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Face-Off: They Live vs. Society

Posted 10 years ago

I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but the presidential election was recently held in the United States. It was a long, tumultuous, exhausting build up to election day, and many couldn’t wait for it all to be over with. A...

Face-Off: Luke Skywalker vs. Harry Potter

Posted 10 years ago

In our previous Face-Off, I put 2015 boxing films SOUTHPAW and CREED into the ring. Most of you agreed with my decision to give it to the tale of Adonis Creed and Rocky Balboa, but there was plenty of love...

Face-Off: RoboCop vs. Starship Troopers

Posted 10 years ago

Last week we heard that screenwriters have been hired to pen a remake of Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 film STARSHIP TROOPERS, and when that news is combined with the fact that a new Verhoeven film, the rape revenge thriller ELLE, is...

Face-Off: Blade vs. Hellboy

Posted 10 years ago

With this weekend’s release of DOCTOR STRANGE, which comes from SINISTER / DELIVER US FROM EVIL director Scott Derrickson, the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be dipping a toe into genre waters, and in the build-up to this event I wanted...

Face-Off: Southpaw vs. Creed

Posted 10 years ago

With BLEED FOR THIS hitting theaters this month, we’re taking a look back at the two most prominent boxing films of 2015. SOUTHPAW saw Antoine Fuqua team up with Sons of Anarchy brainchild Kurt Sutter for a look at what...

Face-Off: Halloween 4 vs. Halloween H20

Posted 10 years ago

I wanted to do something related to the HALLOWEEN franchise for this week’s Face-Off, for obvious reasons – the best holiday of the year is fast approaching! There have been several HALLOWEEN movie Face-Offs in the past, but one that...

Face-Off: Witchboard vs. Night of the Demons

Posted 10 years ago

I feel that one of my favorite genre filmmakers doesn’t get enough appreciation, despite the fact that he was at the helm of two classic films – his 1986 feature debut WITCHBOARD and his 1988 sophomore effort NIGHT OF THE...

Face-Off: The Exorcist vs. The Omen

Posted 10 years ago

In our previous Face-Off, we paid tribute to the great Gene Wilder in BLAZING SADDLES vs. YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. I gave YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN the edge, and while some of you preferred BLAZING SADDLES, I think we all agreed neither of Mel...

Face-Off: Silver Bullet vs. Ginger Snaps

Posted 10 years ago

We’re getting deep into the month of October, the time when even people who don’t obsess over the horror genre all year round still find it within their hearts to pay tribute to our beloved ghosts, ghouls, and monsters. Monsters...

Face-Off: The Running Man vs. 31

Posted 10 years ago

Rob Zombie’s latest film 31 is like a “greatest hits” package, remixing elements from his previous directorial efforts and bringing them back to the screen in a movie with the most simplistic story possible. A story that is quite familiar....

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