100 Years, 100 Movies

Introducing the world to Freddy Kruger; A Nightmare on Elm Street makes sleep itself dangerous.

Friday the 13th was the most prolific slasher franchise of the 1980s introducing us to the ever evolving Jason Voorhees and his mother.

Michael, Jason, Freddy; three names that became synonymous with horror. Let’s start our discussion of the most iconic slashers/boogeymen of my childhood with Michael Myers and the Halloween franchise.

Correct audio added. Let’s discuss G. W. Pabst and Greta Garbo by talking about Pandora’s Box and the Kiss.

Clerks is a funny independent movie about people who hate their jobs. Fist of Legend shows the appeal of Jet Li.

Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer shine in the extra-shiny Western Tombstone. True Romance is a great example of Tony Scott’s work.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day should have been the hopeful end of the Terminator franchise. The Addams Family is the best of the TV show remakes of the 90s.

Say Anything... teaches a whole generation of nerds the wrong lesson about love. Road House is enjoyable trash.

Eddie Murphy gives you a Big Mick of comedy in Coming to America. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a crime noir for children.

George A Romero creates a whole subgenre with Night of the Living Dead and would continue to innovate; until he didn’t.