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Face-Off: Blazing Saddles vs. Young Frankenstein

Posted 10 years ago

With the recent passing of the great Gene Wilder, fans all over the world have been looking back at many of the actor’s classic performances and remembering the man himself. While WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY features, for many...

Face-Off: Sleepy Hollow vs. From Hell

Posted 10 years ago

With Tim Burton’s MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN set to come out this weekend, the idea was to have something Burton-related in this week’s Face-Off, which led to his 1999 film SLEEPY HOLLOW. A twist on Washington Irving’s classic...

Face-Off: Ravenous vs. Bone Tomahawk

Posted 10 years ago

I’ve always loved the idea of movies mixing the horror and Western genres together. Unfortunately, it’s not something that happens all that often (and when it does happen, the results aren’t always of the highest quality), but the thought of...

Face-Off: Dark Shadows vs. Crimson Peak

Posted 10 years ago

In our previous Face-Off, we brought you a mid-90’s Cage match with THE ROCK vs. CON AIR. I gave THE ROCK the edge for being a more well-rounded movie, and the vast majority of you agreed. There was also some...

Face-Off: The Witches of Eastwick vs. The Craft

Posted 10 years ago

This weekend, Adam Wingard will be ushering the Blair Witch back to the big screen after a sixteen year absence in a film that our own JimmyO says is “a truly terrifying cinematic experience”. In anticipation of BLAIR WITCH, this...

Face-Off: Species vs. Splice

Posted 10 years ago

To put it mildly, Luke Scott’s sci-fi thriller MORGAN didn’t exactly set the box office on fire over the holiday weekend, despite some unconventional viral marketing tactics. Where the story of a human hybrid experiment gone wrong did succeed, however,...

Face-Off: The Rock vs. Con Air

Posted 10 years ago

In our previous Face-Off, I dropped close combat action films JACK REACHER and JOHN WICK into the ring, and not only did 100% of you agree with my decision to give it to JOHN WICK, no one complained that it...

Face-Off: Red State vs. Tusk

Posted 10 years ago

After a couple decades of focusing primarily on comedy, Kevin Smith has been branching out into horror territory in recent years, making movies about monsters and madmen. His third such film, YOGA HOSERS, is set to reach theatres this Friday,...

Face-Off: Drag Me to Hell vs. Evil Dead 2013

Posted 10 years ago

Discovered through his impressive work in short films, director Fede Alvarez was chosen by Sam Raimi to make his feature debut with the long-planned remake of Raimi’s breakthrough film THE EVIL DEAD. Alvarez’s EVIL DEAD reached theatres in 2013, and...

Face-Off: Jack Reacher vs. John Wick

Posted 10 years ago

In our previous Face-Off, I gave GLADIATOR the slight edge over BRAVEHEART, and I could not have been happier to see the vast majority of you disagree! In all honesty, I was trying to be as objective as possible, but...

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