After 2018’s lackluster entry, The Predator, my hope was that the long-suffering Predator franchise would finally be at an end. 1987’s original action/sci-fi hybrid, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers, has produced five completely forgettable sequels. Two of those were Alien vs. Predator offshoots and both were awful. So,Continue Reading
All things must have a beginning. 1955’s King Dinosaur marked the start of producer/director Bert I. Gordon’s career. Eventually known as “Mr. BIG,” Gordon constructed a résumé chock full of B-grade creature features, most of which center around abnormally large animals or people. He also had a penchant for workingContinue Reading
Writer/director Jordan Peele tries his hand at the science fiction/horror crossover with Nope. As is his modus operandi, Peele uses comedy to keep the audience off-kilter until the next scary moment hits. And, yes, there’s social commentary as well. Nope focuses on O.J. (Daniel Kaluuya) and Emerald Haywood (Keke Palmer),Continue Reading
The Frisco Kid tells the story of Avram Belinski, a Polish rabbi dispatched to a synagogue in San Francisco. He encounters a series of misadventures shortly after his boat lands in Philadelphia. After he loses his money to a trio of con men, Avram meets Tommy Lillard, a bank robber.Continue Reading
Royce Tullis (Clint James) and his gang are in the process of hunting down the jurors that sent his brother to the gallows. As the movie opens, they approach the homestead of the last juror standing. After killing him and his wife, they kidnap his daughter, Ruth (Anna Harr). IntendingContinue Reading
In the past few years, the #MeToo movement, which empowers those who have been sexual harassed, abused, or assaulted to come forward with their stories, has gained a lot of traction in the media. And, rightly so, as they deserve to be heard and believed without shame. Those accused ofContinue Reading
With the advent of affordable computer graphics programs, independent filmmakers are capable of adding special effects to their movies that were once only possible with millions of dollars of equipment. Unfortunately, most don’t take the time to make them look anywhere near as good as those older, more expensive effects.Continue Reading