Sense of Wonder: Shock and Terror – Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction Films of Summer 2010

Summer is almost here! For many, that means fun in the sun, but for those of us at Cinefantastique the season means horror, fantasy, and science fiction films rolling into theatres on a weekly basis. Listen to a podcast preview of what’s coming up or check out our capsule previews.

Sense of Wonder: Cinefantastique catches Giallo Fever

This morning we posted three reviews by Keith Brown, who runs the excellent Giallo Fever website (whose motto is “Taking Eurotrash seriously…but not too seriously”). The proximate cause for this excursion into horrifyingly violent crime thrillers of the Italian variety (known as gialli in their native land) is the recent DVD release of BLADE OF …

Sense of Wonder: Sarah Roemer is suddenly hot

I don’t know why, but actress Sarah Roemer (THE GRUDGE 2, ASYLUM) is suddenly hot. I don’t mean in the “hot chick” sense but in the sense that suddenly search engine traffic for her is up (although presumably there is some directly proportional relationship between the two measures of “hotness”). Whatever the reason, my two-year …

Sense of Wonder: Iron Man 2 – Hollywood loves a Lone Gunslinger

Watching IRON MAN 2, I began to suspect that one reason for the recent success of Marvel Comic book adaptations is that their menagerie of superhero characters is less iconic than their DC counterparts.

Sense of Wonder: Favorite Nightmares from Elm Street

Welcome to Cinefantastique’s first mini-blog-a-thon. With the remake of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET currently in theatres, now is a good time to take a retrospective look back at  some of our favorite Freddy moments from the old films. Although the 1984 original was born during the slasher era, the franchise had much more going …

Sense of Wonder: Shedding a Tear for the Death of the Bad Guy

In horror, fantasy, and science fiction, sometimes even the worst of the worst garner a moment of sympathy.

Sense of Wonder: Asian Ghost Girls – The Secret of Long, Luxurious Hair Revealed!

Surfing the Internet the other day, I stumbled upon an advertisement posing as an article, which posed the question, “What is the Asian secret to strong lush hair?” I did a screen grab, so that you can see what I am talking about without having to click through the link: As you can probably guess, …

Sense of Wonder: Kick-Ass Movie or Kiss-Ass Critics?

Well, the geek, fan-boy wet-dream of a movie known as KICK-ASS is now in theatres, and critical reaction has been adoringly positive (one might even say “kiss ass” in its kindness), with the Rotten Tomatoes tomato-meter currently registering a 77% approval rating and declaring the critical consensus to be that the film “takes the comic …

Sense of Wonder: Why is Christina Ricci not a horror star?

The recently released AFTER.LIFE is intended as a thought-provoking horror film, but the only lasting thought it provoked in me is the question: Why is Christina Ricci not a horror star? She surpasses the chill-factor of her supposedly creepy co-stars, projecting not only a melancholy gloom but also an eerie allure perfectly suited to the genre.