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Face-Off: Graduation Day vs. Fatal Games (a.k.a. Olympic Nightmare)

Posted 10 years ago

Sporting events and athletic achievements are things that typically pass by without me taking any notice, but this summer has been an exception – for the first time in my life, I have actually been paying attention to what has...

Face-Off: House vs. House II: The Second Story

Posted 10 years ago

With the paranormal comedy GHOST TEAM coming out this weekend, I thought “paranormal comedy” would be the best theme for this week’s Face-Off. Since GHOSTBUSTERS was already a competitor in a recent Face-Off (it went up against THE FRIGHTENERS last...

Face-Off: Braveheart vs. Gladiator

Posted 10 years ago

In our previous Face-Off, we visited the world of female-driven high school comedies in HEATHERS vs. MEAN GIRLS, with the latter coming out on top. Half of you agreed with the verdict and half of you dissented, which at the...

Face-Off: Night of the Creeps vs. The Monster Squad

Posted 10 years ago

DC Comics villains will join forces for heroic purposes in this weekend’s SUICIDE SQUAD, but as far as movies with “squad” in the title are concerned, the first one that will always come to my mind is director Fred Dekker’s...

Face-Off: Blue Ruin vs. Green Room

Posted 10 years ago

I’m a big fan of director Jeremy Saulnier’s 2007 horror/comedy MURDER PARTY, so after a lengthy wait to find out what he would follow that film up with I have been very glad to see him having success and earning...

Face-Off: Heathers vs. Mean Girls

Posted 10 years ago

In our previous Face-Off, I took on the daunting task of comparing the leviathan franchises STAR TREK and STAR WARS. While STAR WARS took it down and most of you agreed with the outcome, I think we all showed a...

Face-Off: The Hitcher vs. Near Dark

Posted 10 years ago

Yesterday, Scream Factory released a special edition Blu-ray of Eric Red’s werewolf movie BAD MOON, celebrating the film’s twentieth anniversary. Among the bonus features on that release is an audio commentary with Red and star Michael Paré that was moderated...

Face-Off: Ghostbusters vs. The Frighteners

Posted 10 years ago

The controversy surrounding the film has made it pretty hard to miss the fact that this weekend marks the release of Paul Feig’s reboot of GHOSTBUSTERS. With such a huge event ahead of us, the 1984 GHOSTBUSTERS had to be...

Face-Off: Star Trek vs. Star Wars

Posted 10 years ago

In our previous Face-Off, I looked at 80’s fantasy favorites THE NEVERENDING STORY and LABYRINTH. Almost all of you joined me in naming LABYRINTH the greater of the two, but I won’t argue with the few of you who disagreed;...

Face-Off: Cujo vs. Pet Sematary

Posted 10 years ago

This weekend will see the release of THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS, an animated film that is sure to be one of the cutest and most family friendly movies of the year. The antics the animals get up to there...

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