by: Alan Smithee In 1999 The Blair Witch Project seemed to change the face of film. What seemed original back then is now a new film sub-genre: people using hand held cameras to document strange events that happen to them over a course of weeks, months, or years. This scenario is very human. People tell crazy stories and we have the right not to believe … Continue reading The Movie Buff’s Modern Masterpieces: Catfish

by: Alan Smithee In the 1980s a new horror sub genre was born. “Slasher films” are films where usually teenagers are killed in sometimes creative ways, one by one. The killer usually wears a mask of some kind. “Slasher films” died out somewhat fast, as everyone saw through the films. They weren’t really “art,” more like “trash,” but . . . What’s wrong with that? … Continue reading The Movie Buff: A Look Back on The Prowler

by: Alan Smithee It’s almost Halloween, my favorite holiday. Why is it you ask? Well, for one thing, it’s the only time you can dress up like a fool. On any other day it’s frowned upon. For another thing, candy! You can eat candy all year round, but it isn’t free. You can’t just knock on someone’s door and ask for candy whenever you want. … Continue reading The Movie Buff: A Look Back on Monsters Crash the Pajama Party

by: Alan Smithee Remember The Warriors? Remember Escape From New York? Those two films saw a lot in each other, they saw so much they went on a date, got a bite to eat, went for a long walk on the beach. Then they went to funky town AND THIS MOVIE WAS BORN! Welcome to the world of Italian film making, WHERE RIP OFFS WERE … Continue reading The Movie Buff: A Look Back on 1990: The Bronx Warriors

by: Alan Smithee Remember world War III? It started in 1988, which was also the year that Manhattan (New York) became one big maximum security prison. It’s a pretty fun prison! It’s surrounded by a 50 foot-tall wall and mines on all bridges. Also,  nobody is allowed in the prison, not even guards, because there are no guards! There are only “prisoners and the worlds … Continue reading The Movie Buff: A Look Back on Escape from New York