Features
Monday, April 27 2009
Summer of Same: May 2009
May's titles include the fourth films in two aging franchises, more Pixar perfection, and the reboot of a TV series from 40 years ago. And they say there are no new ideas.
Reviews
Friday, October 30 2009
Drag Me to Hell
Sam Raimi’s attempted return to the horror/comedy genre that was his stock in trade for the early part of his career is neither particularly horrific nor all that funny.
Friday, May 29 2009
Drag Me to Hell
Christine's monstrosity is hardly so daunting as that of the evil spirit stalking her, but it's of a piece with Drag Me to Hell's mostly vague cultural critique.
Blogs
Wednesday, June 16 2010
From the Evil Dead to the Emerald City
The one thing that will make new millennium audiences line up for a return trip to Oz is some manner of new, improved outsized visual aesthetic. Does Raimi really bring that?
Sunday, October 11 2009
Drag Me to Hell - Rated and Unrated (2009): Blu-ray
Imagine you're Sam Raimi. You struggle for years to be recognized as a true directing talent, delivering fright films as beloved as The Evil Dead,…
News
Tuesday, May 26 2009
Horror beckons Sam Raimi home
"Sam Raimi works exclusively in the horror genre," Richard Skorman wrote in an appreciation of "Evil Dead II" in the 1989 reference guide Off Hollywood…
