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...
by mike | Jul 1, 2024 | Death, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Psychological Thrillers, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
There are lots to choose from, as this fine actor, who passed away last month at the age of 88, performed in over 140 films. But for me, the benchmark of Donald Sutherland’s screen roles was that of health inspector Matthew Bennell in the excellent 1978 remake of...
by mike | Jun 10, 2024 | Books, Death, Fantasy, Humor, Science Fiction, Uncategorized, Writing |
In advance of the release of Perils of the Bike Path (the fifth opus in my comedy/sci-fi series), I’m presenting an occasional scene from one of the earlier books. This one comes from the third book, The 22nd Gear. My cosmic bike rider, Jack Miller, has bicycled into...
