by mike | Mar 22, 2021 | Books, Humor, Myths & Legends, Native Americans, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
My last two Throwback Thursday posts centered around the Devils Tower in Wyoming, one of my favorite places in the world. I mentioned that in my latest book, Back on the Bike Path (A Jack Miller Senior Moment: Book Four), my cosmic bike rider pays two visits to the...
by mike | Mar 18, 2021 | Life, Movies, Native Americans, Science Fiction, Travel, Uncategorized |
For me, this post is one of the most meaningful I’ve ever presented. It first ran in 2017. “Dammit, I know this. I know what this is! This means something. This is important.” When Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) uttered those words forty years ago in the classic...
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...
