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When a horror movie villain is good, they can make even the worst movies watchable if not enjoyable. When they're great, they can become some of the biggest entertainment icons in film history. But when they're bad? Oh, bother...

From cliched ghost children to cheap cash-grab-creatures using intellectual property in the public domain, the last few decades have introduced some truly horrific (in the bad way) additions to the genre that prove not every ghoul is cut out for the silver scream. We braved popular blockbusters, maligned remakes, and indie cult classics, scrutinizing the headlining monsters and murderers of each to assess their originality, design, and how they support their respective stories overall. We found a few truly terrible films were nearly rescued by an antagonist that met these standards with flying colors (our compliments to young Brahms).

On the other hand, when they failed to do so, the film couldn't be totally saved,...

Kathleen Collins' name made a big cultural rebound with a single review in The New Yorker -- of an independent movie she wrote and directed in 1982. It's a confluence of important black theater and filmmaking talent -- Collins, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones, Billie Allen and, in the background, William Greaves and the history of film generated by African-Americans. Losing Ground Blu-ray The Milestone Cinematheque 1982 / Color / 1:37 Academy / 86 min. / Available at Milestone Films / Street Date April 5, 2016 / 39.99 Starring Seret Scott, Bill Gunn, Duane Jones, Billie Allen, Maritza Rivera, Noberto Kerner, Gary Bolling, Michelle Mais. Cinematography Ronald K. Gray Film Editor Ronald K. Gray, Kathleen Collins Original Music Michael Minard Produced by Kathleen Collins, Ronald K. Gray Written and Directed by Kathleen Collins

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

Quick, name five film directors that are black women. Well, after seeing the glowing review for Losing Ground late last year in The New Yorker,...

Studio 7Arts presents an evening of 'Rock'n Roll amp Debauchery' tonight, April 24th at The Cutting Room beginning at 7Pm. This exciting evening of magic, music and performance will be a collaborative effort of some of New York's most talented performer's that includes an interactive pre-show with performances by Mix't Dance, a concert benefiting the organization and Michele Mais Rock of Ages with the Rock of Ages Band Arsenal, and an post-performance concert by The Annie Minogue Band, National Artist of the year by La Music Awards.

Studio 7Arts presents an evening of 'Rock'n Roll amp Debauchery' April 24th at The Cutting Room beginning at 7Pm. This exciting evening of magic, music and performance will be a collaborative effort of some of New York's most talented performer's that includes an interactive pre-show with performances by Mix't Dance, a concert benefiting the organization and Michele Mais Rock of Ages with the Rock of Ages Band Arsenal, and an post-performance concert by The Annie Minogue Band, National Artist of the year by La Music Awards.

Duuuude! Larnell (John Patrick Jordan), Bachman (Mitch Eakins), Brett (Brian Lloyd), Alistair (Peter Stickles), and Rabbit (Carl Davis) are back and faced with an entirely new evil after surviving their battle with the diabolical King Bong. The third in the Evil Bong trilogy Evil Bong 3: Wraith of Bong finds the boys once again fighting for their own survival as well as the fate of the world after an alien bong crashes on Earth with visions of world domination. Soon they find themselves once again sucked into the strange bong world where they will have to deal with naked alien girls and much more in order to save the world with the help of a another familiar talking bong the sassy diva Eebee (Michelle Mais) the evil bong herself, Grandpa (Jacob Witkin), and his strange mute “nurse” Nurse Hookah (Christina DeRosa).

As a long time follower of this franchise and Full Moon,...

Broadway will see a new pop-scored musical opening tonight, April 7, at Brooks Atkinson Theatre in Manhattan. The musical found acclaim at Off-Broadway's New World Stages and then began previews on Broadway on March 17.

The musical stars Constantine Maroulis, finalist from "American Idol," Amy Spanger (The Wedding Singer) and James Carpinello (Saturday Night Fever). Other stars in the company feature Adam Dannheisser, Mitchell Jarvis, Michele Mais, Lauren Molina, Paul Schoeffler, Wesley Taylor and Ericka Hunter.

The musical is backed by onstage band Arsenal and features Henry Aronson as the director/keyboardist, Joel Hoekstra on lead guitar, Jon Weber as drummer, bassist Winston Roye and David Gibbs on guitar. The show was written by Chris D'Arienzo and is produced by Matthew Weaver, Carl Levin, Jeff Davis, Barry Habib, Scott Prisand and Corner Store Fund I.

The production notes for the show states, "In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small town girl met...