‘The Mummy Returns’ (2001) … but maybe it shouldn’t have
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The appeal of Fraser and Weisz is still there, but this time it’s not enough.
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‘The Mummy Returns’ (2001) … but maybe it shouldn’t have
‘Dracula: Dead and Loving It’ (1995) takes Brooks back to Transylvania
Mel Brooks Mondays (Movie review): And also back to basics, as the director/co-writer sets aside industry references and simply spoofs Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.”
‘Mummy’ (1999) puts impressive wrap on 20th century Universal Monster flicks
Frightening Friday (Movie review): And it’s debatable whether anything from the new century has matched Stephen Sommers’ film.
‘Young Frankenstein’ (1974) among the best – and funniest – adaptations of the classic novel
Mel Brooks Monday (Movie review): Brooks and Wilder insert jokes while staying true to Mary Shelley’s work.
‘Phantom of the Paradise’ (1974) is De Palma’s ambitious pop opera
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Some will get into the groove of this “Phantom of the Opera” for the ’70s, others will be bored. I was somewhere in between.
Argento’s ‘Phantom of the Opera’ (1998) a kitschy experiment
Frightening Friday (Movie review): While the film isn’t completely awful, it furthers the case that Argento is better with original material.
Bloody romp ‘Abigail’ could’ve used sharper stakes
Movie review: These directors make slick but forgettable horror movies. Let’s give them a great script for their next project, huh?
A fanged swain makes his dad proud in ‘Son of Dracula’ (1943)
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Lon Cheney Jr. stars in this underwatched gem of the “Dracula” film series.
In ‘Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man’ (1951), vaudeville pair confronts the unseen
Frightening Friday (Movie review): It’s about invisibility, a pair of bumbling detectives, and hilarity. But mostly, it’s about boxing.
‘Last Voyage of the Demeter’ expands ‘Dracula’ lore
Movie review: This technically impressive film is exactly what you think it is as it adapts a chapter of Bram Stoker’s novel.