Shark Bait! Our Obsession With Shark Films

Don’t Go In The Water Like tasting blood in the water, audiences have been lured to movie theaters to watch shark films for decades.  While 1956’s The Sharkfighters is considered the first shark attack film, it was 1975’s Jaws that really put the horror sub-genre on the map.  Within just a few years of Jaws‘ release,Continue reading “Shark Bait! Our Obsession With Shark Films”

Deeper, Darker Sea

The Mariana Trench When I first learned that Jason Statham would be portraying Dr. Jonas Tyler, a marine biologist and paleontologist, in an adaptation of MEG: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten, I visually winced. While I personally have nothing against Statham, I’ve never seen him as more than a standard action flickContinue reading “Deeper, Darker Sea”

Outpost: San Antonio, TX

Remember The Alamo! My family and I took a quick trip to San Antonio, TX a few weeks ago and, as always, the place didn’t disappoint us at all.  We arrived late in the afternoon but had enough time to venture to the Alamo, where Texian and Tejano soldiers and numerous volunteers from the UnitedContinue reading “Outpost: San Antonio, TX”