Category: movies

What I’ve Been Watching: October 2024

Before starting this jam post I quick double-checked the math and, yup, it’s been about fourteen months since my one and only “What I’ve Been Watching” post. Boy howdy, where’d the time go? I had planned to do these semi-regularly (like, every few months maybe?), but the first one took so long to write and … Continue reading What I’ve Been Watching: October 2024 →

Femme Fatales Magazine

The magazine Femme Fatales paid loving tribute to film and television actresses during its years in circulation, between 1992 and 2008. The articles and interviews with screen goddesses covered the gamut, from low to high brow, and everything and everyone in between. It was probably the only magazine on the stands that was just as … Continue reading Femme Fatales Magazine →

Michelle Monday: Susie’s 35th

The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) is one of my favorite movies of all time, and Michelle Pfeiffer’s performance as the sultry singing escort Susie Diamond also ranks among my all time favorites. This site was named for an obscure reference to a club in the film, so it’s only fitting Susie and the Baker Brothers … Continue reading Michelle Monday: Susie’s 35th →

“You Know You Want It”: The Slumber Party Massacre

The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) has always been one of my favorite slasher movies. The premise is a straightforward Halloween (1978) ripoff—a seemingly fun night turns terrifying for teenagers are picked off by a deranged killer—but that’s part of its charm. Writer Rita Mae Brown and director Amy Holden Jones seem to have had a … Continue reading “You Know You Want It”: The Slumber Party Massacre →

Lost and Found: Hell Night

In which the always spunky Linda Blair and a motley crew of likable teenagers spend one "Hell Night" in a haunted mansion and, you guessed it, horror ensues! The supernatural slasher Hell Night (1981) is weirdly underrated. It’s rarely mentioned among other great slasher films from the genre’s peak years, circa 1978–1982. Halloween kicked off … Continue reading Lost and Found: Hell Night →

Bad Girls We Love: Santánico Pandemonium in From Dusk till Dawn

With a name like Santánico Pandemonium, you know she’s gonna be too hot to handle. It’s been a hell of a day for the Gecko brothers. On the lamb from the law—thanks largely to loose cannon brother Richie—they’ve kidnapped a pastor and his two teenage children. At gunpoint they force the family to drive them … Continue reading Bad Girls We Love: Santánico Pandemonium in From Dusk till Dawn →