by Paul J. Baio for MK ULTRA Magazine William Peter Blatty was originally a successful comedy writer who wanted to prove he can write drama as well. The result was a terrifying novel about demonic… Read More »MOVIE REVIEW: “The Exorcist Believer”
Live Review Alex Zander photos by Bob Hoeksema 6/9/2023 The Arcada Theater St. Charles IL At this point I may as well just come out and declare that The Arcada in St. Charles has replaced… Read More »“Met a hoochie-koochie named Dizzy Cowabunga!” FASTER PUSSYCAT bring the rock show back to the Arcada
Review by Paul J. Baio The Boogeyman is loosely based on the short story in Night Shift by Stephen King. Soon after a family loses their mom to a tragic accident, a poorly rendered CGI… Read More »MOVIE REVIEW: The Boogeyman
Review by Paul J. Baio As an Italian American, I appreciate this movie. The Sicilian heritage and focus on an Italian Dad spoke to me. It can be best described as My Big Fat Greek… Read More »MOVIE REVIEW: ABOUT MY FATHER
review by Paul J. Baio Sisu can best be described as a Finnish WWII Spaghetti Western action thriller with a grindhouse sensibility. When a NAZI death squad steals gold from an aging prospector, they unwittingly… Read More »MOVIE REVIEW: “SISU”
Evil Dead Rise isn’t a great horror movie but it’s definitely a good one. It’s a lot better than the 2013 reboot/remake, and adds new details to the Evil Dead mythos. I believe most will… Read More »MOVIE REVIEW: EVIL DEAD RISE
The Pope’s Exorcist is based on the real life adventures of Father Gabriele Amorth, who was a Catholic priest and Exorcist for the Diocese of Rome, as well as one the founders of the International… Read More »MOVIE REVIEW: The Pope’s Exorcist
For years Universal has been trying to transition their classic monsters into Superheroes to compete with Disney and Warner Bros. Judging from the trailer, it looked like that was the direction they were going with… Read More »Movie Review: Renfeld
Here’s the thing with 65… at its base it’s a good survival SciFi action film with heart. On the surface, it deals with coping with loss and finding hope. Where it goes wrong is the… Read More »Movie Review: 65
John Wick 4 kicks major butt. A lot more substance than usual. The balance is pretty much forty minutes of substance and two hours of unapologetic action. The long running time is due to that… Read More »Movie Review: John Wick 4