Meg 2: The Trench

“See ya later, chum.” Big, loud, completely ridiculous…..Yep, that about explains Meg 2: The Trench, but it’s absolutely fun to watch. This is the type of film that makes “professional” critics turn up their noses and websites like Rotten Tomatoes have a field day of hate reviews. Well, I’ve never really cared for the opinionContinue reading “Meg 2: The Trench”

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”