THE FILM:

Horror fans rejoice, Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th is here to scratch your itch for behind-the-scenes footage, production secrets and Friday lore. This nearly seven hour documentary is based on Peter M. Bracke's retrospective book, is directed by Daniel Farrands and produced by Thommy Hutson, who previously collaborated on the excellent Never Sleep Again: The El...Read the entire review

So, Never Sleep Again is a four-hour retrospective on the Nightmare on Elm St. franchise. Chances are you're reading that and are having one of two reactions. Could be that you're wondering "really? why?". ...or, if you're like me -- and let's face it, that's definitely the better way to go here -- you just wanna know where to sign up.

I'll just throw this out there: in general, I don't like making-of documentaries. There tends to be way too much glad-handing, everyone's beaming with smiles and gushing about how amazing everyone and everything is, and I'll get tours of sets and CGI wizardry that are pretty much indistinguishable from every other making-of doc or featurette, ever. The names and faces change, sure, but I'...Read the entire review