Rotten Bananas

To round out the month of October, cinephiles can take in a horror classic, the Blair Witch Project: master of the found footage horror.  The film, directed and edited by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez, is a found footage film about a group of film students who decide to make …

Everyone has their favorite spooky scary movie to take in when the weather gets frightful and the temperature is not so delightful. Here’s your resident film critic’s top 5 favorite movies to watch around Halloween time. Note: not all of these will be horror, but they all do relate to …

“Joker” is a film that deals with society’s most sinister issue: the erasure of people with mental illnesses.  The film, directed by Todd Phillips, stars Joaquin Phoenix as the Clown Prince of Crime himself known initially by his birth name of Arthur Fleck. Fleck is a party clown and an …

For the month of October, otherwise known as “spooky season,” Rotten Bananas will be taking a turn for the scary and reexamining the great terrifying visual treatises of the past, beginning with the Stephen King classic, “Cujo.”  The film, directed by Lewis Teague and released in 1983, two years after …

The release date of “Joker” is upon us but let’s take a look at what got us to this point: the point where a supervillain solo film can win the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival.  The film, directed by Todd Phillips, is to be released on Friday, Oct. 4 and is the origin …

“Castle Rock” is a foray into the demented universe of Stephen King’s numerous books and it sells quite well.  The series, created by Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, stars Andre Holland as Henry Matthew Deaver, a criminal attorney and native of the town of Castle Rock, who returns to the …

“It: Chapter 2” is an essay on fear, much like its predecessor. However, it takes the scares in a whole new direction.  The film, directed by Andy Muschietti, is based on the second half of the popular book by Stephen King with the same name. It stars an ensemble cast …

“Jawline” is the story of how one young man’s wish can quickly spiral into a social media catastrophe of epic proportions.   The documentary, directed by Liza Mandelup, tells the story of Austyn Tester, a 16-year old from Tennessee with big dreams of becoming a “social media influencer.” The film also features …

“The Lion King” is a revitalization of the classic film by Disney and it has all the wonder and majesty presented by the original.   The film, directed by Jon Favreau, follows the famous lion Simba on his journey through life with all its joys and tragedies. “Lion King” features an …

“Crawl” is a look into the natural world: man’s scariest enemy out there.  The film, directed by Alexandre Aja, stars English actress Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper as a daughter-father duo in Southern Florida who become trapped in their first home during a Category five hurricane and soon after, become terrorized by …