by mike | Nov 24, 2022 | Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Happy Turkey Day! I actually presented this post for the first time on Thanksgiving in 2012. What better day to talk about a turkey? This being Thanksgiving, it seems appropriate to write about a turkey of a movie. I’m talking about Mimic 2, the 2001 sequel to one of...
by mike | Nov 17, 2022 | Humor, Life, Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
I cannot write enough about this amazing—and much-honored—film. This post last ran in 2019. Earlier this year it was announced that the 1998 film, Smoke Signals, was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as being “…culturally, historically, or...
by mike | Nov 10, 2022 | Creature Features, Films About Writers, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Nightmares, Publishing, Uncategorized, Writing |
This film provides some big laughs while grossing viewers out. The post first ran in 2019. The 1986 comedy/horror flick, House, not only fits the bill as a film in which the main character is a writer, but more specifically, a horror writer. I’ve written about a bunch...
by mike | Nov 7, 2022 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
You’d think that any movie based on a popular Michael Crichton novel would be a major hit. But the 1995 action/adventure film, Congo—while it did kind of okay at the box office—suffered the vitriol of critics, and its Razzie nominations were numerous. Even so, I love...
by mike | Oct 31, 2022 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
As an old guy living in a gated 55+ community, I no longer have to hand out Halloween candy at the front door, since no one does trick-or-treating. In addition to eating the last two Reese’s peanut butter cups, I get all the ones that come before them! Pretty cool....
by mike | Oct 27, 2022 | Death, Fantasy, Horror Movies, Humor, Life, Movies, Science Fiction, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
This actor had lots of screen time…but was hardly ever seen. Say what? I first presented this post in 2019. During his all-too-brief career—and life—actor Kevin Peter Hall was billed as “…the tallest man on stage and screen.” At over 7’2” the assessment was spot on....
