Category: 1996

• Scream (1996)

  Good heavens, would you look at the time! Why, it’s time for a franchise! And how very topical, since Scream–which is what we’re calling the fifth movie because sure, why not–is coming out this month and I’m… um… hm. Okay, so the original plan for January was to watch movies by Mr. Ulli Lommel, who I fucking hate because he made some of the worst garbage I’ve ever seen. Then I found out that Scream was coming out on the 14th, so I canceled those plans and pivoted to the Scream franchise with the intent of wrapping it all up…

  Chwineka

  January 7, 2022

  1996, 3.5 stars, Reviews

  death, family matters, horror, meta, mystery, slashers

• Hellraiser: Bloodline (1996)

  Welcome back to the Hellbound Halloween! Today’s entry is the fourth film in the Hellraiser franchise, Hellraiser: Bloodline. Man, we’re making good time with all this–four down and only six more to go. At this rate I’ll be done well before October is over! Hm, if only I had planned for that eventuality and had some tricks up my sleeve… Anyway, let’s talk about a film directed by Alan Smithee. Oh, that’s never a good sign.

  Chwineka

  October 8, 2021

  1996, 2.5 stars, Reviews

  body horror, demons, fetishes, horror, monsters, outer space, period piece

• The Phantom (1996)

  Good heavens, look at the time! It’s been a while since I rolled randomly on the list of movies I’ve referenced but haven’t reviewed yet, so let’s do that again! Out of a list of 291 movies (why do I do this to myself), the random die roller picks… #247! And that film is… available exclusively on HBO Max, a streaming service I don’t currently have access to. Oh no, it looks like I’ll have to talk about a secret agent monkey another day. So let’s roll again… #195! The Phantom! This I can do!

  Chwineka

  February 5, 2021

  1996, 3.5 stars, Reviews

  action, adventure, ghosts, superheroes

• The Craft (1996)

  For a lot of people my age–Millennials that are very close to the Generation X divide–the 90’s are a nostalgic time. Things were better back then, right? Or at least we didn’t have the maturity and capacity to understand how things were not good, haven’t been good for a long time, and that a lot of our current problems have roots back then. But, uh… at least the movies back then were good? Some of the movies. Okay, so this and a couple other movies that nostalgia goggles convince us were good. This intro is getting away from me… SO…

  Chwineka

  October 27, 2020

  1996, 4.5 stars, Reviews

  abusive relationships, black magic, horror, racism, school, sexual assault, spellcasters

• Children of the Corn: The Gathering (1996)

  Welcome back to October of the Corn! Today we’re talking about Children of the Corn: The Gathering (the “IV” on the poster and generally accepted title doesn’t appear in the movie), the most forgettable one in the entire franchise. Pretty impressive, right? Fields of Terror has the kid who looks like an Oriental shorthair cat; Isaac’s Return has the return of Isaac (naturally); Revelation has the weird hotel; Genesis is the one in California without any corn; and the reboot and Runaway are dumb but have at least one or two things about them that I remember. I mean, fuck,…

  Chwineka

  October 14, 2020

  1.5 stars, 1996, Reviews

  creepy children, epidemics, horror, mind control, resurrection