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In this week's History From The Back Pages episode, Collin reviews the Australian horror film Black Water. Black Water is an enjoyable, fun Saturday afternoon horror film featuring a group of people on vacation in Australia. The plot revolves around the main characters, Grace, Lee, and Adam, who must survive in the swamp from a vicious crocodile. Can they figure out how to escape before they becom...

In this week's History From The Back Pages episode, Collin reviews the horror film M3GAN. The movie is about a robot doll named M3GAN who goes off the rails and starts killing people and causing destruction. If you are a fan of the Chucky film series, you should enjoy this film! 

Collin reviews Glass Onion staring Daniel Craig as Detective Benoit Blanc in the sequel to Knives Out one of his favorite mystery films of the past decade.

Host Collin reviews the horror film The Invitation for the first episode of History From The Back Pages for 2023. 

On the last episode of 2022 of History From The Back Pages, host Collin breaks down his top ten favorite Christmas films.

On this week's History From The Back Pages episode, host Collin Sugg reviewed the action thriller The Devil's Own, starring two of Collin's favorite actors, a young Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford. The film's main plot revolves around Brad Pitt's character, a member of the IRA who leaves Ireland to go to New York City to buy weapons. Once in New York City, he stays with Harrison Ford's character, a se...

Host Collin Sugg reviews the play The Twenty-Sided Tavern, which was held at The Broadway Playhouse in Chicago for a special bonus episode of History From The Back Pages. The Twenty-Sided Tavern is a unique play, different for each performance, with no fourth wall where the audience helps the three main characters, a fighter, mage, and rogue, progress on their journey through voting on a smartphon...

On this week's History From The Back Pages episode, host Collin Sugg reviewed the classic film The Birds directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film stars Tippi Hedren as Melanie Daniels and Rod Taylor as Mitch Brenner.

On this week's History From The Back Pages episode, host Collin Sugg reviewed the classic film To Catch A Thief, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The film stars legendary actors Carey Grant and Grace Kelly, who play the main characters John Robie (The Cat) and Frances Stevens, Grant's future love interest.  Let me know if you can spot Alfred Hitchcock in the film in his signature film appearance...

On this week's History From The Back Pages episode, host Collin Sugg reviewed the Halloweeen classic film The Devil Bat. This horror classic stars legendary actor Bela Lugosi as Dr. Paul Carruthers, a mad scientist living in the town of Heathville. Prepare to be scared out of your mind after seeing the Devil Bats grace the screen!!! 

The film Summit Fever's plot is about a group of mountain climbers who aim to climb to the top of the Matterhorn, Eiger, and Mount Blanc during the summer.  The film was shot on location and did an excellent job showcasing climbing scenes and action sequences.  The main actors are Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Thorp, Hannah New, and Mathilde Warnier. 

Host Collin Sugg reviews the survival thriller Fall for this week's movie review.  The Fall is about the adventures of climbers Becky and Hunter, played by Grace Caroline Currey and Virginia Gardner. The pair's quest is to climb to the top of a 2,000-foot radio tower in California. 

On this week's History From The Back Pages episode, host Collin Sugg invites you to spend a spooky evening with him, listening to his review of House on Haunted Hill.  The eccentric and creepy millionaire Frederick Loren, played by the outstanding Vincent Price, invites five random guests to stay at the house on Haunted Hill with him in hopes of receiving 10,000 dollars at the end if they sur...

In this week's History From The Back Pages episode, host Collin Sugg reviews the Canadian survival horror film Backcountry, directed by Adam MacDonald. The movie's plot details the journey of couple Alex and Jen's trip to the Candian wilderness. Beware of Bears!!!

On this week's History From the Back Pages episode, host Collin Sugg reviews the Korean found footage horror film Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum. The film's plot revolves around a YouTube channel called "Horror Times" and the six crew members' journey to visit Gonjiam Psychiatric Hospital. Their main goal was to achieve one million views during their live broadcast while investigating the haunted remains...

This week's episode of History From The Back Pages is credited to Elissa, a best friend of Collin and a horror film buff like him. As a present for Collin's birthday, Elissa gave him the horror film Lights Out, which was the chosen film for this week's episode.  The film Lights Out stars Australian actress Teresa Palmer as a young woman who has to protect her family from an evil shadow creatu...

Host Collin Sugg has been asked by friends and family to do a so-bad its good movie review. Thus he finally chose the classic horrible film Wicker Man starring Nicolas Cage.  The main plot is Nicolas Cage plays Edward Malus, a police officer, his ex-lover's daughter is missing in a women-only colony in the middle of nowhere off the coast of Washington, and he has to rescue her.  This rev...

The film Jungle tells the true story of Israeli adventurer Yossi Ghinsberg's journey to the Amazon in 1981. The film's plot revolves around Yossi's trip in the rainforest with three men he meets in Bolivia, including Marcus, Kevin, and Karl. 

I decided to review The Reef: Stalked, the sequel to The Reef, an Australian shark horror film from 2010. I have seen The Reef multiple times, and for a lower-budget shark film, it was well done and had enjoyable shark attacks and a decent cast of characters. After twelve years, the original director Andrew Traucki is back.  The sequel is a sequel in name only. You do not have to see The...

I discussed the horror film The Black Phone for this week's movie review. It stars Ethan Hawke as the child abductor serial killer The Grabber, Mason Thames as Finney, the leading young boy, Madeleine McGraw as his sister Gwen and Jeremy Davies as their alcoholic dad.  The plot is about multiple young boys abducted in the 1970s by The Grabber, including Finney. The film deals with how he is t...

Host Collin Sugg, a massive superfan of the Jurassic Park series, saw Jurassic World: Dominion on Sunday. After seeing the film, it felt like a great time to rank all six franchise films, from worst to best. 

The masterpiece spy thriller North by Northwest was released in 1959 and directed by legendary director Alfred Hitchcock. The main plot deals with an advertising executive in New York City named Roger Thornhill, played by the legendary leading man Carey Grant. Unfortunately, Mr. Thornhill is the victim of mistaken identity, and the film's plot deals with him traveling by train, car, bus, and plane...

The French psychological horror film Les Diabolique directed by Henri- Georges Clouzot and starring Simone Signoret, Vera Clouzot, and Paul Meurisse is often cited as one of the best mind thrillers. The basic non-spoiler plot involves a wife and her husband's mistress who is her best friend's devilish scheme to get rid of her husband for good.

The Vietnam war epic Full Metal Jacket was released in 1987, directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Mathew Modine as Private Joker Vincent D'Onofrio as Private Leonard, and Lee Ermey as Sergent Hartman.   The plot revolves around Marnie recruits training on Parris Island for eight weeks during the Vietnam War. Sergeant Hartman is played by Lee Ermey, who portrays their foul-mouthed, harsh, and...

The masterpiece biographical war film Patton details the controversial life and career of legendary American WWII General George S. Patton, who famous actor George C. Scott plays. References Carlo D'Este. (2017). The Patton Film: From Real to Reel. History. Net https://www.historynet.com/patton-film-real-reel/