Adrian Manuel

The Asian Cut

03/09/2025

Class Warfare in Bong Joon Ho's 'Snowpiercer' and 'Parasite' - The Asian Cut

The Asian Cut explores the theme of class warfare in the movies, Snowpiercer and Parasite, directed by Bong Joon Ho.

Dread Central

02/18/2025

'The Exorcist' Meets 'Blade Runner': Looking Back At 'Constantine' 20 Years Later

The 2005 film adaptation of 'Constantine' is a glorious take on horror noir. Adrian Manuel explains on Dread Central.

Dread Central

11/20/2024

Zack Snyder's 'Dawn of the Dead' is Better As A Sequel Than A Remake

For Adrian Manuel, Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead is the Gen X sequel to Romero's Baby Boomer original. He explains on Dread Central.

Dread Central

01/18/2024

'FEAR': MTV's Short-Lived 'Blair Witch Project'

Adrian Manuel looks back at MTV's short-lived horror reality series 'FEAR' and how it embodies the terror of 'The Blair Witch Project'.

Dread Central

07/08/2022

The Scarlet Witch's Transformation from Final Girl to 'Carrie'

Adrian Manuel looks at Wanda, or the Scarlet Witch, in the MCU and horrific transformation from the Final Girl to the slasher villain.

Certified Forgotten

11/22/2022

'The Mothman Prophecies' Is Cosmic, Cryptid Horror | Certified Forgotten

Adrian Manuel connects the dots between Mark Pellington's 'The Mothman Prophecies' and David Prior's 'The Empty Man.'

Inverse

02/20/2024

40 years ago, the worst Rocky movie gave the franchise a second life

'Rocky III' is best remembered as the one with Mr. T. The one with Hulk Hogan, or the one where Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed become bros on the beach. Take your pick.

Inverse

02/20/2024

20 years ago, 'Scorpion King' turned The Rock into a movie star - with the worst 'Mummy' movie ever

Lady Gaga had "Shallow." Dwayne Johnson had a show-stopping final kill in 'The Scorpion King.'

Film Daze

03/24/2022

Love 2.0 in 'The Matrix Resurrections'

It took courage for Neo to become "The One." Now, it takes everything in him to ask Trinity out on a coffee date.

Film Cred

04/22/2021

On 'Soul', Ambition, and Regular Old Living - Film Cred

More than any other film in 2020, 'Soul' reminds us that "life is happening in places we often forget, in the everyday grooves we overlook."

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