by Joel G. Robertson Nightbreed was Barker’s second film as a writer and director. His first was Hellraiser (1987). Based on Barker’s novella, Cabal, Nightbreed tells the story of Boone, a young man who dreams...
By Peter Nielsen One of the taglines for this movie was: “18 Feet of Towering Fury”, but let’s be real here folks, it’s not 18 feet. It’s not even 15 feet like they say in...
by Joel G. Robertson It’s interesting how many stars forget their roots. Where they came from. How they got their start. I’m not talking about their familial or ancestral lines, or the crime-ridden burg they...
By: Dayton Ward The 1980s seems to be one of those “Love it or Hate it” decades. The clothes, the hairstyles, the music, the TV shows, and even the movies all have a very distinctive...
by Peter Nielsen ”I’m Popeye the Sailor Man, I’m Popeye the Sailor Man. I’m strong to the finnich, ‘cause I eats me spinach. I’m Popeye the Sailor Man.” Yes, yes, I know I stated in...
by Peter Nielsen I guess by now you’ve figured out that I love all types and genres of movies. Yes… even musicals, but you won’t be seeing any reviews of them here on Forgotten Flix,...
by Peter Nielsen Jack DeVries is a quiet man. He’s a stockbroker who lives a nice suburban life and is well-liked by his neighbors. He’s the kind of man who wouldn’t hurt a fly. He...
by Peter Nielsen From 1981 to 1992 we had a movie magazine called ”Scandinavian Film & Video” here in Sweden. Unfortunately it deteriorated into a crappy magazine during the last 2-3 years, but in the...
by Peter Nielsen With less than a week until the kick-off in Super Bowl 2013, I thought it appropriate to look at a movie with a football setting. I first thought about The Longest Yard,...
by Peter Nielsen It’s time to return to another genre I love and grew up with… the martial arts genre. During the 80s, we devoured these types of movies, and the TV and radio shop...