by mike | Jan 23, 2023 | Mysteries, Mystery Series, Thrillers, TV Shows, Uncategorized |
Award-winning Canadian writer Louise Penny is the author of the popular mystery series featuring Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec police force, which services the sprawling province of Quebec from its headquarters in Montreal. The primary...
by mike | Jan 9, 2023 | Mysteries, Mystery Series, Thrillers, TV Shows, Uncategorized, Women |
My bride and I just finished viewing the three seasons (with a fourth on the way) of the PBS Masterpiece mystery series, Miss Scarlet and the Duke, which we enjoyed. The stories are set in 1882 London, not the era in which you’d expect to find a strong-willed,...
by mike | Dec 22, 2022 | Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movie Lines, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
At least three-quarters of the lines in this film are quotable. This post first ran in 2019. Last week, when I wrote about the horror/comedy/thriller/creature feature, Snakes on a Plane, I mentioned that there are enough outrageous quotes in this film to warrant its...
by mike | Dec 15, 2022 | Creature Features, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
It’s always a hoot to revisit Snakes on a Plane, a slithery cult classic. This post first ran in 2019. When Samuel L. Jackson was asked to star in the 2006 horror/thriller/comedy film, Snakes on a Plane, he readily accepted. As filming began, the producers thought...
by mike | Dec 12, 2022 | Blowing Shit Up, California, Disaster Movies, Movie Lines, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
The discussion has gone on for decades. Is Die Hard, the 1988 Bruce Willis-fueled thriller, a Christmas movie? I’m sure you have your own take on this (non-earth-shaking) issue, but in my humble opinion…yeah, I’d say it is. Here are a few bullet points—without the...
by mike | Nov 24, 2022 | Horror, Horror Movies, Monster Movies, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Happy Turkey Day! I actually presented this post for the first time on Thanksgiving in 2012. What better day to talk about a turkey? This being Thanksgiving, it seems appropriate to write about a turkey of a movie. I’m talking about Mimic 2, the 2001 sequel to one of...
