by mike | Jan 24, 2019 | Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
This film offers a scary vision of the future. I first presented this post in 2015. As far back as Dr. Frankenstein creating his monster, there are many stories about the gross misuse of science and technology leading to disastrous results. Perhaps Ian Malcolm, the...
by mike | Jan 7, 2019 | Books, Death, Editing, Films About Writers, Ghosts, Horror Movies, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Romance, Thrillers, Uncategorized, Writing |
The 2006 mystery/ghost story, Half Light, starring Demi Moore, somehow got past me all these years. Well, better late than never. Here is a brief introduction, with absolutely no spoiler alert. I do not want to ruin this compelling film for anyone. WHEN THE DARKNESS...
by mike | Jan 3, 2019 | Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Here is a visit back to the paranoid 1950s. I first presented this post in 2015. As a mere slip of a lad in the 1950s, I totally enjoyed (and had the crap scared out of me by) the numerous science fiction and horror movies spawned during that decade. Paranoia ruled in...
by mike | Dec 31, 2018 | Aging, Books, Life, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I first ran this post a few years ago. Given how relevant it remains, here it is once again. As the extremely challenging year 2018 comes to an end, I got to thinking: how in the name of Zeus’s butthole did it pass so quickly?! I guess when a year is 1/72nd of your...
by mike | Dec 24, 2018 | Fantasy, Ghosts, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Nightmares, Uncategorized |
This timely post has proven to be quite popular since I first ran it last year, so here it is again. Enjoy! As a Jewish kid growing up in The Bronx—in a neighborhood of mostly other Jews—I had little exposure to Christmas, other than learning it wasn’t “our” holiday....
by mike | Dec 20, 2018 | Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
I don’t have a category headed, “Guilty Displeasure,” or this film would have qualified. I first presented this post in 2015. In case you don’t know, that line comes from the 2006 horror/thriller flick, The Wicker Man, a remake of a 1973 British film of the same name....
