Outside the Envelope Podcast
Blogroll
- LAMB Movie Blog Directory A massive collection of movie blogs.
- Man, I Love Films Movie news, reviews, essays… anything you could want.
- Radio DearFilm The Destination for DearFilm Podcasts
- Re-gen Ilker’s underground music magazine.
- StoryTitleProject Brian’s personal short fiction web site. Help him write a story by writing the title first.
- The Movi3lounge Raul’s private movie review site.
Dispatches from Remake Hell
Calendar
Remake Archive
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Dear Red Dawn (2012),
Posted on December 11, 2012 | No CommentsRick goes to battle with this barely-trying remake of the cult Cold War classic. -
Dear Dredd,
Posted on September 25, 2012 | 7 CommentsRick takes a look at a movie that came with no expectations, and then blew him away. -
Dear Dark Shadows,
Posted on May 12, 2012 | 2 CommentsThis vampire flick should have stayed buried. -
Dear 21 Jump Street,
Posted on March 18, 2012 | 6 CommentsA remake of an older TV show that somehow manages to shake off all the ill-will that would engender to create a killer comedy. -
Dear Silent House,
Posted on March 10, 2012 | 8 CommentsA horror film told in a single take offers some interesting ideas and achievements, hampered by an unstuck landing. -
Dear True Grit(s),
Posted on February 11, 2012 | No CommentsRick makes these two films go to ten paces and then yells "Draw!" -
Dear The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,
Posted on December 21, 2011 | 13 CommentsA competent remake of an adaptation that hews so close to the original that it fails to make a point for itself. -
Dear 13,
Posted on November 11, 2011 | 2 CommentsA remake whose slight promise is muddied unforgivably by the fingerprints of a skittish studio/producer. -
Dear Cruel Intentions, (An Examination from Remake Hell)
Posted on November 7, 2011 | No CommentsRick tales a look at this pallid remake. -
Dear The Thing,
Posted on October 12, 2011 | 5 CommentsThe Thing offer thrills, but no chills, and that's only half a worth-while film.