Movies: Fido (2006)

I remember back in 2006 when the zombie comedy Fido first came out, I was really interested to see it. It looked like a hilarious concept, it starred the delightful Scottish comedian Billy Connolly as one of the lumbering undead, and I was still feeling residual goodwill toward the zombie comedy genre, as the classic … More Movies: Fido (2006)

Movies: Death Walks on High Heels (1971)

Italian director Luciano Ercoli certainly isn’t a household name within the giallo genre in the way that, say, Mario Bava, Dario Argento, or Sergio Martino are, but he did helm at least three fairly well-regarded gialli, including The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion, Death Walks at Midnight, and the film we’re talking about … More Movies: Death Walks on High Heels (1971)

Disney’s “Dark Phase” and The Watcher in the Woods (1980)

Back around Halloween of 2021, I made a video talking about Something Wicked This Way Comes, the 1983 film adaptation of the classic Ray Bradbury novel that was part of what is sometimes termed Disney’s “Dark Phase.” This period in the studio’s history has always fascinated me, as despite the financial failure most of these … More Disney’s “Dark Phase” and The Watcher in the Woods (1980)