Season 2 of Angel feels a bit disjointed, but the characters (and the cast’s performances) feel more settled. Even though the season’s story-arcs do not necessarily work well, there are at least a number of really good episodes as well as enjoyable performances by guest actors. […]
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Modern Vampires (1998)
Richard Elfman’s comedic take on the vampire genre has a certain stylistic flair to it, and boasts a fairly impressive cast. But it fails to find its tone, and a lot of the “funny” lines are subpar. […]
Angel [season 1] (1999-2000)
The first season of this Buffy spin-off creates its own, darker tone and is rather successful in its noir-ish world-building. But the actors are still trying to fit their characters into the new character constellation, and so there is some adjustment going on – which leaves room for improvement in the acting. […]
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
This sequel continues the story from the the first film. The differences between Dracula and his daughter Mavis – regarding their outlook on “life” in general and on humans in particular – play out before the background of educating Mavis’s son Dennis. […]
Vampire (1979)
An average (but not bad) TV-movie, Vampire has nothing that makes it stand out. This is more something for completists, I guess, or for hardcore Jessica Walter fans. […]
Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010)
The third and (so far) final film in the Lost Boys franchise is not really better or worse than the second. But to me it is more enjoyable, possibly because it seems more willing to poke fun at itself. […]
Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008)
This sequel to the 1987 film is burdened by a whole bunch of problems, making it a merely passable “also-ran”. […]
The Lost Boys (1987)
Even though some of the characters are underdeveloped (or underused), most elements in The Lost Boys are great and still hold up well after 30 years. There is a reason they call this one a classic. […]
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