Category: Feelin Spooky
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Feelin’ Spooky: Beetlejuice (1988)
By Christian DiMartino Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice was his second feature-length film, after Pee Wee’s Big Adventure. It’s also the one that really pulled us into his orbit. There is plenty of his touch in Pee Wee, but it feels more plucked from Paul Reubens’ psyche. Beetlejuice, despite the fact that he didn’t even have a […]
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Feelin’ Spooky: A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Finally! FINALLY! My year long quest to revisit the A Nightmare on Elm Street saga is complete! I have just revisited the 2010 reimagining, titled A Nightmare on Elm Street, which came to theatres, made its money, people hated it, and nobody has really talked about it since. Will this be the last Elm Street […]
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Feelin’ Spooky: Hubie Halloween (2020)
I watched Hubie Halloween the day it premiered on Netflix in 2020, and for whatever reason I chose not to review it. I went into it expecting dread, and what I got certainly wasn’t great, but it wasn’t something that pained me. That about sums it up. Truth is, this is a nice, harmless movie […]
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Feelin’ Spooky: Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
It had been maybe 8 years or so since I last watched Freddy vs. Jason. At the time, I remember thinking it was dumb, but fun. Not a good movie, but an entertaining one. Over time though, people have insisted to me that it is actually good. Watching it again, I did like it more, […]
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Feelin’ Spooky: Drag Me to Hell (2009)
Sam Raimi’s Drag Me to Hell is a wonderful movie. Well, okay, it’s also grotesque, disgusting, and absolutely bonkers, but that’s what makes it wonderful. Basically if you know the history of Sam Raimi and what he’s able to do, Drag Me to Hell isn’t just enjoyable: it’s an absolute blast. A movie that you […]
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Feelin’ Spooky: Carrie (1976)
Carrie was the first novel Stephen King ever concocted, of many. Brian De Palma’s Carrie was the first big screen adaptation of King’s works. To this day, it’s still one of the very best. As someone who has read shockingly few of King’s works, I can say that sometimes the translation from page to screen […]
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Feelin’ Spooky: Dark Shadows (2012)
Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows is a guilty pleasure that I’m honestly not that guilty about. The movie was reviled during its theatrical run, and nobody has really spoken of it since, but I’ve always had a soft spot for it. The movie has flaws, for sure, but what I like in it I like quite […]
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Feelin’ Spooky: New Nightmare (1994)
By now, you probably know that I love Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street. It was my first “Feelin’ Spooky” entry and definitely one of my first horror movies, and still remains among my favorite. What followed were five sequels with merits, but also five sequels that just got increasingly dumb. Truly, I believe […]
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Feelin’ Spooky: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch is a bad movie that, for some reason, I didn’t despise. I hadn’t seen it in many years, and as I was watching it I wasn’t even sure if I’d ever seen it. I just remember it for its pretty understandably negative reputation. The movie is a series of […]
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Feelin’ Spooky: An American Werewolf in London (1981)
You know what’s crazy? The Best Make-Up Oscar didn’t exist until 1982. That’s right, after the release of The Elephant Man, which is still one of the great achievements in make-up to this day, the Academy made the decision to implement it. It’s kind of hard to believe that it took so long, because think […]
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