2022 Year End Reviews – Part 2: Best Viewings

January 2, 2023 by Jon Kitley in Year End Reviews and tagged All the Moons, Antlers, Bryan Bertno, David Bruckner, Demian Rugna, Fernando Mendez, Hellbender, Hellraiser, Igor Legarreta, John Adams, Ladron de cadaveres, Scott Cooper, Southbound, Terrified, The Cursed, The Dark and the Wicked, The Signal, The Third Eye, Ti West, Toby Poser, X, Zelda Adams | Leave a comment

As always, my Best Of list isn’t just of films that came out this last year, but ones that were first time viewings for me, because when it comes down to it, whether it came out in 2022 or 1952, if it is the first time I’m watching it, then it is a new movie. So, my Best Of lists usually tend to have more older titles than newer ones, which might have something to do with the lack of originality in modern day productions. That being said, I was amazed to see how many newer titles ended up on my list this year, with 7 out of the 10 coming out within the last three years. That was a very nice surprise and gives me hope for the future of the horror genre. Now let’s get to this year’s Best Viewings list.

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Horrors at the Music Box in Chicago

March 6, 2022 by Jon Kitley in Movie Events and tagged BoardingHouse, Boxing Helena, David Lynch, Dune, Eraserhead, John Carpenter, Mulholland Drive, Music Box Theatre, Night's End, The Thing, Ti West, X | Leave a comment

While we all wait for news of this year’s Music Box of Horrors, Chicago’s best 24-hour horror movie marathon, there are more than a few interesting screenings coming up there that might peak the interests of local fans!

This Wednesday, at 9:15pm, they are screening the 1982 epic Boardinghouse, one of the earlier shot-on-video films that actually did play theaters. I know this for a fact because it played at the theater I worked at and was both confused and blown aways by it! Plenty of nudity and gore, as well as a lot of W-T-F moments, it is definitely like nothing else you’ve seen. And getting to see it on the big screen is a whole other experience! There will be an introduction to the film by author and film critic Preston Fassel, author of the book Landis: The Story of a Real Man on 42nd Street, the first ever biography of Sleazoid Express found Bill Landis. There will also be a post screening conversation as well.

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