to Sam Raimi’s original trilogy.
Shot between 1979-1980 but not officially premiered until 1982, Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead introduced the world to the now legendary Bruce Campbell, and his buffoonish jerk character Ashley J. Williams – but we all know him better as Ash. Although movies …

Based on The Evil Dead (1981) by Sam Raimi
Written by: Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues
Directed by: Fede Alvarez
Starring: Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci
US Release Date: Friday, April 5, 2013Â
In Short: A bloody and messy, yet enjoyable, reimagining of a classic.
Recommended: Yes, for fans and non-fans alike.
MIA: You’re all going to die tonight.
Five friends venture to a family cabin to help Mia (Jane Levy) kick her drug habit. Things seem off from the start, and only get more bizarre after a few morbid discoveries in the basement – including a flesh covered book covered …

Based on the comic character created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, Jack Kirby
Written by: Drew Pearce, Shane Black
Directed by: Shane Black
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce, Jon Favreau, Don Cheadle, Rebecca Hall, Ben Kingsley, Ty Simpkins, the voice of Paul Bettany
In Short: Tony Stark faces his (and the country’s) demons.
Recommended: Hell, yes!
TONY: You know, it’s moments like these when I realize how much of a superhero I am.
The Marvel Universe is one of my very favorite vacation spots, but after the mind-blowing awesome that was Joss …

From genies to mermaids to gods and whatever the heck those things in Fantasia are, we pick our favorites from the Mouse House.
by Rachel Hyland and Kellie Sheridan
Since 1937, with the release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, there has been no bigger name in the world of animated film than that of Disney. Yes, you have your DreamWorks, your Warner Brothers and even your Disney-adjacent Pixar Studios, but with a legacy of fifty-two feature-length animated cinema releases thus far to its name (alongside numerous straight-to-video/DVD sequels, prequels and …

Based on the folk tales Jack the Giant Killer and Jack and the Beanstalk
Story by: Darren Lemke, David Dobkin
Written by: Darren Lemke, Christopher McQuarrie, Dan Studney
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Starring: Nicholas Hault, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci, Eleanor Tomlinson, Ian McShane, Bill Nighy
US Release Date: Friday, March 1, 2013
In Short: A guy called Jack slays giants.
Recommended: Yes and no.
[Jack hesitates while jumping from the beanstalk]
CRAWE: Wanna know a little trick? When I’m afraid I imagine a big piece of cake floating right in front of me.
JACK: Brilliant. Thanks.
CRAWE: Like a reward, …

Based on the Oz series by L. Frank Baum
Written by: Mitchell Kapner, David Lindsay-Abaire
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz
In Short: A less-wicked origin story, but less interesting.
Recommended: Kind of – this movie is best served on DVD.
OSCAR: I might not actually be a wizard.
GLINDA: Yes, but they don’t know that.
The Wizard of Oz is all about magic, and ingenuity and a sense of childlike wonder. Even with the other side of the MGM classic: that “not family-friendly” version where adults watch it on mute …

Story by: Chad Kultgen, Tyler Mitchell
Written by: Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley
Directed by: Don Scardino
Starring: Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi and Jim Carrey
US Release Date: Friday, March 15, 2013
In Short: An amusing diversion, but nothing special.
Recommended: Yes, but only as a rental.

GRAY: It’s natural for a dying leaf to be frightened by the autumn wind.
Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) are aging magicians with a popular act on the Vegas strip. Despite being friends for decades, they are clearly growing irritated with each other. After a run-in …

Written by: Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Starring; Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis
Movie Marathon: Gods
In Short: Three odd-ball scientists go into business for themselves as paranormal exterminators.
Recommended: Hell Yes!
VENKMAN: He slimed me.
Ghostbusters has always had a special place in my heart and, I was obsessive about everything Ghostbusters from a very young age. I would watch Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II (we don’t need to talk about the second one) most weekends and I even went to the dentist via public transport dressed …

AKA Q: The Winged Serpent
Written by: Larry Cohen
Directed by: Larry Cohen
Starring: Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, David Carradine, Richard Roundtree
Movie Marathon: Gods
In Short: New York police receive a spate of reports saying a giant flying lizard that has been spotted around the rooftops of the city, which they assume to be bogus… until the lizard starts to eat people.
Recommended: Hell yes!
KAHEA: I am the plumed serpent, I fly, and I crawl… I have fallen, but I shall rise again!
In 1982, Larry Cohen gave the world something it had been missing …

Based on The Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton
Written by: William Wisher, Warren Lewis
Directed by: John McTiernan
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Vladimir Kulich
Movie Marathon: Gods
In Short: Some Norsemen. An Arab. A bunch of crazy folk who eat the dead. Hijinks ensue.
Recommended: Yes.
HERGER: When they come, we form a circle in the center of the room, backs to one another.
IBN: I am not a warrior.
HERGER: Very soon, you will be.
I’m probably going to sound mildly disturbed when I say that The 13th Warrior is a very enjoyable movie. Sure, sure, it can get …