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...
by mike | Aug 19, 2024 | Action/Adventure, Disaster Movies, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Don’t get me wrong. I enjoyed the 2024 disaster movie, Twisters, with its numerous tornadoes dealing death and destruction all over Oklahoma. But its 1996 predecessor, Twister, holds a lofty place on my list of all-time favorite movies. Much of that has to do with its...
by mike | May 16, 2024 | Disaster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Why gripe about “bad science” when you can go on a two-hour thrill ride by watching THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW? This post first ran in 2021. Last week I wrote about “bad science” movies and mentioned The Day After Tomorrow, a 2004 “climate science fiction/disaster” film....
by mike | May 9, 2024 | Disaster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
What is it with film critics?!? I first presented this post in 2021. I strongly believe in science, especially when it comes to dealing with major issues such as global pandemics and climate change. But when I watch a movie, primarily in two of my favorite...
by mike | Mar 14, 2024 | Action/Adventure, Disaster Movies, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Geostorm was a bona-fide Guilty Pleasure! I first presented this post in 2020. The much-maligned 2017 film, Geostorm, is a disaster movie. And a sci-fi movie. And a political thriller. Guess what: I enjoy disaster movies; and sci-fi movies; and political thrillers. So...
by mike | Jan 18, 2024 | Creature Features, Disaster Movies, Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
A creature feature that the critics liked? How rare. This post first ran in 2020. The 2019 creature feature/disaster flick, Crawl, is an anomaly. It did well at the box office, which is not that odd for the genre. But it also garnered its share of excellent reviews,...
