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About Casey Chong

Casey Chong is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic who grew up watching Schwarzenegger and Stallone's action movie heydays, to the golden era of Hong Kong cinema. He runs his own blog Casey's Movie Mania, and also contributed to other movie sites such Talking Films and Fiction Horizon.

7 Bizarre 1980s Horror Movies You Might Have Missed

February 15, 2026 by Casey Chong

Casey Chong presents seven bizarre 80s horror movies you might have missed… The 1980s marked a tremendous decade for the horror genre, thanks in no small part to practical effects, which allowed filmmakers to incorporate extensive use of gore, latex makeup, and animatronics, regardless of budget levels, not to mention the rise of VHS opens […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Pledge Night, Ragewar, society, The Boogey Man, The Dungeonmaster, The Laughing Dead, the lift, Video Violence

7 John Hughes Movies You Might Have Missed

February 14, 2026 by Casey Chong

Go beyond the classics as Casey Chong presents seven John Hughes movies you might have missed… The name John Hughes is synonymous with ’80s teen culture, the filmmaker having spent the majority of his career exploring the angst-ridden years of adolescence as teenagers cope with generational conflicts, class struggles, and more. He basically defined the […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Curly Sue, Dutch, John Hughes, Mr Mom, Reach the Rock, She's Having a Baby, Some Kind of Wonderful, The Great Outdoors

6 One-Night-Stand Thrillers Beyond Fatal Attraction

February 3, 2026 by Casey Chong

Casey Chong with a selection of one night stand thrillers for your watch list… There’s something about thrillers incorporating one night stand elements into the story that becomes a recurring subject explored by different filmmakers over the decades. Typically, two people of the opposite sex fall for each other. Either of them could be married […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Berlin Syndrome, He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not, Play Misty for Me, Rubberneck, Strange Darling, Swimfan

Nine Underrated Zombie Movies of the 2000s

February 1, 2026 by Casey Chong

Casey Chong with nine underrated zombie movies of the 2000s… By the 2000s, the era marked the rise of the undead – a significant turning point where the zombie genre, previously popularized by George A. Romero, was no longer restricted to typically slow-moving reanimated corpses. They became more aggressive and even capable of charging forward, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Dance of the Dead, Dead & Breakfast, Fido, Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane, La Horde, Pontypool, The Horde, The Roost, Undead, versus

The Best Jason Statham Action Movies

January 31, 2026 by Casey Chong

Casey Chong with the essential Jason Statham action movies… With his distinctive tough guy look and the kind of impassive personality that you don’t want to mess with, Jason Statham fits like a glove when it comes to playing a no-nonsense action role. Formerly a professional diver, he began his acting career after Guy Ritchie […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: A Working Man, Crank, Jason Statham, Killer Elite, Safe, Shelter, The Beekeeper, The Expendables, The Mechanic, The Transporter, Wild Card, Wrath of Man

Eight Essential Maika Monroe Performances

January 24, 2026 by Casey Chong

Casey Chong on the essential Maika Monroe performances… One of the most promising young actresses working today, the Santa Barbara-born Maika Monroe is often synonymous with the horror genre, thanks in no small part to her breakthrough performance in It Follows. But she isn’t the type who is pigeonholed as a strictly horror movie actress, […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Greta, It Follows, longlegs, maika monroe, Significant Other, The Guest, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Villains, Watcher

10 Forgotten Erotic Thrillers of the 1980s

January 15, 2026 by Casey Chong

Casey Chong with a selection of forgotten erotic thrillers of the 1980s that are worth revisiting… The 1990s may have been the decade when the erotic thriller genre flooded the market not only in mainstream cinema but also in direct-to-video distribution. But let’s not forget about the decade before – the 1980s, that is – […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: american gigolo, Body Double, Body Heat, Call Me, Dressed to Kill, La Gabbia, Night Games, perfect strangers, The Girl in a Swing, the postman always rings twice, the trap, Thief of Hearts

Chilling Stranded-in-the-Snow Movies for Your Watchlist

January 7, 2026 by Casey Chong

Casey Chong presents a selection of stranded-in-the-snow movies to add to the chills… Films where the characters are trapped in a snowstorm due to various reasons – a car breaks down, a result of a plane crash on the icy location, or seeking a temporary shelter at a remote setting – has frequently been employed […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Arctic, Cold Meat, No Exit, Society of the Snow, The Grey, The Shining, The Thing, Wind Chill, wrong turn 4: bloody beginnings

8 Creepy Neighbor Movies for Your Watchlist

January 3, 2026 by Casey Chong

Casey Chong with eight great creepy neighbor movies for your watchlist… There’s something intriguing about exploring the endless possibilities revolving around neighbors in a movie, typically in the form of psychological thrillers. These neighbors can be, say, a serial killer or a terrorist, and these types of movies are usually built from a mix of […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: Arlington Road, Disturbia, Fright Night, Lakeview Terrace, rear window, Summer of 84, the 'burbs, The Good Neighbor

Entertaining 80s Buddy Movies You May Have Missed

December 31, 2025 by Casey Chong

Casey Chong with a selection of 80s buddy movies for your watch list… The 1980s were a defining era for buddy movies, beginning with the granddaddy of the modern action comedy 48 Hrs. in 1982, bringing in Nick Nolte’s grizzled cop role and then-newcomer Eddie Murphy’s motormouthed and street-smart convict. Murphy’s career then skyrocketed in […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Casey Chong, Featured, Movies, Top Stories Tagged With: 48 Hrs., City Heat, Feds, Lethal Weapon, Murphy's Law, Running Scared, Shakedown, Spies Like Us, Turner & Hooch

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