by mike | Nov 13, 2025 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Uncategorized |
That line comes from one of my favorite films, EIGHT LEGGED FREAKS, which happens to be the first Guilty Pleasure that I presented on this blog, back in the Stone Age. Let’s talk about guilty pleasures. The term itself relates to something that a person enjoys despite...
by mike | Nov 10, 2025 | Action/Adventure, Adventure fantasy, Horror, Horror Movies, Humor, Movies, Uncategorized |
Yes indeed, I do want my Mummy, and by Grabthar’s hammer, I just might be getting it! I’m talking about the Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz-fueled franchise that began with The Mummy (1999) and The Mummy Returns (2001), and to a lesser degree, The Mummy: Tomb of the...
by mike | Oct 30, 2025 | Ghosts, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
Well, why not? The first two films are timeless, and the third…hey, it’s Nicolas Cage! It’s that time again. Living in a gated 55+ community, I no longer have to hand out Halloween candy at the front door, since no one does trick-or-treating. These days I spend the...
by mike | Oct 27, 2025 | Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
With Halloween practically upon us, I thought it might be fun to revisit this post from a few years ago. Don’t stress, I’m not talking about the merchandising-fueled holiday on October 31st. This is about the thirteen-film slasher series, now spanning over four...
by mike | Oct 20, 2025 | California, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Uncategorized |
Thousands of frenzied birds invade a small, coastal California town, slamming into houses, destroying property, and terrorizing the locals. Sounds like the storyline for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 horror classic, The Birds, yes? Actually, no…not the one I’m writing...
by mike | Oct 9, 2025 | Fantasy, Movie Lines, Movies, Quotes, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
Yes, there were some memorable quotes in a much-maligned film. This post first ran a few years ago. As I’ve noted before with episodes VII and VIII in the Star Wars universe, The Rise of Skywalker—episode IX—does not nearly approach the plethora of memorable quotes...
