Living With a Nerd

A good remake involves taking an original film and recreating it as if it was originally produced today.  From this perspective, The Crazies is one of the better remakes in recent memory.

Note: Spoilers for the remake and the original are in this review.

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If Martin Scorsese’s latest film shows us anything, it’s that Scorsese needs to make more films like Shutter Island.

Note: Spoilers! (Don’t worry though, the end is discussed but not revealed)

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Although it appears cliche at first, Pandorum is one of the best scifi/horror films in recent memory.

Note: minor spoilers ahead

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There are many TV shows that explore stories of paranormal encounters, but A Haunting on Discovery Channel is one of the better ones out there.

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Rainy Day Movie is a feature here on Living With a Nerd that provides short insights into movies and series that you should save for a rainy day.  In this edition of Rainy Day Movie, we take a look at the unique and at times graphic Japanese movie Man, Woman, and the Wall.

Note: Major character spoilers ahead, however no plot spoilers ahead

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The fifth and final entry in our Week of Horror series is The Evil Dead, a horror film from 1981 that launched the careers of Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell.

Note: Minor spoilers ahead.  Some NSFW images inside

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The fourth entry in our Week of Horror series is The Shining, a classic 1980 film directed by Stanley Kubrick.

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The third entry in our Week of Horror series is Zombie, a 1979 Italian film directed by the legendary Lucio Fulci.

Note:  This review covers the Anchor Bay 2002 release.  Some images inside NSFW.

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The second entry in our Week of Horror series is Slave of the Cannibal God, a 1978 Italian film starring none other than Ursula Andress.  (continue reading…)

Our first entry in our Week of Horror series is Suspiria, a classic 1977 film by legendary Italian film maker Dario Argento.

Note:  Some slightly NSFW images inside

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