The latest Marvel movie opened this weekend. The title refers to a Dark World, but no one should be surprised it serves us (for the most part) light popcorn.
Category Archives: Movies
Ender’s Game Discussion
The novel received SF’s highest accolades, and the movie stars some of Hollywood’s best. The author, alas, has surrounded himself with controversy, and some people plan to boycott Ender’s Game, which opened this week to respectable business and mixed reviews.
This would be the place to discuss the film and related matters.
Halloween Review – John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982)
Greetings ghouls and ghosts. It’s time for the final installment of our Halloween horror film reviews for this year. A few years ago I took a look at the final part of what John Carpenter calls his “Apocalypse Trilogy” with In the Mouth of Madness. This year I’m taking a look at the beginning of that series with one of the entrants in the Greatest Science Fiction Film tournament – John Carpenter’s remake of The Thing.
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Halloween Review – Creature (1985)
Happy Halloween everyone! Our first first film of the day is a little known Alien knock-off from the 80’s from the director who would go on to direct the remake of the House on Haunted Hill, and the Ring-knock-off-before-it-was-cool fear dot com. The review of The Thing will go up this afternoon. Continue reading →
Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament: “The Thing (1982)”
Our final chapter of the Halloween Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament is up and ready when Alex and I discuss The Thing (1982).
Halloween Countdown: Carrie (2013)
Last week, the third film adaptation of Stephen King’s debut novel poured onto the screen. It features genre poster child Chloë Grace Moretz, veteran actress Julianne Moore, and dollops of special f/x. No review can avoid picking at twin scabs, however: does this version compare favorably to its predecessors, and should it exist at all?
First Trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Steve Rogers is back and is in deep with SHIELD.
Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament: Lifeforce (1985)
We continue our look at Halloween themed entries in the Greatest Science Fiction Film Tournament with Lifeforce (1985).
Halloween Countdown: Lifeforce
So, originally the plan for this week was for JD to review the remake of Carrie this week. However, I’ve been informed that he’s been taken into another dimension, one of not only sight and sound but of the mind, so while we wait for him to get back, this week I’m reviewing the somewhat divisive horror film from the director of Poltergeist & The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Lifeforce. Continue reading →
Halloween Podcast – “Frankenstein (1931)”
Our horror podcasts continue. All will contain spoilers. This week it’s Frankenstein (1931), followed next week by Lifeforce (1985) and finally The Thing (1982) on October 31. All films were contenders in our recent Greatest Science Fiction Films Tournament.