Aliens vs. Predator – Requiem 

A spaceship crash-lands in the woods outside a small Colorado town, exposing a monster hybrid to mankind; it is soon followed by more monsters clashing regardless of who ends up…

The Shining: Hotel of Horrors

Jack Nicholson. Photo: Warner Ten years ago, a friend of mine and I had a nerdy contest where we decided to crown the greatest horror movie ever made. After plenty…

WarGames

Teenage computer whiz David Lightman (Matthew Broderick) finds a way of connecting with a super-sophisticated computer at the Pentagon and starts playing a war game that turns out to be…

Iron Man 

On a visit to Afghanistan, arms dealer Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) is kidnapped by terrorists who provide him with the means to create exceptional weapons for them; he reluctantly…

Star Trek 

This reboot is primarily meant to be a respectful new take on the franchise aiming to satisfy the fans and attract new ones, as we follow James T. Kirk’s upbringing,…

Halloween: Stalked by the Boogeyman

Jamie Lee Curtis. Photo: Compass International Pictures Much is simple about John Carpenter’s Halloween. It didn’t cost much to make. The story is very straight-forward, the actors were not stars (except…

Exorcist II: The Heretic 

Father Philip Lamont (Richard Burton) starts investigating what happened to Father Merrin (Max von Sydow); Regan (Linda Blair) survived his exorcism, but the demon remains inside of her. This sequel…

The Mummy 

In 1932, Boris Karloff’s resurrected mummy went searching for a lady in modern-day society; 70 years later a new undead is wreaking havoc, now with computer-animated powers. The filmmakers updated…

Manhunter

In order to catch a man who slays families, FBI agent Will Graham (William L. Petersen) is forced to consult the incarcerated serial killer Hannibal Lecktor (Brian Cox). Michael Mann…

Bride of Frankenstein: They Belong Dead

Elsa Lanchester and Colin Clive. Photo: Universal Perhaps the filmmakers felt that their original adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" came up short. The 1931 film left out much of the…