by mike | Feb 18, 2021 | Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
Native American reservations sit along the edge of America, a part of this country…but then again, not really. (This post first ran in 2017.) Outstanding director Chris Eyre (Smoke Signals, Skins) took a true story and turned it into Edge of America, a 2003...
by mike | Feb 15, 2021 | Disaster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Last week I wrote about “bad science” movies and mentioned The Day After Tomorrow, a 2004 “climate science fiction/disaster” film. In this expanded post I first thought about adding it to my Guilty Pleasures, but given that it grossed over $550 million, I quickly...
by mike | Feb 10, 2021 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
This virus came from a lot farther away than China. I first presented the post in 2017. Jamie Lee Curtis once called Virus, a 1999 sci-fi/horror flick, a “piece of shit.” Why is that significant? Because the renowned scream queen was one of its stars—along with Donald...
by mike | Feb 8, 2021 | Disaster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
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 genres—disaster films and sci-fi—I’m doing it to escape from reality for a...
by mike | Jan 28, 2021 | Death, Disaster Movies, Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Wow, has it really been four years since one of my favorite actors passed away?! Time just seems to whiz by… A fine actor—and, from all I’ve ever heard about him, and even better person—Bill Paxton passed away a little over a month ago at the all-too-young age of...
by mike | Jan 14, 2021 | California, Fantasy, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, War Movies |
Is this the last film in the “Apes” franchise? Post-pandemic, who knows? But if it is, what a way to conclude the series! War for the Planet of the Apes, the ninth film in the franchise and the third in the latest reboot, is a brilliant film, both uplifting and...
