Beetlejuice gives surprisingly little information about its titular character, resulting in a slew of fan theories trying to explain the sleazy bio-exorcist’s backstory. Despite Michael Keaton’s brilliant performance, Beetlejuice didn’t have that much screen time in his eponymous film, resulting in very little being known about the source of his powers or his past. Several theories have floated ideas for who the pinstripe suit-wearing fast talker was before he fell into his post-mortem line of work. Perhaps the new sequel, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Can confirm or deny these postulations. Several theories branch off from original ideas for the script that never…
Author: Alexander Valentino
Jean-Claude Van Damme is one of the most iconic martial arts and action movie stars in the world, thanks in large part to his incredible footwork during his many action scenes. The Belgian martial artist and actor has become synonymous with bombastic hand-to-hand combat over the course of Van Damme’s impressive filmography, with each new credit to his name showcasing some new fighting form or technique that nearly revolutionized the industry. For the most part, his most memorable moves have all been kicks. As a real-life former kickboxer, Van Damme is able to combine his valuable combat experience with his…
Each genre has its films that serve as the gold standard of the style, and this is doubly true for Horror movies. The best horror movies convey the best things about the genre and are still excellently made films on the technical side in their own right. It is safe to say that some of them are even almost perfect, With little to no flaws holding them back no matter how many years it may have been since they first debuted on cinema screens. There are several aspects that horror movies have to succeed in order to be considered near…
Transformers one will soon descend on theaters, and while the film’s marketing campaign is building anticipation, it’s a better time than ever to dive into the long history of Transformers cartoons. Although the series may be better known for Michael Bay’s live action Transformers Movies These days, the series has always had its roots in traditional animation, starting with the first syndicated series The TransformersRetroactively referred to as Generation 1 among those in-the-know. The Transformers cartoons have some great episodes worth re-visiting in the shadow of transformers ones release. Admittedly, the original 80s cartoon has the majority of the series’…
Stephen King may be the undisputed master of horror, but there’s no denying that more than a few of his books include moments that are simply too silly to survive the translation to the screen. Adaptations of Stephen King’s works have been popular movie subjects for decades, with entire careers like that of horror visionary Mike Flanagan being made more or less solely from the success of bringing his stories to life on the big screen. However, a large part of his stories are simply unsuitable for a visual medium due to how stupid they are. Try as many Stephen…
Plenty of Movies Have thrilling special effects that remind audiences of the power of CGI, especially when it comes to fully computer-generated characters. Since the dawn of the earliest CGI movies, the medium has opened up countless thrilling worlds for movie-going audiences, populating them with unbelievable CGI creatures. Although CGI gets a bad rap today, thanks to overuse and poorer-quality renders in superhero movies becoming more common, the best CGI characters make it easy to forget that digital effects are used at all. While the earliest CGI characters did not age, Some surprisingly old productions from the late 2000s boast…
Contains descriptions of violent and sexual content. Like any great horror franchise worth its salt, A Nightmare on Elm Street Has inspired a whole lot of other movies, for better or for worse. Since the release of the first film featuring the dream-invading Freddy Krueger in 1984, the slasher genre has never been the same, with a whole new breed of snotty-talking supernatural horror villain now prowling theaters. The success of all nine Nightmare on Elm Street Movies came amid a wave of imitations taking heavy inspiration from the original film. Movies that take ideas from A Nightmare on Elm…
No decade of cinematic history has been unscathed by the ravages of time, and that’s certainly true of the great Action movies from the 80s. Even today, many of the best action films of the 80s are fondly remembered, with many kicking off massive franchises that have persisted well into the modern era of movie-making. However, when revisiting these classic flicks, there is almost assuredly bound to be a moment or two that reminds the viewer of the time when the film was made in jarring fashion. There are a variety of ways the awkward scenes can age with all…
The 1990s were a turbulent decade for horror moviesWith many films of the era do not adhere to the examination of modern sensibilities. Although perhaps not as highly regarded as previous decades, the greatest 90s horror movies showed what the decade was capable of with clever slashers that deconstructed the genre as scream To exciting intersections of horror and drama like The silence of the lambs. Unfortunately, not every scary movie ages like the masterpieces, as the 90s have repeatedly demonstrated. There are many things that Can date a movie quite substantially when looked back on through a modern lens.…
Captain America is one of the most beloved heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it is an endless pleasure to rewatch some of his greatest hits throughout the series over and over again. Chris Evans’ Captain America performance is easily among the MCU’s best, which is something considering the star-studded nature of the franchise. There are so many excellent scenes in Steve Rogers’ MCU journey that are worth revisiting, even years later. There are several things that can make a given Captain America scene so rewatchable. Admittedly, the vast majority of his easiest sequences to return to are exciting…