by mike | Mar 3, 2025 | Creature Features, Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I suppose that, given its lurid title, the 1957 sci-fi/horror flick, Attack of the Crab Monsters, could have been presented as a “Guilty Pleasure.” But surprise, the film garnered some decent reviews, and it grossed a million bucks on a paltry $70,000 budget. (These...
by mike | Feb 24, 2025 | Movies, Museums, Science Fiction, Travel, Uncategorized |
My late bride and I used to make one or two trips a year to Iowa. Jacqueline was a born and raised, corn-fed Hawkeye and always enjoyed showing me around the state. One highlight was the small town of Riverside, a few miles south of Iowa City, population a tad over...
by mike | Feb 10, 2025 | Action/Adventure, Creature Features, Monster Movies, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
If you watched the Super Bowl, you saw the trailer for Jurassic World Rebirth, the seventh film in the ever-popular, money-making franchise. Though a stand-alone story, it is considered a sequel to Jurassic World Dominion (2022). It has an all-new ensemble cast,...
by mike | Feb 3, 2025 | Action/Adventure, Blowing Shit Up, Creature Features, Movies, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
The 2011 science fiction/thriller/coming of age film, Super 8, has a great pedigree. It was written and directed by J.J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg. The winner of numerous awards, it did well at the box office and won the praise of many critics. Not bad...
by mike | Aug 26, 2024 | Baseball, Books, Humor, Science Fiction, Sports, Uncategorized |
In my comedy/science fiction series featuring cosmic bike rider Jack Miller, I created a number of singular Heavens, called Afterwards. Jack visited his favorite singer, Harry Chapin, in the Rock and Roll Afterward, his beloved German shepherd, Barney, in the Doggie...
by mike | Jul 8, 2024 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Quotes, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Last week I wrote about my favorite Donald Sutherland film, the 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I thought it might be fun to highlight some quotes from this terrifying story. Health Department worker Matthew Bennell (Sutherland) on the phone to the...
