Writing a review lauding the merits of Alfred Hitchcock 's Psycho is like writing an essay on why breathing is important. Or better yet, why sex feels good. Talk about begging the question. ...

Movie - Chris Justice - 2005-05-26 00:00 - 0 comments

Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is one of the best horror movies ever. Just look at how frequently it ranks on "All-Time Best Horror Film" lists. It is a Rorschach test reflecting one's ...

Movie - Chris Justice - 2005-07-11 00:00 - 0 comments

Some scenes in film history will live in our minds forever. They include the shower scene in Psycho , King Kong on top of the Empire State Building, and the laboratory creation of The Monste ...

Movie - Chris Justice - 2005-08-17 00:00 - 0 comments

The Silence of the Lambs should be read from a variety of perspectives. The film is most obviously a psychological thriller that features a range of psychiatric and psychological themes. The fi ...

Movie - Chris Justice - 2005-06-13 00:00 - 0 comments

"You're standing in the wings, There you wait for the curtain to fall. Knowing the terror and holding You have on us all." Those are the lyrics from the heavy metal giant Iron Maiden's timeless classic " ...

Movie - Chris Justice - 2005-03-18 17:23 - 0 comments

I have to admit this: I don't get out much, and when I do, I rarely visit local theaters. Having confessed that, I viewed Wolf Creek in a Ft. Lauderdale theater during a recent excursion to Florida. My vi ...

Movie - Chris Justice - 2006-04-12 00:00 - 0 comments

I can't remember exactly when I first saw The Fog , but I know the experience was within a year or so of its original 1980 release. As a kid growing up in the 1970s, I had the good fortune of ha ...

Movie - Chris Justice - 2005-10-03 00:00 - 0 comments

The Thing from Another World , appropriately abridged and known more commonly as The Thing , is one of the seminal 1950s creature feature films that paved the bridge between the horror and sc ...

Movie - Chris Justice - 2005-10-06 00:00 - 0 comments

OK, let’s state the obvious from the start: movies about giant insects or reptiles, whether they are ants, tarantulas, scorpions, or lizards, are silly, sophomoric, and stupid. There, I said it. But some can deliver loads of fun and ...

Movie - Chris Justice - 2006-09-08 00:00 - 0 comments

They boils down to one simple premise: the night terrors we suffered in childhood may linger into adulthood and haunt us again. In the simplicity of that concept lurks the secret to the film's ...

Movie - Chris Justice - 2005-09-19 00:00 - 0 comments