Eric Walkuski

New York

Managing Editor, Arrow In The Head at JoBlo

Reporter and Critic at JoBlo

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A24's dips its toe into family-friendly fantasy

1 month ago | joblo.com | Eric Walkuski

PLOT: A teenage girl living in a village joins her father on a hunt for the “ochi,” a mysterious and allegedly dangerous animal that she’s been taught to be frightened of. When she encounters a wounded baby ochi, the girl learns it’s nothing to be scared of and sets out on a quest to return the creature to its family. REVIEW: Style over substance isn’t always a bad thing, as The Legend of Ochi thoroughly proves.
Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1996) - What Happened to This Horror Short Film?

2 months ago | joblo.com | Eric Walkuski

There have been many memorable music videos over the last few decades, but for many, still the undisputed champ would be Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.” The iconic video, directed by John Landis in 1983, changed the game for the artform, creating a vibrant, haunting world that was part music video, part horror movie. It’s still a favorite for many of us who grew up in the 80s, and it’s seemingly always finding new fans with each passing generation.
WTF Happened to Sin City: A Dame to Kill For?

Feb 26, 2025 | joblo.com | Eric Walkuski

In 2005, Robert Rodriguez changed the way we looked at comic book movies forever with Sin City, his picture-perfect adaptation of Frank Miller’s graphic novel series. Such a passion project it was for Rodriguez that he even resigned from the Director’s Guild so he could share directing credit with Miller himself.
Return of the Living Dead III (1993) – What Happened to This Horror Movie?

Feb 14, 2025 | joblo.com | Eric Walkuski

When we last left the Return of the Living Dead franchise, Part 2 had just flopped badly, satisfying neither critics nor fans of the first one. Making only $9 million worldwide after a $6 million budget, what was once thought to be a burgeoning series of movies in the mold of Friday the 13th looked deader than a week-old corpse.
Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988) - What Happened to This Horror Movie?

Jan 13, 2025 | joblo.com | Eric Walkuski

August of 1985 saw the release of one of the great zombie movies of all time. And we’re not talking about George Romero’s Day of the Dead, though some will argue that particular sequel deserves to be in the conversation. We’re talking about Dan O’Bannon’s punk-rock horror-comedy The Return of the Living Dead, which introduced the world to speedy, brain-craving zombies – who also have a thing or two to say when they’re feeling chatty.
Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore

Jan 9, 2025 | joblo.com | Eric Walkuski

Some friendships are precious and can stand the test of time. In director Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door, Ingrid (Julianne Moore) and Martha (Tilda Swinton) were close friends in their youth when they worked together at the same magazine. Ingrid went on to become an autofiction novelist while Martha became a war reporter, and the circumstances of life separated them. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.
What Happened to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang?

Dec 25, 2024 | joblo.com | Eric Walkuski

If you were a young writer with dreams of making it big in Hollywood, you couldn’t have a much better origin story than Shane Black. Just out of film school in his early 20s, Black famously sold his spec script Lethal Weapon to producer Joel Silver and Warner Bros., nabbing over $200 thousand for his work.
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) – What Happened to This Horror Movie?

Dec 13, 2024 | joblo.com | Eric Walkuski

In the early-to-mid eighties, Jason Voorhees dominated the horror box office. The masked slasher went from jump scare at the end of a movie to a pop culture icon in impressive fashion; enraging conservative parents while delighting teenagers who loved seeing him stalk and kill other teenagers on the big screen. Of the first four films, three of them made over $30 million at the U.S. box office, an impressive feat for the time.
Juror #2 Review: Clint Eastwood tells a sturdy morality tale

Nov 2, 2024 | joblo.com | Eric Walkuski

PLOT: A recovering alcoholic on a jury faces a moral dilemma when he realizes he might be the key to the murder case he’s been selected for. REVIEW: Juror #2 has recently generated headlines more for its unceremonious dumping by Warner Bros. than for its content.
What Really Happened to Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story?

Oct 7, 2024 | joblo.com | Eric Walkuski

For a seemingly very brief period of time, Bruce Lee was one of the most electric personalities in pop culture; a vibrant, intense ball of fire who left the world just as he was becoming one of its most interesting personalities. While he is something of a mythic figure now, more of an image in our minds than a person who actually lived and breathed, Bruce was, like the rest of us, a person who went through highs and lows, who had flaws and inner demons.