It says a lot about my admiration for director Guillermo del Toro that I was eagerly anticipating watching his take on Frankenstein. It’s a story that’s been done to death, after all. There are so …

In 1995, it was impossible to escape the marketing buzz for Casper. It was a film aimed squarely at kids, starring a character that adults remembered from their own childhood. Long before the days of weaponized nostalgia, the filmmakers behind Casper had found a way to appeal to a wide swath of audiences and deliver a family-friendly film that all ages could enjoy. I didn’t see a ton of movies in the theater as a kid, and at the age of 8, I wasn’t eagerly anticipating Casper. I was a pretty wimpy kid, and ghosts weren’t something I gravitated toward. Needless to say, I didn’t see the film. In fact, I don’t know that I ever gave the film much thought again until this year. As my wife and I hunted for age-appropriate spooky movies to show our 4-year-old daughter, we stumbled upon the fact that Casper was celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Having never seen it, but remembering the omnipresent marketing from my childhood, I was intrigued at the idea of watching it for the first time alongside my daughter.

When I was a little kid, I was fascinated with the legend of Sleepy Hollow. As I’m sure many of my contemporaries did, I first learned about it from the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” segment of the Dis…

For a long time, I was fairly unfamiliar with The Karate Kid franchise. I’d seen bits and pieces of the first two films at some point in my childhood, but they clearly didn’t grab my attentio…

Growing up, I probably knew more about Superman than the average kid. Not that I was big into him, or even DC Comics in general. I was a Spider-Man kid through and through. Rather, Superman was my …

I have a deep appreciation for Japanese anime, even though I’ve only seen a handful of series. Growing up on a steady diet of Disney films and Nickelodeon cartoons, I was raised to believe that car…

Almost from the start, I knew I was going to like The Blackening. I love when films take risks and bend genres, and a horror comedy is maybe one of the hardest combinations to pull off. After all, …

When cringe comedy is done right, I think it’s genius. To me, there’s little funnier than watching a scene that becomes so awkward and embarrassing that I need to release tension throug…

When cringe comedy is done right, I think it’s genius. To me, there’s little funnier than watching a scene that becomes so awkward and embarrassing that I need to release tension throug…

I vividly remember sitting in the movie theater in 2002 to watch the animated Lilo & Stitch. I think it’s because, at the time, I wasn’t sure I’d ever see another traditionall…

I vividly remember sitting in the movie theater in 2002 to watch the animated Lilo & Stitch. I think it’s because, at the time, I wasn’t sure I’d ever see another traditionall…