Born from necessity and often relegated to the lower half of double features, B-movies were typically low-budget, quickly produced genre films that rarely aimed for critical acclaim. Studio executives ...

The film hyperbolically pushes the alarm button, all to push OUR buttons. But that last element — the fact that it does take itself seriously — turned out to be the bait that hooked the critics. What ...

Zombie cinema thrives on budget constraints. Strip away the CGI and blockbuster gloss, and you're left with the true spirit of the undead: goopy, grotesque, and punk to the marrow. George A. Romero ...

During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the American film industry faced a crisis. Theater attendance plummeted, forcing thousands of venues to close. Major studios with their own theater chains ...