Like that line from The Godfather Part III, “Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in.” My wife and I have been attending San Diego Comic Con together for roughly 22 years, only missing it in 2007, and, of course, the year it was shut down in 2020 for COVID. As…
Tag: Night of the Living Dead
Tony Todd (1954-2024); the “Candyman” who trekked to the stars…
This has been a very tough week. For reasons I don’t want to get into now, I wasn’t intending to write anything at this time. In fact, I was in the middle of a much-needed break. But then I read that actor Tony Todd passed away, and it was my motive to exit my ennui…
Criterion’s remastered “Night of the Living Dead” (1968) puts “Night” in a whole new light…
*****SPOOKY SPOILERS!***** Note: This will not be a traditional review of George Romero’s classic “Night of the Living Dead,” since there are already countless books/reviews plumbing the depths of this groundbreaking movie (more about those below). This is a review of the Criterion BluRay of the film. In the Darkest “Night” In an age where, sadly,…