In an alien-slime way, Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.’s “The Thing”—much like its renowned 1982 sequel/predecessor by John Carpenter — presents all the tension of an Agatha Christie mystery: One of us is a murderer. But who? And can we figure it out before we’re the next victim? Only difference is, instead of a butler with a kitchen knife, the killer is a slicing, dicing insectoid extraterrestrial, buried in the ice of Antarctica for a conveniently round number of years and capable of imitating its victims to the last gene. The trouble starts when a South Pole team of eerily simila...
“Halloween” is one of history’s great horror films, and the slew of sequels isn’t half bad either. John Carpenter’s score is immediately recognizable - and also creepy as hell. The blank white William Shatner mask donned by Michael Meyers is as iconic as the green and red sweater or the hockey mask. The first film scared the shit out of babysitters — and the babysat — everywhere, while remaining remarkably free of on-screen deaths and bloody splatter. John Strode Gets Blowed Up “The Curse of Michael Meyers,” a.k.a Halloween VI, may not be canon, but when it comes to kills, w...
“Halloween” is one of history’s great horror films, and the slew of sequels isn’t half bad either. John Carpenter’s score is immediately recognizable - and also creepy as hell. The blank white William Shatner mask donned by Michael Meyers is as iconic as the green and red sweater or the hockey mask. The first film scared the shit out of babysitters — and the babysat — everywhere, while remaining remarkably free of on-screen deaths and bloody splatter. John Strode Gets Blowed Up “The Curse of Michael Meyers,” a.k.a Halloween VI, may not be canon, but when it comes to kills...
July 8 Zookeeper We’re just gonna grit our teeth and say it: This is a talking-animal movie starring Kevin James. When zookeeper Griffin Kayes (James) worries that he’s forsaking his social life for his job, his furry charges reveal that (1) they can talk, and (2) they can give him great advice on how to win the girl of his dreams (Leslie Bibb). Adam Sandler and Sylvester Stallone are among the voice talents. Horrible Bosses Three ordinary dudes (Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis) with three extraordinarily dickish bosses (Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston an...
