🧟♂️ Young Frankenstein (1974) “It’s pronounced Fronkensteen!” Lets start by showing y’all the trailers shall we? — 🎬 Non-Spoiler Thoughts I recently watched Young Frankenstein and wow — no wonder this has become so many people’s favorite Frankenstein movie. It’s not scary, not faithful to Mary Shelley’s text, and it doesn’t even pretend to be….
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The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
⚡️ The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) ⚡️ “Hammer Time… with Extra Blood and Morality Gone Wrong” — 🎬 Let’s start with the trailers, shall we? — 📝 Non-Spoiler Thoughts Kayla and I sat down with this film recently, and it was an experience. What Hammer set out to do was simple: revive Gothic horror by…
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
⚡️ The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) ⚡️ “Till Death Do Us Part… or Until Universal Needs a Sequel” — 🎬 Let’s start with the trailers, shall we? Since this is a Universal film, Y’all know what that means? Cue the Universal Logo! — 📝 Non-Spoiler Thoughts Here’s the thing: I finally sat down with The…
The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015–2017)
The Frankenstein Chronicles (2015–2017) “What if Frankenstein, but make it… a detective drama?” — 🎥 Let’s start by showing y’all the trailers, shall we? — 🕵️ Non-Spoiler Plot Overview The Frankenstein Chronicles begins with a brilliant hook: a child’s corpse stitched together from several bodies, discovered on the banks of the Thames. Enter Inspector John…
Firestarter (2022)
🔥 Firestarter (2022) – A Remake That Burns Out Before It Sparks Lets start by showing y’all the trailers shall we? 🎬 Trailers First Since this is a Universal film, y’all know what that means? Cue Universal Logo! — 📖 Non-Spoiler Plot Overview The Firestarter remake tries to retell Stephen King’s story of Charlie McGee,…
Monster: Ed Gein (2025)
Monster: The Ed Gein Story (2025) …Ryan Murphy’s “Monster Universe” finally hits rock bottom 💀🤦♂️ — ⚠️ Disclaimer Yeah, remember when I said I wasn’t gonna watch or review this? Well… I lied. Or more like, I caved. I had to see if it was somehow worse than Dahmer and Menéndez. (Spoiler: it is.) But…
Children Of The Corn (2020/2023)
🌽 Children of the Corn (2020/2023) Review “This crop should’ve stayed buried.” — Lets start by showing y’all the trailers shall we? 🎥 Trailers The trailers teased a “modern reimagining” of Stephen King’s short story, but what audiences got was a confused, cheap-looking mess that proved not all horror needs resurrecting. — 📖 Non-Spoiler Plot…
Monster: The Menéndez Brothers (2023)
🩸 Monster: The Menéndez Brothers (2023) — 🎬 Trailers First Let’s start by showing y’all the trailers shall we? The trailers marketed this as a “true crime re-examination.” But the glossy visuals and Netflix prestige-porn vibe told you exactly what this was going to be — another attempt to turn real tragedy into bingeable soap…
Monster: Dahmer (2022)
🩸 Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022) — 🎬 Trailers First Let’s start by showing y’all the trailers shall we? The trailers for this series leaned heavy into moody horror, dark cinematography, and Evan Peters whispering lines like he’s a misunderstood anti-hero. From the get-go, it was obvious Netflix wasn’t treating this like a documentary…
Gotti (2018)
Gotti (2018) “Nepotism: The Motion Picture” 🎥 Let’s start by showing y’all the trailers, shall we? — Non-Spoiler Plot Rundown 📝 Gotti desperately wants to be Goodfellas. Instead, it plays like if Goodfellas was directed by your uncle who once read a Wikipedia page about the mob. The film follows John Gotti, the “Teflon Don,”…
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