After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town.
I n 1984, Steven Spielberg produced this cheeky horror movie for kids, directed by Joe Dante and written by Chris Columbus – now on rerelease. It is a wacky, satirical spectacle of chaos. It consciously alludes to other films, such as It’s…
Vincent Canby reviewed “Gremlins” for The New York Times on June 8, 1984. Read the original review. ... Below is how the critic Vincent Canby reviewed “Gremlins” for The New York Times on June 8, 1984: THE star of “Gremlins” is none of the…
The first half of the movie is the best. That’s when we meet the little gremlins, which are unbearably cute and look like a cross between a Pekingese, Yoda from “ The Empire Strikes Back,” the Ewoks from “ Return of the Jedi,” and kittens…
