by mike | Sep 19, 2024 | Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Uncategorized |
Do you think all actors stick to the script? Not really. This post first ran in 2021. Film actors and actresses—especially the most creative ones—will deviate from a script more often than you’d think. Some of the most iconic movie lines were improvised. Here are a...
by mike | Sep 16, 2024 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
The 1988 “supernatural slasher” film, Child’s Play, introduced the world to Chucky, the Good Guy doll possessed by the spirit of a deranged serial killer. I’ve watched it a number of times over the past 36 years and had always thought of it as one of my (many) guilty...
by mike | Aug 22, 2024 | Death, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
I think there’s a vampire living across the street…and I’m in California. 😊 This post first ran in 2021. I could easily have presented the 1998 horror flick, Vampires (aka John Carpenter’s Vampires) as a Guilty Pleasure, since it met all of my parameters. (A D+...
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 | Aug 8, 2024 | Death, Ghosts, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
This weird film could easily have been titled, Horror for Dummies. I first presented this post in 2021. Horror producer/director James Wan has been associated with a number of successful films, including the Insidious franchise and the (mostly) awesome Conjuring...
by mike | Aug 5, 2024 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Monsters, Movies, Uncategorized |
Oh yeah, this is a golden oldie, to be sure. The 1985 horror flick, Silver Bullet, is based on a 1983 novella by Stephen King titled, Cycle of the Werewolf. King wrote the screenplay for the film, which did not resonate with most critics. Who cares? I’ve always...
