by mike | Oct 4, 2021 | Creature Features, Guilty Pleasures, Monster Movies, Monsters, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Okay, just to clarify, The Meg is a borderline Guilty Pleasure by virtue of its so-so reviews (one reviewer said, “…neither good enough, nor bad enough”), though it did do well at the box office, and a sequel is planned. Whatever; I would’ve enjoyed this creature...
by mike | Sep 30, 2021 | Books, Editing, Humor, Publishing, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
I first presented this post in 2018, BEFORE I rewrote and reissued my comedy/sci-fi trilogy. Not only are they all available by now, I also wrote a fourth book in the series last year! As one who loves to write, I enjoyed creating all my many published novels. But my...
by mike | Sep 13, 2021 | Adventure fantasy, Books, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
In my comedy/science fiction series, bicyclist Jack Miller enters numerous worlds through “gates” along the cosmic tunnel known as the Ultimate Bike Path. It could be Earth’s past or future, otherworldly dimensions, even the pages of literature, among many others....
by mike | Sep 2, 2021 | Guilty Pleasures, Humor, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Should’ve kept mine, probably worth a fortune. This post first ran in 2017. The unique 2004 science fiction-adventure film, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, has a definite 1930s-’40s feel about it. In a way it pays homage to old luminaries such as Flash Gordon...
by mike | Aug 30, 2021 | Blowing Shit Up, California, Disaster Movies, Disasters, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Recently, while watching the Gerard Butler-fueled disaster film, Greenland, it occurred to me that a lot of couples with troubled marriages/relationships have been brought together by their harrowing experiences in movies of this genre. Weird. Here are just a few...
by mike | Aug 9, 2021 | Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
The renowned director, James Cameron, was hardly a blip on the Hollywood radar screen in 1984 when he pitched his screenplay for a science fiction/action movie called The Terminator. Fortunately the film got done, he got to direct it, Arnold Schwarzenegger landed the...
