by mike | May 6, 2013 | Guilty Pleasures, Movies, Sports Movies |
In retrospect, I could have written about Mystery, Alaska as one of my many Guilty Pleasures. The thing is, I never thought of this outrageous 1999 comedy, with a cast of solid actors and a load of memorable lines, as a film that I had to feel guilty about throwing in...
by mike | Apr 16, 2013 | Fantasy, Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies |
You might feel a bit…well, sleazy watching this 1982 “erotic remake” of the 1942 movie that bore the same title but, understandably, had way less sex and violence. I suppose that would qualify it as a guilty pleasure. But even though it wasn’t a box office smash, Cat...
by mike | Apr 2, 2013 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror Movies, Movies, Science Fiction |
Nope, this post is not about characters created by Dr. Seuss. (I don’t even think there was a Thing 3.) It’s about three science fiction/horror movies that share a commonality of title, spread out over the unbelievable period of six decades. This is about—The Thing....
by mike | Mar 19, 2013 | Movies, Science Fiction, Writing |
In addition to the serious coaching and editorial work that I do for my writers, I also engage in a lot of good-natured banter with them. Hey, why even bother if you can’t have fun! Some of our back-and-forth emails, both text and pictures, often border on the...
by mike | Mar 6, 2013 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies, Nightmares |
Okay, this is one scary underground chick flick, the cast comprised of six women. Tell the truth, it’s actually two films, given that the creatively titled The Descent: Part Two, though released four years later, picks up right where The Descent leaves off (though...
by mike | Feb 25, 2013 | Guilty Pleasures, Horror, Horror Movies, Movies |
When I decided to write about my favorite dumb/bad/cheesy horror movies last year, the one that leaped to the top of the heap was Wes Craven’s 1981 gem, Deadly Blessing. Big problem: my VHS tape of the film had long gone the way of Goodwill—same as my VCR—and the...