Nat Brehmer·Dec 21, 2025Satire, Self-Parody and Loving the Chaos of ‘Gremlins 2: The New Batch’After Gremlins turned out to be a massive hit, Warner Bros wanted a sequel almost immediately. The problem was that director Joe Dante had…A response icon2
Joe Valdez·Oct 4, 2025The ‘BurbsFlip side of The Addams Family is flat, sharp and occasionally in tune
Colin Edwards·Jun 14, 2024‘Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?’ or — Gremlins, Godard and Glands?The film immediately starts destroying itself as soon as it begins (not even the 20th Century Fox logo is safe and the opening credits are…
Nat Brehmer·Feb 16, 2024“Satan is Our Pal”: Satirizing Suburban Paranoia in Joe Dante’s ‘The ‘Burbs’Joe Dante is one of the best filmmakers we’ve ever had at combining horror and comedy. So many writers and directors talk about what a…
