Retro-Graded Games: ‘Castlevania’ After 30 Years

There is something strangely ironic about returning to 1986’s Castlevania for the game’s 30th anniversary: picking the title up on the 3DS Virtual Console feels more like I myself am waking the dead as opposed to taking them on. If…

The Film Canon: The Last Unicorn (1982)

Some movies just stay with you. Admittedly, I didn’t rewatch The Last Unicorn over and over as I did with more mainstream animated classics like The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. As you might imagine, Disney loomed large in…

In Memory of Christopher Lee: Why Saruman and Dracula Are His Best Characters

It was with great sadness this week that we heard of the loss of one of film’s greatest actors: Christopher Lee. He had a long life full of interesting, exciting, terrifying, and spectacular work. His contributions to cinema will stand…