Day 22: The Fly (1986)
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Day 22: The Fly (1986)

Welcome back for Day 22 of our 31 Days of Horror series! Today, we're closing out the 1980s with David Cronenberg's 1986 remake of The Fly. Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis star in this one, and I'll go ahead and preface my review by saying that I have not seen the original version from the '50s. Therefore, this won't be a comparison between the two, and any thoughts regarding the 1986 version won't reflect positive or negative changes from the other. With that said, I enjoyed this movie. Jeff Goldblum was a great choice to play Seth Brundle, as he fits the…
Day 21: Cat People (1982)
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Day 21: Cat People (1982)

It's Day 21 and we're talking about the (apparently) "erotic fantasy" known as Cat People!! We haven't been using movie posters as the title graphic for our reviews, but this one was too amazingly awful to ignore. Does that strike you more as a horror film or a softcore porno you might catch late night on Cinemax? What are they marketing here exactly?! "Love brought out the animal in her." Where to even begin?? You know, I was discussing this movie with Kelley, and I couldn't quite figure out what I would say about it. She, of course, quickly realized…