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 icon2A 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…
Nat Brehmer·Feb 5, 2024Taking the Toy Industry to Task in ‘Small Soldiers’There is no one better than Joe Dante at sticking it to the Man and then leaning back and cackling as the Man continues on, utterly…
Simon Bland·Jan 30, 2023Matinee at 30: Why This Love Letter To The Cinema Experience is Joe Dante’s The FabelmansWith Spielberg’s most personal film chronicling his journey to becoming a filmmaker, we look at a 90’s classic that celebrated being a fan.
Brendan Murray·Sep 26, 2022The Year of the WolfA comparison of An American Werewolf in London and The Howling.
Carolina Azevedo·Feb 25, 2021Gremlins: “Fun, but in no sense civilized”Produced by one of the most influential Hollywood personalities, (especially when it comes to family-friendly adventures), Steven…
