by mike | Apr 18, 2016 | Aging, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I scored my first driver’s license as a teen in New York City, shortly after they invented the automobile. It listed my height at 5’10”, and it still says that today. Tell the truth, I don’t think I was ever actually 5’10”, but at 5’9¾” I guess that was close enough....
by mike | Apr 4, 2016 | Films About Writers, Movies, Non-Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
Some critics—predictably—knocked the 2015 biographical drama, Trumbo, for its “historical inaccuracies.” Still, this excellent film, starring Bryan Cranston as Dalton Trumbo and Helen Mirren as gossip columnist Hedda Hopper, served to open the eyes of many who might...
by mike | Mar 21, 2016 | Films About Writers, Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Paranormal, Romance, Uncategorized, Writing |
In the 2015 Gothic thriller, Crimson Peak, director Guillermo del Toro has crafted an atmospheric period piece designed to scare the living crap out of viewers. Young, aspiring novelist Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) likes to write ghost stories, but I doubt if she...
by mike | Mar 7, 2016 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
I’m a sucker for “creature features” and I always keep an eye out (ouch!) for ones that I might’ve missed. When Netflix recommended Rogue, a 2007 indy thriller from Australia with some familiar names in the cast and—amazingly, for this genre—a 100% rating on Rotten...
by mike | Feb 22, 2016 | Books, Films About Books, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
It is not easy to watch this 2010 post-apocalyptic drama. Really, who wants to see the scorched earth of our own country? But given that the star of The Book of Eli is Denzel Washington, I’m there! As an actor he is, IMHO, simply the best. DELIVER US With that...
by mike | Feb 15, 2016 | Movies, Native American Films, Native Americans, Uncategorized |
Given my great love and respect for all things Native American, I am introducing what will be an occasional series that addresses some of the finest films in that genre. And what better one to begin with than the 1998 comedy-drama, Smoke Signals? Based on a short...
