by mike | Jun 5, 2017 | Blowing Shit Up, Books, California, Ghosts, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Native Americans, Paranormal, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Renowned director John Carpenter (Halloween, The Thing) has had his share of hits and misses during a long career. Among the latter is Ghosts of Mars, a 2001 sci-fi/horror flick that bombed big-time, both critically and at the box office. A true Guilty Pleasure,...
by mike | Dec 7, 2015 | Blowing Shit Up, Disaster Movies, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
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 illustrated than in the two disaster movies, Twister (1996) and Into the Storm (2014). “THE EXTREME!” Twister...
by mike | Aug 10, 2015 | Aging, Blowing Shit Up, Humor, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
If you’re an aficionado of all things explosive, you probably know that the three Expendables movies, featuring just about every action film hero of yore, constitute a “Blowing-Shit-Up-Fest” of the highest magnitude. The franchise is so popular (and makes so much...
by mike | May 11, 2015 | Blowing Shit Up, California, Disaster Movies, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Being a guy, it’s in my DNA—like all guys everywhere—to love movies in which they’re blowing shit up. Lots of shit; the more the better. In this new occasional series I’ll be exploring films that shake the theater—or your living room—and cause premature hearing loss....
