The Deadly Mantis, 1957. Directed by Nathan Juran. Starring Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton, Donald Randolph and Pat Conway. SYNOPSIS: A prehistoric giant praying mantis is freed from the Arctic ice and goes on the rampage across the US. The Deadly Mantis is not one of the first titles to spring to mind when […]
DVD Review – The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
The Creature Walks Among Us, 1956. Directed by John Sherwood. Starring Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason, Leigh Snowden, Gregg Palmer, Maurice Manson and David McMahon. SYNOPSIS: The Gill-Man is captured by scientists and begins to mutate so it can breathe air and walk on land. Cue lots of rampaging mutant creature madness… possibly. Back in the 1950s horror […]
DVD Review – Infernal (2015)
Infernal, 2015. Directed by Bryan Coyne. Starring Andy Ostroff, Heather Adair, Alyssa Koerner, Jose Rosete and Noelle Bruno. SYNOPSIS: A young married couple notice their daughter begin to behave strangely and weird things start to happen around the house. Infernal is the result of what happens when you own a video camera and have seen The Omen, […]
Blu-ray Review – Colors (1988)
Colors, 1988. Directed by Dennis Hopper. Starring Sean Penn, Robert Duvall, Maria Conchita Alonso, Don Cheadle, Damon Wayans, Randy Brooks, Grand L. Bush and Tony Todd. SYNOPSIS: An experienced cop and his rookie partner try to control gang violence on the streets of L.A. One was an experienced cop who had seen all there was […]
Blu-ray Review – Nightmare City (1980)
Nightmare City (Incubo Sulla Citta Contaminata), 1980. Directed by Umberto Lenzi. Starring Hugo Stiglitz, Laura Trotter, Mel Ferrer, Maria Rosaria Omaggio, Francisco Rabal, Sonia Viviani, Eduardo Fajardo and Ugo Bologna. SYNOPSIS : A mysterious radiation exposed airplane lands, unleashing a deadly crew of blood sucking zombies. A reporter and his doctor wife track their progress on their deadly mission […]
Blu-ray Review – Madman (1982)
Madman, 1982. Directed by Joe Giannone. Starring Paul Ehlers, Gaylen Ross, Tony Fish, Harriet Bass, Seth Jones, Jan Claire, Carl Fredericks and Jimmy Steele. SYNOPSIS: A summer youth camp group is warned to never call out the name of local killer Madman Marz in case he comes looking for fresh kills. Unfortunately, that is just […]
Nathan Fillion expresses interest in playing DC’s Booster Gold
Nathan Fillion may be best known for his roles on such TV shows as Firefly and Castle, but the actor has also been involved with numerous superhero-related projects over the past few years. Fillion, who is a sci-fi icon, has had comic book roles ranging from a prison inmate in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy to Green […]
Terminator Genisys tops Chinese box office, crosses $350 million worldwide
Almost two months after its release, Terminator Genisys has crossed the $350 million mark at the worldwide box office, thanks to a $27.4 million opening day in China today – the fourth biggest for a Hollywood movie in that market after Furious 7, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Transformers: Age of Extinction. Terminator Genisys has […]
Nintendo “looking at things like movies in the future”
Given the reception to 1993’s Super Mario Bros. movie, which is widely considered to be one of the biggest disasters ever put to film, it’s understandable why Nintendo has shied away from bringing its stable of video game characters to the big screen. However, it seems that the entertainment giant could be softening its stance […]
What’s with all the hate for Ghostbusters II?
Simon Columb on the hate for Ghostbusters II… Off the bat, I’ll admit it’s inferior to Ghostbusters. The combination of Dan Ackroyd, Harold Ramis and Bill Murray, in a family-friendly blockbuster, with a fiendishly spooky-but-fun script is a perfect cocktail of expertise. With these elements in mind, Ghostbusters II ultimately doesn’t have the innovation calling […]
