Author: Mike Calkins
RETRO REVIEW: Halloween (1978)
Halloween is a suspense-driven horror thriller from the mind of John Carpenter, who also co-wrote, scored, and directed the film alongside his partner in crime, Debra Hill. It centers around young Laurie Strode, an average American teenager, who is terrorized by a deeply disturbed mental patient. Al...
Read MoreWhat I’ve Been Playing – Alien: Isolation
1979’s Alien was a landmark horror film, as well as one of the films that launched Ridley Scott into director super stardom. With a tense atmosphere, a great lead performance from Sigourney Weaver, and one of the most iconic movie monsters in film history, Alien was an instant classic. The p...
Read MoreRETRO REVIEW: Suspiria (1977)
Suspiria (1977) is a giallo/supernatural horror movie directed by Dario Argento. The film follows an American dancer as she travels to Germany in order to attend one of the foremost dance academies in the world. When she arrives, a wave of vicious murders and violent occurrences flow in, and it is u...
Read MoreREVIEW: Daredevil (2003) – Directors Cut
In light of Marvel’s The Defenders hitting our Netflix queues this weekend, let’s take a look at one of the core members’ first big outing. Daredevil (2003) was directed by Mark Steven Johnson and stars Ben Affleck, Michael Clarke Duncan, Jennifer Garner, and Colin Farrell. This ...
Read MoreWhat I’ve Been Playing – Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
I’ve been playing first person shooters for a long time now, from Medal of Honor: Frontlines on the Nintendo Gamecube, to Halo 2 on Xbox, all the way up to last year’s Battlefield 1 on the PlayStation 4. I’m no stranger to the genre, but I hadn’t truly experienced a game ...
Read MoreThe Inhumans Are Not Looking Too Majestic
Today the first trailer for Inhumans, the new Marvel TV show, hit the web with a resounding thud. Sorry, Marvel fans. This one does not look to be the Game of Thrones of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It, instead, looks to be a haven of melodrama, poor writing, and lifeless acting. The most i...
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