There are few genre success stories more endearing than the run horror movies had throughout the 1980s. Visual effects – in all their animatronic and latex glory – had finally reached a point where they could capture the twisted fantasies…
Directors of Cinema Episode 10: Steven Spielberg
Welcome to a historic episode of Directors of Cinema….at least from a numerical standpoint. To celebrate our 10th episode, we discussed the one and only Steven Spielberg. Although the topic was motivated by the recent release of The BFG, Spielberg…
Memories With Spielberg: A Retrospective
There’s a reason so many people remember the films of Steven Spielberg. The director has made films with the right balance of professional craft and child-like imagination that’s connected with people of all ages, managing to have movies be commercially…
The Film Canon: ‘Jaws’ (1975)
With the recent mega-success of Jurassic World and the reminder that people REALLY like monster movies, it seems all too convenient that one of the best monster movies of all time is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week. Still, one…
TYF Staff Picks Best Movie Monsters
With the cinematic juggernaut Jaws reaching its 40th anniversary this weekend, June 20th, we thought we’d take a look back at some of the best movie monsters of our time. I can’t say I’m all too well-versed in the genre (not for…
The Subtle Brilliance of the Cloverfield Monster
*This seemingly random retrospective of Cloverfield was originally going to be featured as part of tomorrow’s Jaws 40th anniversary retrospective. In the retrospective, several TYF writers talk about their favorite movie monsters and what makes them their favorite. The length of my contribution…
Watch: Best Horror Heroes of Movies and Television
We talk about the monsters and villains of horror movies and television all the time, the Michaels, Freddys, Draculas, Predators, etc. It’s understandable, since the villains are often the most memorable parts of these tales, and many characters in the…