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Jason Vorhees, the undeniable king of violent physical comedy, has killed a number of people since his first murderous outing in 1981’s Friday the 13th Part 2. He’s a homicidal harlequin, and I have enjoyed his antics ever since I was old enough to cause my 2nd grade teacher to request a meeting with my parents. [caption id="attachment_937493" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Tom Reimann/caption] Over the decades, the Friday the 13th franchise has provided Jason with a number of opportunities to kill the absolute shit out of his victims in delightfully inventive ways. To …...

This week on The Collider Podcast we're joined by Associate Editor Tom Reimann to talk about Jurassic Park. We kick things off talking about Tom's article about why Mortal Kombat is the best video game movie ever before moving into a discussion about Jurassic Park, why the first film works so well, why the sequels struggle to capture the magic of the original, the trouble with the Jurassic World movies, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Click on the respective link to find us on iTunes. If you like the show, please leave us a …...

Universal has decided to reboot the classic 1990s disaster movie Twister, although it remains to be seen whether the studio is in it for the money and not the science. Variety reports that Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski will take on the new tornado film. My colleague Tom Reimann described it in much more detail right here, but 1996's Twister is truly one of the most deliriously stupid joy rides in summer blockbuster history. That is a compliment. The original film was directed by Jan de Bont, the man behind Speed, inarguably the best movie ever made about …...