“I am drunk, or you are dead.” Whether you call it Stranger From Venus, The Venusian, or Immediate Disaster, this pleasantly reserved 1954 science fiction drama is an extremely well done film with a direct message that resembles the same message from 1951’s The Day The Earth Stood Still. It features a small but exceptionalContinue reading “Classic Cinema: Stranger From Venus (1954)”
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Classic Cinema: The Giant Claw (1957)
“Oh, nothing so domestic as a flying saucer. Just a flying battleship.” Slammed by critics at the time, 1957’s The Giant Claw may have one of the goofiest looking monsters of all time, but I really enjoy this movie. Born in the Atomic Age of film, the movie gives us the story of a giantContinue reading “Classic Cinema: The Giant Claw (1957)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Super Hybrid (2010)
Let’s Ride #5! Trapped in a Chicago police garage, a shapeshifting car looks for an escape route, killing any and every single city worker that stands in its way in the 2010 killer car flick, Super Hybrid. The film stars Shannon Beckner, Oded Fehr, Melanie Papalia, Adrien Dorval, and Ryan Kennedy. It’s a good filmContinue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Super Hybrid (2010)”
Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Let’s Ride #3! Stephen King may be a much beloved horror novelist, but he is definitely NOT a good director. His first and only directing gig put him in control of 1986’s Maximum Overdrive. Based upon Trucks, a story included in King’s first short story collection, Night Shift, the film stars Emilio Estevez, Laura Harrington,Continue reading “Thirty-One Days O’Horror: Maximum Overdrive (1986)”
M3GAN 2.0 (2025)
Going In A New Direction I saw M3GAN 2.0 way back on its opening weekend. Sadly, I’m just now finding the time to give a brief review of the film. The film pits an upgraded version of Megan against a rogue version of herself dubbed AMELIA, a self-aware android that looks even more human thanContinue reading “M3GAN 2.0 (2025)”
Cult Classic: 20 Million Miles To Earth (1957)
“The creature has to be taken alive!” There really isn’t much of a plot to 1957’s 20 Million Miles To Earth. When a top secret U.S. Air Force spaceship crashes in the Mediterranean Sea, a young boy unwittingly frees a small creature from a protective case and sells it to a local doctor. The creatureContinue reading “Cult Classic: 20 Million Miles To Earth (1957)”
Totally Killer (2023)
“Remember, avoid the knife, keep your life.” Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men, Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina) heads up the time traveling whodunit Totally Killer. The 2023 slasher/sci-fi/dark comedy/mystery has a lot going on in it with two plots running parallel in the present and way back in 1987. In the film, Shipka plays Jamie Hughes, aContinue reading “Totally Killer (2023)”
YouTube Wednesday: NECA Sci-Fi And Horror Blind Bag
A Blind Dive Into Horror and Science Fiction! Welcome to another installment of YouTube Wednesday! I’ll be taking a look at one of NECA’s Sci-Fi and Horror Blind Bags. Each bag supposedly contains twenty-five dollars worth of sci-fi and horror goodness. Yours truly decided to take a chance and, well, it’s just okay. Check outContinue reading “YouTube Wednesday: NECA Sci-Fi And Horror Blind Bag”
65 (2023)
“Family….” I remember seeing trailers for the Adam Driver epic 65. I even remember seeing posters for the film while checking out other movies at the theater. What I don’t remember about the film is people talking about it once it was released. This film just sort of arrived and then quietly exited theaters withContinue reading “65 (2023)”
Throwback Thursday: Critters (1986)
“Food!” A spaceship loaded with little furry balls of teeth crash lands on Earth and attacks the Brown family farm in 1986’s Critters. While I didn’t get to see it in theaters, I did watch it multiple times on VHS and eventually saw its first sequel, Critters 2: The Main Course, on the big screenContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: Critters (1986)”
Ken's Alternate Universe! 