Cloverfield (2008)

"It's taken almost ten years, but the children of The Blair Witch Project are finally coming to visit." More...

Dragon Wars (2007)

"Pity the poor giant monster fan; even in the subgenre's heyday, the pickings were few and far between. These days, Godzilla is in hibernation (and will be until 2009 brings Godzilla 3-D to the iMAX), and all the discerning kaiju junkie had to sustain him was the intensely hyped Cloverfield... and Dragon Wars, a somewhat schizophrenic Korean fantasy film that plops giant chubby iguanas with magic rocket launchers in the streets of Los Angeles." More...

Superman: Doomsday (2007)

"Has it really been nearly twenty years since they killed Superman?" More...

Metalocalypse: Season One (2007)

"I find myself hoping that the mysteries of Metalocalypse never get fully unravelled. This ain't Lost; it's doled out in weekly 15-minute doses, and is a lot funnier. The intrigue definitely takes a back seat to the comedy, causing me to appreciate it even more. Uh, the intrigue, not the comedy. In fact, to appreciate the comedy in Metalocalypse, you had better also be able to find the humor in movies like Gates of Hell. It is, as the members of Dethklok would testify, "Brutal." More...

Count Dracula (1977)

"This is a 1977 BBC TV version of the story, shown in America as part of the PBS Great Performances series. Louis Jourdan essays the role of Dracula, while the role of the vampire-hunting Van Helsing falls to character actor Frank Finlay. Both men, perhaps realizing that they would be fighting the portrayals most prevalent in the popular mind at the time - Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing - give earnest, understated, almost nonchalant performances. " More...