by mike | Jun 21, 2018 | Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Memorable lines from our favorite movies are always a hoot. Here are a few more of mine, from a 2014 post. “Ah, dessert! Chilled monkey brains.” A dinner guest at one of the funniest and most disgusting meals you’ll ever witness grosses out Willie Scott (Kate Capshaw)...
by mike | Jun 18, 2018 | Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Paranormal, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Through the years, it seems as if many of my Guilty Pleasures—films that bombed at the box office and/or with the reviewers—involve Nicolas Cage. The same is true of the 2007 sci-fi thriller, Next, based on a story by legendary author Philip K. Dick. But I like Cage,...
by mike | May 31, 2018 | Books, Editing, Films About Writers, Movies, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
This film truly depicts writers and writing. I first presented the post in 2014. We writers don’t usually find cause to save the country, or the planet, or the galaxy (except in our own stories), so making us the heroes on the silver screen is not something that gets...
by mike | May 28, 2018 | Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
The 2017 Western drama, Hostiles, will take most viewers out of their “comfort zone.” At times it is difficult to watch, but its overall message of tolerance and inclusion is evident. The excellent performances by its stars, Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, and Wes...
by mike | May 24, 2018 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
I have to seriously plead “guilty” with this film! 😊 This post first ran in 2014. Not having felt “guilty” for a while, I dug way down into the well of duds for this 1998 action-horror flick. I mean, how could I not like a movie co-starring Famke Janssen (X-Men’s Jean...
by mike | May 21, 2018 | California, Fantasy, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, War Movies |
If you read this blog, you may recall that Part Four in this series appeared a little over a year ago. At that time War for the Planet of the Apes, the ninth film in the franchise and the third in the latest reboot, had not yet been released. It came out later that...
