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Face-Off: The Edge vs. The Grey

Posted 11 years ago

Alejandro González Iñárritu‘s THE REVENANT begins a limited run this week and goes wide on January 8th (you can read our review here). While Iñárritu’s film may not be the end-all be-all of survival films, it’s certainly a welcomed entry...

Face Off: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 vs. Silent Night, Deadly Night 5

Posted 11 years ago

Not only did SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT stir up a huge amount of controversy upon its 1984 debut, it also earned a strong cult following and kicked off a franchise. After the first two sequels followed up on the “killer...

Face-Off: It! The Terror from Beyond Space vs. Alien

Posted 11 years ago

When Ridley Scott saw the first STAR WARS film upon its release in 1977, he was inspired to abandon the Tristan and Isolde adaptation he was working on and instead do a film set in space. He took the job...

Face-Off: Emperor Palpatine vs. Saruman the White

Posted 11 years ago

STAR WAAAAAAAARS!!!! The time has come as release week for THE FORCE AWAKENS is finally upon us. Whether you’re already in line, have tickets for opening day, or are planning on waiting until the craze dies down, I expect most...

Face-Off: Tentacles vs. Orca

Posted 11 years ago

In 1820, a ship called the Essex was sunk by a massive whale, the event that inspired the writing of Herman Melville’s classic novel Moby Dick thirty years later. Director Ron Howard and a cast including Chris Hemsworth are bringing...

Face-Off: Elves vs. Jack Frost

Posted 11 years ago

Horror fans are looking forward to the release of Michael Dougherty’s KRAMPUS with great anticipation, and this Friday we’ll find out if the film will do for Christmas what Dougherty’s TRICK ‘R TREAT did for Halloween. While we wait to...

Face-Off: Bad Santa vs. Elf

Posted 11 years ago

With December comes all the Christmas spirit you could hope for and then some. Whether you’re a fan of the holiday or can’t wait for it to be over, the cloying cheer throughout every mall, restaurant, and city street is...

Face-Off: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre vs. The Hills Have Eyes

Posted 11 years ago

This Thursday, families across the United States will be gathering together to celebrate Thanksgiving with some rather massive meals, the centerpiece of which will tend to be the cooked carcass of a turkey. When pondering what sort of Face-Off to...

Face-Off: Troll vs. Troll 2

Posted 11 years ago

This week, Scream Factory released a Blu-ray double feature of the 1986 film TROLL and its 1990 sequel (in name only) TROLL 2. Neither of these movies are very highly regarded, and yet the sequel has gained a cult following...

Face-Off: Bilbo Baggins vs. Frodo Baggins

Posted 11 years ago

With the extended edition of THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES hitting shelves today, Peter Jackson‘s Middle-Earth saga has finally come to a close. While plenty of THE LORD OF THE RINGS fans were left nonplussed by THE HOBBIT films,...

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