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I wrapped up Octoberween on Friday with a review of Guillermo del Toro's new Frankenstein adaptation:
02/11/2025

I wrapped up Octoberween on Friday with a review of Guillermo del Toro's new Frankenstein adaptation:

It’s Halloween, and we’re bringing our most jam-packed Octoberween in years to a close. Second Breakfast shared a delightful double feature with two very different takes on Frankenstein…

Oh là là! C'est un film élégant et effrayant:
25/10/2025

Oh là là! C'est un film élégant et effrayant:

Today’s Dracula vampire is brought to you by France (by way of Russia). Les films du bal The Vourdalak (2023): The Plot: The Marquis d’Urfé (Kacey Mottet Klein), an emissary of the King…

It wouldn't be Octoberween without some Draculas:
23/10/2025

It wouldn't be Octoberween without some Draculas:

Universal Pictures Dracula’s Daughter (1936): The Plot: Immediately following the events of Dracula (1931), Dracula’s “daughter”, Countess Marya Zaleska (Gloria Holden), searches in vai…

Smaller than Godzilla but still pretty big, we took a trip to Wisconsin with the dreaded Lake Michigan Monster:
21/10/2025

Smaller than Godzilla but still pretty big, we took a trip to Wisconsin with the dreaded Lake Michigan Monster:

After Wednesday’s review of one of the more serious Godzilla movies, Rooster Illusion is letting its proverbial hair down with an ultra-low budget horror comedy from the team behind recent si…

Last week, Octoberween continued with some giant monster mayhem:
21/10/2025

Last week, Octoberween continued with some giant monster mayhem:

I’ll be switching things up a bit this week with some good old fashioned giant monster mayhem. This one’s even kind of a ghost story. Make sure to check in on Friday for my review of La…

Second Breakfast is back with a an excellent Octoberween double feature:
12/10/2025

Second Breakfast is back with a an excellent Octoberween double feature:

I’ve always enjoyed doing double-feature articles, especially for Octoberween. I will be totally upfront with you, dear reader: the connective tissue is not as strong in this double-feature as I th…

We also stayed relevant with a review of 'Good Boy', currently playing in theaters:
11/10/2025

We also stayed relevant with a review of 'Good Boy', currently playing in theaters:

Wow, when was the last time I reviewed a movie while it was still in theaters? Wait, nobody look that up. What’s Wrong With Your Dog? Good Boy (2025): The Plot: Loyal dog Indy (Indy, the dire…

This week we went all the way back to 2006 with the Canadian zom-com 'Fido':
11/10/2025

This week we went all the way back to 2006 with the Canadian zom-com 'Fido':

Zing. Still got it. I’m bridging the gap between last week’s review of 28 Years Later and this coming Friday’s review of Good Boy (a movie that’s actually still in theaters?…

I kicked off Octoberween with a review of '28 Years Later':
04/10/2025

I kicked off Octoberween with a review of '28 Years Later':

Columbia Pictures 28 Years Later (2025):The Plot: Twenty-eight years after the “Rage virus” swept the United Kingdom (and no other countries, retconning the ending of 28 Weeks Later) a community of…

Haha, whoops! We're doing Octoberween again this year, and I forgot to post about it here.
04/10/2025

Haha, whoops! We're doing Octoberween again this year, and I forgot to post about it here.

Octoberween: When you’re here, it’s Octoberween. Enjoy.

Halloween is upon us, which means we've reached the conclusion of another wildly successful Octoberween. Through the Anc...
01/11/2024

Halloween is upon us, which means we've reached the conclusion of another wildly successful Octoberween. Through the Ancient Magicks of seasonal film criticism, we've unlocked so many holiday vibes for ourselves and for you, our twelve dedicated readers. Second Breakfast celebrated the original Gentleman of Action, Peter Cushing's Van Helsing, with a terrifying double feature. I kicked it old school and new school with…...

Halloween is upon us, which means we’ve reached the conclusion of another wildly successful Octoberween. Through the Ancient Magicks of seasonal film criticism, we’ve unlocked so many h…

Hey everyone, James here (a.k.a. the Boss, Rooster Illusion, etc.). Our twelve dedicated readers will surely recognize t...
31/10/2024

Hey everyone, James here (a.k.a. the Boss, Rooster Illusion, etc.). Our twelve dedicated readers will surely recognize the banner above this intro, but for the rest of you, it's my pleasure to introduce Colin French, writing under the column name of Strange Bacon. Back in the archives, you can find his thoughts on Canadian cinema, philosophy, Stephen King, and much more (including the…...

Hey everyone, James here (a.k.a. the Boss, Rooster Illusion, etc.). Our twelve dedicated readers will surely recognize the banner above this intro, but for the rest of you, it’s my pleasure t…

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