Category: Best & Worst

Number of Posts: 220

Greatest Horror Movies Ever Made: Part 6: Best (Italian) Giallo Films

Published on October 25, 2011 by Ricky

The term “giallo” initially referred to cheap yellow paperbacks (printed American mysteries from writers such as Agatha Christie), that were distributed in post-fascist Italy. Applied to cinema, the genre is comprised of equal parts early pulp thrillers, mystery novels, with … [Read the Rest]

Greatest Horror Movies Ever Made: Part 5: Slasher Films (1970 – 1990)

Published on October 20, 2011 by Ricky

The definition of a slasher film varies depending on who you ask, but in general, it contains several specific traits that feed into the genre’s formula. Author Vera Dika rather strictly defines the sub-genre in her book Games of … [Read the Rest]

Best Horror Films / Thrillers of 2011

Published on October 15, 2011 by Ricky

Filmmakers have continued to push boundaries and find new innovative ways to elicit the emotions of fear, disgust and horror from viewers. Since Alfred Hitchcock directors strived to provoke viewer’s nightmares, hidden fears, revulsions and terror of the unknown. Although … [Read the Rest]

Greatest Horror Movies Ever Made: Part 4: Werewolves

Published on October 13, 2011 by Ricky

There have been many portrayals of werewolves and other shapeshifting man/woman-beasts, in the media of film, but I can’t say there has been many memorable ones. With The Wolf Man (1941) Lon Chaney Jr. transformed into a werewolf at the … [Read the Rest]

Best Of ‘Breaking Bad’ (part 3) – 15 Greatest Episodes – Watch The Most Memorable Moments

Published on October 12, 2011 by Ricky

#5 Season 2, Episode 6: Peekaboo Directed by Peter Medak Written by Vince Gilligan & J. Roberts Directed by Peter Medak, known for such hidden gems as Let Him Have It, Romeo Is Bleeding and The Krays, ‘Peekaboo’ is technically … [Read the Rest]

Best Of ‘Breaking Bad’ (part 2) – 15 Greatest Episodes – Watch The Most Memorable Moments

Published on October 12, 2011 by Ricky

#10 Season 4, Episode 1: Box Cutter Directed by Adam Bernstein Written by Vince Gilligan Box Cutter ranks as one of the most suspenseful episodes of the entire series, which is saying a lot due to its semi-slow pace. Box … [Read the Rest]

Best Of ‘Breaking Bad’ (part 1)- 15 Greatest Episodes – Watch The Most Memorable Moments

Published on October 12, 2011 by Ricky

#15 Season 4, Episode 2: Thirty-Eight Snub Directed by Michelle MacLaren Written by George Mastras Thirty Eight Snub features two memorable scenes. No one can forget Walt receiving a fist to the eye and a half a dozen kicks to … [Read the Rest]

Good Boy! 10 of TV’s Top Dogs

Published on October 12, 2011 by Kate Kulzick

A nice house in the suburbs with a picket fence, 2.5 kids, and a dog playing in the yard. For many and for many years, this was the American dream. Interesting that no other kind of pet is mentioned. Not … [Read the Rest]

Greatest Horror Movies Ever Made: Part 3: Greatest Australian / New Zealand Horror Films

Published on October 8, 2011 by Ricky

Australia may not have an overabundance of horror films but they’ve managed to produce some quality genre pictures. The recent success of the acclaimed documentary Not Quite Hollywood has shed light on a much overlooked aspect of Aussie genre … [Read the Rest]