LEPRECHAUN BACK 2 THA HOOD (2003).

Leprechaun Back 2 Tha Hood (2003). Look, you’re a different person after 10 years, if all goes well.  What I got a twisted kick out of in high school, I usually have far less interest in, or patience for, as an adult.  And having since seriously studied and then worked in film, there are things [...]

LEPRECHAUN IN THE HOOD (2000).

Leprechaun In The Hood (2000). Here the series gets its biggest blast of star power since Jennifer Aniston in the first installment, and the evil Leprechaun gets his most formidable enemy. No doubt fulfilling a career-long ambition, Ice-T appears as a pimp in the 1970s, in a flashback to a time when a man could keep a gun in [...]

LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE (1997).

Leprechaun 4: In Space (1997). Things didn’t work out for anybody in Vegas, so the franchise left the planet.  I have to say, I like the specificity of that title:  It’s not “[Title;] Leprechaun 4: [Subtitle;] Leprechaun In Space”; it’s Leprechaun 4: In Space.  The film itself is in space!  Let’s go with the obvious [...]

LEPRECHAUN 3: LEPRECHAUN IN LAS VEGAS (1995).

  Leprechaun 3: Leprechaun In Las Vegas (1995). I refuse to do any research for this article, so this entry will have to suffer for it. I hardly remember Leprechaun 3. I remember the basic plot, that an aspiring magician finds one of the Leprechaun’s gold coins in the desert, drives to Vegas and bets [...]

LEPRECHAUN 2: BRIDE OF LEPRECHAUN (1994).

Leprechaun 2: Bride Of Leprechaun (1994). There are six Leprechaun movies in existence.  As is so often the case, the first one is the best. This is probably the other one to watch, if you have to watch any. [Again, the disclaimer:  I am working almost entirely off memory here.  I’ve seen all of these [...]

The LEPRECHAUN Returns.

And suddenly, almost without warning, it became time to talk about the Leprechaun movies again.   I’m not even talking about Saint Patrick’s Day, although the apparent flurry of interest concerning the Leprechaun movies has clearly been timed to coincide with that forever-linked holiday.  First, the profile of former Leprechaun star Warwick Davis got a massive boost [...]

Screening in NYC: BLACK DEVIL DOLL (2007).

  Black Devil Doll is screening here in New York City, presumably for April Fool’s weekend, at Landmark’s Sunshine Cinema.  The screenings are midnight showings, which gives you plenty of time beforehand to get loaded up on your mind-number of choice.  You’re gonna need it. I’m not sure how this movie managed to get booked [...]

Cult Classics: THE HAPPENING (2008).

I just re-watched M. Night Shyamalan’s neo-classic The Happening, a movie that is increasingly clearly deserving of being considered one of the great unintentional comedies of the last five years.  I don’t like to be too mean about a movie that has a decent environmental message, some obviously genuine sentiment behind it, and a pair [...]

Cats & Dogs.

Gene Shalit says: “Cats & Dogs is catshit and dogshit!!!”

MOVIE REVIEW: Grown Ups.

Grown Ups, starring five guys of varying awesomeness, Norm MacDonald’s weird butt, and Salma Hayek’s talking boobs.  Whether you love Adam Sandler or otherwise, you can’t miss this review… You’ll probably make fun of me for admitting it, but I’m a big Adam Sandler fan.  Doesn’t bother me.  I like what I like.  I have [...]