You have to love a movie in which the San Diego Chicken actually helps take down killer tomatoes. When the original Attack of the Killer Tomatoes was released in 1978, it seemed to be a parody of B movies from the post-WWII era as well as the “When Nature Attacks” movies that had exploded followingContinue reading “‘Killer Tomatoes’ Attack In Classic Horror Comedies”
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‘Dangerous Animals’ Leaves A Nice Bite Of Thrills In Its Wake
Fifty years ago, Jaws was released in theaters and more or less demonized sharks. Twenty years later, conservation efforts were made as they had been put on the endangered species list as shark hunting exploded in the late 1970s and throughout the 1980s. However, Hollywood and other filmmakers have continued to churn out countless killerContinue reading “‘Dangerous Animals’ Leaves A Nice Bite Of Thrills In Its Wake”
Why People Love (And Hate) ‘Superman’
I’m not surprised that Superman hasn’t been the bigger blockbuster some of its Marvel movies have and that’s taking into account the latest string of misses. I think it’s fair to say that James Gunn has finally made a Superman movie that is for comic book fans, not the general public. Even if The SuicideContinue reading “Why People Love (And Hate) ‘Superman’”
‘Magnum Force’ Proves Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right
In light of recent events, I thought of looking back at the Dirty Harry sequel Magnum Force. This post does contain spoilers! I’ve argued with a lot of people that Inspector Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) isn’t as fascist as people have thought. If you look at the first Dirty Harry, it’s more of a cat-and-mouseContinue reading “‘Magnum Force’ Proves Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right”
‘Saturday Night’ Is Dead Air
Back in the early 1990s, late comic/actor Garry Shandling made TV paydirt with The Larry Sanders Show. This was back when HBO was still considered a hack premium pay cable network that’s only success in original programming was the 1st and 10 and Real Sex. The TV show was about a satire of Hollywood andContinue reading “‘Saturday Night’ Is Dead Air”
‘Smoke’ Gets Lost In Absurd Cloud
AppleTV seems to be the go-to streaming service for TV shows and limited series now. For a while HBO held that glory but the emergence of streaming led to Netflix briefly having the honor. But the executives there decide it was best to cancel shows people liked. Now, it’s cyclical. I still think HBO MaxContinue reading “‘Smoke’ Gets Lost In Absurd Cloud”
‘The Faculty’ Is Old-School Sci-Fi/Horror That Makes The Grade
The Faculty is one of those horror movies that is the last of its kind. Released in late December 1998, no one associated with the production could’ve ever thought of the massacre four months later at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. There’s no way a movie like this could be filmed now and thoseContinue reading “‘The Faculty’ Is Old-School Sci-Fi/Horror That Makes The Grade”
Rest In Power, Graham Greene
Graham Greene was 37 when he was cast in the role that would forever change his life and career. He had been acting in a few small roles on the TV and in movies. Born on the Six Nations Reserve in Ohsweken, Ontario, he had been acting since his early 20s. But in 1989, heContinue reading “Rest In Power, Graham Greene”
Ah, Shucks For ‘Clown In A Cornfield’
I have to hand it to Eli Roth. I’ve not liked a lot of his movies and think he’s way too full of himself a lot of times just like his one of his collaborators, Quentin Tarantino. But his 2023 movie Thanksgiving was a great ode to the 1980s slasher craze with some social commentaryContinue reading “Ah, Shucks For ‘Clown In A Cornfield’”
‘Kraven The Hunter’ Gets Poached
I’ve often wondered if people who work in some professions really like or hate their jobs to the point they’re embarrassed to tell anyone what they do. One of my friends was going to interview for a position at Adult Video News but decided at the last minute not to go because he wouldn’t knowContinue reading “‘Kraven The Hunter’ Gets Poached”
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