Nuking The Cat

There’s been some debate lately in the #MutantFam and #TheLastDriveIn communities about whether or not Tom Atkins is a cinematic god and why you’re wrong if you don’t think so. Most will point to his portrayal of Dr. Dan Challis in Halloween III: Season of the Witch as the film proves to be a rallying cry for both crowds. For me, his turn in Maniac Cop as Frank McCrea hits a little closer to the mark. Ultimately though, the only correct answer is his turn as Detective Ray Cam

It was a short, strange journey…one, it was suggested, that was worthy of documentation. And so, here we are. Yes, welcome to the first Holy Shit, It’s Only Wednesday…our Liquor review segment which takes it’s title from the immortal George Carlin. The purpose here is to highlight the drinks that provide the light at the end of the long dark tunnel that is the work week. And for our first, boy do we have a doozy. It all started on Twitter. My Twitter interests tend to go in t

For the guys in the #MutantFam, I’m happy to present the following: a date night horror movie. Now, don’t worry, there’s no musical numbers…this isn’t the Phantom of the Opera via Andrew Lloyd Weber…I mean, yeah, there’s a little bit of opera here and there but it’s not a main feature of the film. Instead, what we have here is a fairly lavish period drama with horror elements and some very strong performances that make me wonder why this version of the story isn’t celebrated