The Ritual (2017) Review Horror

The Ritual (2017) Review

If you go down to the woods today… A quick, contemporary #MonthOfSpooks detour, looking at “The Ritual”, released in UK cinemas on Friday 13th. Based on the novel by Adam Nevill, the movie takes us into the woods for a chilling supernatural survival horror that would put even Bear Grylls off his grubs. When a group ..

The Mummy (1932) Review Horror

The Mummy (1932) Review

Unwrapping the mysteries of The Mummy “The Mummy” is the first of Universal’s monster movies to be based on an original idea instead of being adapted directly from an existing work. What it lacks in pedigree, it makes up for in classy production values, attention to detail and continuing the series’ surprising subtextual depth. Where ..

Disney’s Descendants 2 (2017) Review Movie

Disney’s Descendants 2 (2017) Review

Even if it’s good to be bad, there’s no need to be this bad Stretching the definition of ‘Original’ almost to breaking point, Disney Original Movie “Descendants 2” takes us back to the world where all the Disney Classics have been reimagined and remixed into a glossy tween fantasy soap opera. As Mal (Dove Cameron) ..

Context Is For Kings Star Trek

Context Is For Kings

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Thor: Ragnarok (2017) Review Movie

Thor: Ragnarok (2017) Review

Thor: Ragnarok paves the way to Infinity War and beyond Seventeen films in, you’d forgive Marvel for resting on their laurels but there’s no sign of fatigue as Marvel closes out its Thor trilogy with “Thor: Ragnarok”. Driven by recurring dreams of the destruction of Asgard, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) allows himself to be captured by ..

The Invisible Man (1933) Review Horror

The Invisible Man (1933) Review

Ironically, you really should see The Invisible Man There’s a real shock right at the start of Universal’s “The Invisible Man” as it proudly proclaims its membership of the NRA. Thankfully, it’s a reference to President Franklin D Roosevelt’s National Recovery Administration of 1933 and not the hyper-politicised mass murder apologists of today. Good job ..

Dracula (1931) Review Horror

Dracula (1931) Review

It’s vun, vun iconic monster movie! Ah, ah, ah! Once again, What The Craggus Saw is joining in with TheMarckoGuy’s Month Of Spooks. Last year, it prompted me to finally get around to watching the classic Hallowe’en movie, “Halloween”. This year, I’ve used it as an excuse to go all the way back to where ..

Lethe Star Trek

Lethe

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The Monster Squad (1987) Review Horror

The Monster Squad (1987) Review

The best Universal monster movie not made by Universal As the years went past and cinematic tastes changed, Universal’s Monsters found a new home as beloved perennial TV favourites, gathering new generations of fans year after year and breaking out into popular culture through Saturday morning cartoons and reinterpretations. As the cinema reinvented and reinterpreted ..

Planet Hulk (2009) Review Movie

Planet Hulk (2009) Review

We’ve come to our Craggnarok journey’s end. The Road To Ragnarok Part 3: Planet Hulk Our Road to Ragnarok concludes with an adventure which doesn’t feature Thor but still provides a great deal of material and inspiration for the forthcoming MCU movie: “Planet Hulk”. With the Hulk’s rampages becoming more and more dangerous, the Illuminati ..

Happy Death Day (2017) Review Horror

Happy Death Day (2017) Review

Happy Death Day puts a new spin on the old saying “many happy returns!”Headline For my final #MonthOfSpooks review of the year, I went to see one of the few horror movies which have been released in cinemas for Halloween this year, meaning I started with 1931’s “Dracula” and finished with 2017’s “Happy Death Day”. I ..

Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) Review Horror

Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) Review

A view to a gill For over a decade, Universal had been content to recycle and remix their roster of monsters in increasingly crowded crossovers, even matching them up with Abbott and Costello for a fun-filled romp but the world was changing, and with it the audience’s taste for terror. The full moon might have ..