by mike | Sep 11, 2025 | Blowing Shit Up, Disaster Movies, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Natural disasters account for plenty of shit blowing up on the silver screen. This post last ran six years ago. Yes, in case you didn’t know, tornadoes are responsible for blowing lots of shit up. Mother Nature does get pissed upon occasion. And nowhere is this better...
by mike | Sep 4, 2025 | Blowing Shit Up, California, Disaster Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Die Hard, a very merry Christmas movie? This post first ran in 2022 The discussion has gone on for decades. Is Die Hard, the 1988 Bruce Willis-fueled thriller, a Christmas movie? I’m sure you have your own take on this (non-earth-shaking) issue, but in my humble...
by mike | Feb 3, 2025 | Action/Adventure, Blowing Shit Up, Creature Features, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
The 2011 science fiction/thriller/coming of age film, Super 8, has a great pedigree. It was written and directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg. The winner of numerous awards, it did well at the box office and won the praise of many critics. Not bad...
by mike | Jan 2, 2025 | Blowing Shit Up, Creature Features, Horror, Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
One of my “most-viewed” films, PREDATOR has spawned many a sequel. This post first ran in 2022. The sci-fi/horror film, Predator (1987), made a ton of money, got great reviews, and spawned a franchise that continues right up until today. It didn’t hurt that its cast...
by mike | Dec 23, 2024 | Blowing Shit Up, California, Disaster Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Last week, on Ludwig Von Beethoven’s birthday (December 16th), I happened to watch DIE HARD, because…well, it’s that time of year. Not until afterward did I make the connection between Beethoven and Bruce. (If you know the movie, then you know what I mean.) Anyway, in...
by mike | Oct 17, 2024 | Blowing Shit Up, California, Disaster Movies, Disasters, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
This seems like an overused movie device. I first presented this post in 2021. Recently, while watching the Gerard Butler-fueled disaster film, Greenland, it occurred to me that a lot of couples with troubled marriages/relationships have been brought together by their...
