Sam Raimi takes on the Western genre. That’s all I needed to know in 1995 to get me to buy a ticket for “The Quick and the Dead”. I’ve been a fan of Raimi since he tilted the horror genre on its head with his enduring classic “Evil Dead”. And Westerns have been a part … Continue reading
How’s this for a premise – five twenty-ish ballerinas turn their dance moves into a brutal fighting style as they combat violent gangsters intent on killing them. That’s what director Vicky Jewson serves up with the stylish and fun “Pretty Lethal”. Sound silly? Well it certainly is. But Jewson finds a nice balance by not … Continue reading
During the later days of the video game arcade era, two wildly popular fighting games found themselves competing against each other for the quarters of players everywhere. Those games were “Street Fighter II” and the considerably more brutal “Mortal Kombat”. Both had legions of passionate fans who would gather around the cabinets and pump in … Continue reading
While Conan was born in 1932 on the pulpy pages of “Weird Tales” magazine, for many of us it was the 1982 film “Conan the Barbarian” that gave us our proper introduction to the character. Directed by John Milius, this sword-and-sorcery epic was a commercial success and over time it gained a sizable cult following. … Continue reading
Horror fans can rejoice. The Evil Dead franchise is returning to the big screen with “Evil Dead Burn”. And by the looks of its gnarly first trailer, the team behind it hasn’t forgotten what has made the series so beloved. Original creator Sam Raimi returns to produce another terrifying chapter of squirm-inducing supernatural horror. Sébastien … Continue reading
A couple of months ago Universal Pictures dropped a teaser for what is undoubtedly one of the most highly anticipated movie releases of 2026. Now they have given us the first full trailer for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”. The teaser was a terrific cinematic introduction to this ambitious big screen epic. The full trailer gives … Continue reading
Keith & the Movies 