Vampire

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

I’ve argued for some time now that vampires are the new unicorn: a fantasy creation that appeals to the female psyche specifically and leaves male genre fans... [ More ]

The Twilight Saga Retrospective

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Ironically, the thing I like the most about vampires is that I couldn’t care less about them. What the nastier Twilight detractors out there refuse to understand is that the pasty heartthrobs belong... [ More ]

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012)

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Five movies in, I finally get what The Twilight Saga is all about. Folk have made a big deal out of its promoting abstinence, and, sure enough... [ More ]

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011)

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One day, they’re going to milk the cow so dry grade schools will give out pasteurised bovine spit at recess. Allow me to explain. Once upon a time... [ More ]

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

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Let’s cut to the chase. Is The Twilight Saga: Eclipse any good? Well, sort of. Twilight (2008) was a solid movie. Its first sequel, New Moon (2009), was positively awful. This one reminds me... [ More ]

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

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Some of you may remember I quite liked the first Twilight (2008) movie and thought Catherine Hardwicke did an excellent job adapting what seemed to me like dreadful material. I use the phrase... [ More ]

Twilight (2008)

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Nature’s a funny thing. As some of you know, I have a penis, which means it’s a matter of primal law that I reject the very notion of a Twilight movie, partly because the story is exclusively geared... [ More ]

Contributor Picks: Vampires

By Chris Duncan, Pamela Howard, Dimitri A.C. Ly and Nick Ouellette | Leave a comment

As many of you surely suspect, Santa Claus is an age-old Nosferatu that’s grown fat from preying on our children’s limitless imagination and unapologetic greed. That’s why he requires... [ More ]

Don’t F with the Original: From Dusk Till Dawn

By Dimitri A.C. Ly and Nick Ouellette | Leave a comment

All right, ramblers, let's get rambling! To commemorate the premiere of From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series on El Rey, Nick and Dimitri review the 1996 splatter fest that started... [ More ]

Don’t F with the Original: Embrace of the Vampire

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Anchor Bay just released a straight-to-video remake of Embrace of the Vampire, so Nick and Dimitri discuss Anne Goursaud's 1995 vampire thriller, largely known for... [ More ]

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Vampire

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

The Twilight Saga Retrospective

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012)

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011)

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)

The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)

Twilight (2008)

Contributor Picks: Vampires

Don’t F with the Original: From Dusk Till Dawn

Don’t F with the Original: Embrace of the Vampire