Tagged: sci fi

March 23, 2020

Movie Meltdown: There’s Nothing to Do in Outer Space

Settle in for an extensive discussion of the sci-fi “classic” Battle Beyond the Stars. And this is a film that definitely gives us a lot to dig into, considering the movie is produced by Roger Corman, written by John Sayles,...

i do movies badly / jim rohner / movies / podcast

February 21, 2020

I Do Movies Badly: I Think We’re Alone Now

It’s thirteen minutes before any words are spoken in I Think We’re Alone Now but, by that time, we already know all we need to about the film’s main character, his world, and how he sees his role in it. If...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

January 22, 2020

Color Out of Space: Curse Broken, by David Bax

There have been multiple film adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft’s 1927 short story “The Colour Out of Space,” from 1965’s Die, Monster, Die! to three separate movies since 2008, including cult director Richard Stanley’s anticipated return to filmmaking after being fired...

alexander miller / criterion predictions / movies

October 10, 2019

Criterion Prediction #210: Invasion of the Body Snatchers, by Alexander Miller

Title: Invasion of the Body Snatchers Year: 1956 Director: Don Siegel Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Carolyn Jones, King Donovan Synopsis: A mysterious phenomenon strikes and Doctor Miles Bennell realizes that everyone around him turns out to be duplicate alien...

alexander miller / criterion predictions / movies

October 2, 2019

Criterion Prediction #209: The Cars That Ate Paris, by Alexander Miller

Title: The Cars That Ate Paris Year: 1974 Director: Peter Weir Cast: John Meillon, Terry Camilleri, Kevin Miles, Max Gillies Synopsis: After a car accident that fatally wounds his brother, drifter Arthur Waldo is stranded in the small community of...

2019 / david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review / tiff / tiff 2019

September 6, 2019

TIFF 2019: Bacurau, by David Bax

Assuming it doesn’t take too long for the shock to wear off that Kleber Mendonça Filho (Neighboring Sounds, Aquarius) has, along with co-director Juliano Dornelles, made an unabashed, committed, gory genre movie, it should very quickly become apparent that, for...

alexander miller / home video hovel / movies / reviews

August 14, 2019

Home Video Hovel: Quatermass and the Pit, by Alexander Miller

The Quatermass series is vitally important in the history of Hammer Horror. Though they’re primarily rooted in science fiction, these titles doubly embrace an atmosphere of terror. After working in a myriad of genres, prolific producer Anthony Hinds gobbled up...

home video hovel / movies / reviews / west anthony

August 12, 2019

Home Video Hovel: Quatermass 2, by West Anthony

The Quatermass trilogy is a real treat for fans of classic sci-fi horror stories in which mankind is threatened by a fun bunch of guys from outer space. Based on a trio of British television serials written by Nigel Kneale,...

alexander miller / movies / trailer project / video

July 25, 2019

The Trailer Project with Alexander Miller Bonus: Trailer Storytellers: Akira

movie meltdown / movies / podcast

July 15, 2019

Movie Meltdown: Spider-Man: Far from Home

This week the Super Series returns from “the blip” to discuss the end of the old phase/kick off of Marvel moving forward, as we cover Spider-Man: Far from Home. And as we come to terms with the fact that we are all just...

Tagged: sci fi

Movie Meltdown: There’s Nothing to Do in Outer Space

I Do Movies Badly: I Think We’re Alone Now

Color Out of Space: Curse Broken, by David Bax

Criterion Prediction #210: Invasion of the Body Snatchers, by Alexander Miller

Criterion Prediction #209: The Cars That Ate Paris, by Alexander Miller

TIFF 2019: Bacurau, by David Bax

Home Video Hovel: Quatermass and the Pit, by Alexander Miller

Home Video Hovel: Quatermass 2, by West Anthony

The Trailer Project with Alexander Miller Bonus: Trailer Storytellers: Akira

Movie Meltdown: Spider-Man: Far from Home

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