Halloween

Mon, Oct 11, 2021
It took a young team's blood, sweat and tears - and a triple-threat visionary - to make this bloodless yet scarily influential horror masterpiece.
7.5 /10
Friday the 13th

Mon, Oct 11, 2021
What began as a bald rip-off made a bloody splash as a splatter classic. Now the unlikely crew spills its guts about the highs, lows and gory effects.
7.4 /10
A Nightmare On Elm Street
With a studio on the line, an imaginative director in the pocket and an actorly demon in tow, this supernatural slasher hit raked in a surreal profit.
7.5 /10
Robocop

Mon, Oct 11, 2021
A painfully tight suit and budget, a passionate European auteur and on-set tensions fueled this blockbuster take down of cutthroat corporate America.
7.5 /10
Aliens

Mon, Oct 11, 2021
A hard-driving director, stressed crew, great expectations - and a tiny budget - made for a difficult birth in the case of this mother of all sequels.
7.9 /10
Coming to America
The happily ever after? It's on screen. Behind the scenes, this litigious, loveless foray involved fisticuffs, Nostradamus - and iconic Black talent.
7.4 /10
The Nightmare Before Christmas
The unlikely holiday classic, and stop-motion first, comes to ghoulish life with persistent vision - and nimble work by a ragtag bunch of misfits.
7.4 /10
Elf

Mon, Nov 30, 2020
Despite its gifted cast and wonderland of effects, this endearing Christmas comedy is sold short by the studio - till it scores big with moviegoers.
7.5 /10

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