Cult Movie Review: Heavy Metal (1981)
Is Heavy Metal the greatest animated cult movie of all time? It would be hard to argue with that on multiple fronts. In the 41 years since its release, this 9
Author: Charles Switzer
Charles Switzer is a freelance writer and writer of short horror fiction living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He holds a master's degree in film studies from Tiffin University, but prefers to think of himself as an even mixture of geek and cinema snob all rolled into one walking encyclopedia of pop culture. When he's not writing movie reviews or short stories, he is usually watching movies and reading short stories in a variety of genres.
Classic Movie Review: King Kong (1933)
For those of us that love genre films, when we think of classic movies, it is not uncommon for King Kong (1933) to come to mind. The film has been remade twic
Better Call Saul Season Six, Part II Predictions
With the midseason finale of Better Call Saul successfully planned and executed, all eyes are now turning to where the final 6 episodes of the iconic prequel
Strangers Things 4 and the Resurgence of Kate Bush
In the early morning hours of May 27, 2022, millions of people tuned into the long-awaited first volume of Netflix’s Stranger Things 4. Over the entire
Blue Velvet: A Dreamy Nightmare of Suburbia and the Birth of Indie Cinema
The opening shot of David Lynch’s Blue Velvet (1986) unveils title cards in elegant cursive against a backdrop of blue velvet fabric. Angelo Badalamenti’s
What Is the Official Timeline of the Entire Breaking Bad Universe?
One of the most satisfying, and to some, the most confusing, aspects of all the Breaking Bad universe storylines is when everything is set. We usually find mu
Cult Movie Review: Happiness (1998)
When it comes to revisiting underrated cult films from the past, it is always important to try and get viewers to view or revisit Todd Solondz’s Happiness (
Revisiting the Controversy of Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange
Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange (1971) finely represents the crossroads between postmodernism in terms of its narratives. Chiefly the intersection betw
Why Alan Parker’s Birdy (1984) Is a Forgotten Postmodern Masterpiece
In 1978, American author William Wharton published a novel called Birdy, and this literary opus managed to combine the very best of postmodernist allegory wit
Does Willow Deserve the Series Treatment?
As an older millennial born in 1982, I can recall first watching Willow (1988) on VHS in my parent’s living room. It is, perhaps more so than anything e
