Showing articles by Joe Barlow
Review: The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001) and The Lost Skeleton Returns Again (2009)
Filmmaker Larry Blamire brings tremendous wit and humor to his affectionate spoofs of 1950s and 1960s sci-fi monster flicks. A double-shot review!
Review: The Old Dark House (1932)
James Whale's 1932 gothic comedy was almost lost to us due to neglect, but the fine folks at Kino have restored and re-issued the film in a terrific DVD edition.
Review: Piranha 3D (2010)
Alexandre Aja's remake of Joe Dante's cult classic, Piranha, is fast, funny, and furious. Read the full review here .
Friday the 13th Retrospective: Part 3
Steve Miner, fresh from the success of Friday the 13th Part 2, returns for the third installment of the Jason Voorhees Chronicles, and the results aren't pretty.
Review: The Man in the Lake (2010)
The origin of horror icon Jason Voorhees is explored in this engaging Friday the 13th fan film, courtesy of South-Lan Films.
Friday the 13th Retrospective: Part 2
Steve Miner's sequel to Sean S. Cunnigham's original campground slasher has polarized fans for its slapstick-esque portrayal of Jason Voorhees.
Review: Ginger Snaps (2000)
John Fawcett's haunting tale of sisterhood, puberty, and lycanthrope is sure to delight horror fans looking for a more intelligent thrill ride.
Friday the 13th Retrospective: Part 1
It's the start of our first series retrospective, and what better way to kick things off then with a look at the franchise that made us terrified of the woods?
Review: Jaws (1975)
In 1975, a young filmmaker named Steven Spielberg changed modern filmmaking with the first bona fide summer blockbuster. Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw star in this classic tale of a rogue shark, stalking the waters of an island community.
Review: King Kong (1933)
There's plenty of monkey business to be found in Merian C. Cooper's 1933 monster movie masterpiece. The granddaddy of gorilla filmmaking has been lovingly restored and remastered for a brand-new generation, and remains a wonder to behold.
Review: The Car (1977)
Universal's 1977 cult horror flick mixes Jaws and Christine in roughly equal proportions. Can James Brolin and his mighty beard save us from an ultimate case of road rage?
Cinemaslave #118: Sita Sings the Blues/Nina Paley Interview
In this week's podcast, Joe gives the lion's share of his attention and affection to one of the most perfect and personal films to come along in a very long time: Nina Paley's animated feature, Sita Sings the Blues .
Where are the show archives?
Hi folks, Recently I've received a bunch of e-mails inquiring about the older episodes of the Cinemaslave podcast, which are no longer available on the website.
Cinemaslave #117: A Leopard Off the Starboard Bow
A movie works best when a viewer can believe in its setting and time frame, and Joe uses this theory to explain why some Friday the 13th films suck more than others.
Cinemaslave #116: Rotoscoping Renfield/Keith Carter Interview
Joe's all-time favorite movie, F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent horror masterpiece Nosferatu, is getting the 3D treatment in a new remake/reimagining/re-editing/modernization called Orlock the Vampire in 3D.
Cinemaslave #115: Hooray for Zombiewood!
A sad time in Cinemaslave-land as we mourn the man who arguably invented movie fandom. (No, dummy, not Michael Jackson.
Cinemaslave #114: Better Irate Than Never
Joe's unexpected four-month hiatus from the show is revealed to be nothing more than a dream -- it turns out he had the power to return to the podcast all along simply by clicking his heels together three times.
Cinemaslave #113 - Lon Chaney Left His Legs in His Other Pants!
Joe's been spending a lot of quality time recently with Kino's massive five-disc American Silent Horror collection, and your intrepid host offers you a guided tour through the good, the bad, and the perplexing films which comprise this slice of film history.
