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Retro Review: ‘Talons of the Eagle’
I believe I may have a medical condition that when I encounter a cheap, B-grade action flick from the 80’s or 90’s I am sold 110% on it. So during the last Vinegar Syndrome sale when I came across...
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My Summer Reading 2023
Once again this summer saw me make multiple trips to my local libraries and book shops to delve into the pages of as many books as I could get my hands on. Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury: Once again I...
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Forgotten TV Shows Based on Movies
Inspiration for a television show for the small screen can come from anywhere, even the big screen. Over the decades shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and MASH have just as successful (or in the...
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Movie Review: ‘Elevator Game’
I have stated time and again that Shudder is a true gem of a streaming services. Beyond the classics of horror it also provides a venue for new small-budget scary flicks to find an audience. This has...
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Inside No. 9 Best Episodes
A brilliant combination of gothic horror and sharp humor has made the British anthology series Inside No. 9 a success in the UK with a growing a cult fandom on a global scale. The brainchild of Reece...
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Movie Review: ‘Monster Inside’
One of the best indicators that Halloween is upon us every year is the various haunted attractions which swing their doors open inviting anyone brave enough in. There is no doubt anyone reading this...
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Geek Gifts: Mystery Unfolds Puzzle Cards
It’s almost Christmas, and if you’re on my site it’s because you are geek or geek adjacent. You already know that there’s an inherent risk in buying gifts for geeks…because they’ve already completed...
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Classic Scene: Kirk Meets Khan Once Again
Kirk Meets Khan Once Again Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Directed by Nicholas Meyer The Scene: Once again finding himself in the captain’s chair of the Enterprise, James T. Kirk (William Shatner)...
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Best Episode of WKRP in Cincinnati Ever
In the 1970’s, writer Hugh Wilson pitched a show based on his time working at an Atlanta radio station. Mary Tyler Moore’s MTM Enterprises was starved for a hit after a series of flops greenlit the...
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My Favorite Movies of 2023
As many of you likely noticed may have noticed, 2023 was a strange year for movies. A lot of it had to do with two major strikes. Likewise, surefire hits featuring superheroes, spies and whip-slinging...
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Shows to Watch if You Like The X-Files
With the 1990’s came a new golden age of genre television rarely seen before. The airwaves were dominated by successes like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the return of Star Trek to TV screens. But in...
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Book Review: The Last Night to Kill Nazis
The great comedian Craig Ferguson once said there are two groups of people you have carte blanche to mock the biggest one of the two is Nazis because “f–k them! They’re Nazis”. Since the end of the...
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Retro Review: ‘Devil Story’
The shores of France are renowned for their beauty and heritage. One would can see why there are those who would shudder the thought of transforming such a place into a film set, much less for a...
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Movie Review: ‘Nosferatu’
Director: Robert Eggers Cast: Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson Plot: A newly-wed real estate broker is assigned to travel...
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Classic Scene: Prom Queen
“Prom Queen” Carrie (1976) directed by Brian DePalma The Scene: The dream once thought impossible has come true for shy and bullied Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) she now stands as Prom Queen alongside...
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Movie Review: ‘Captain America: Brave New World’
Director: Julius Onah Cast: Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Carl Lumbly, Xosha Roquemore, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Giancarlo Esposito, Tim Blake Nelson Plot: Sam Wilson...
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Movie Review: ‘Hard Truths’
Director: Mike Leigh Cast: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, David Webber, Tuwaine Barrett, Ani Nelson, Sophia Brown, Jonathan Livingstone, Samantha Spiro Plot: Pansy Deacon is a mother and wife...
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Movie Review: ‘The Gorge’
Director: Scott Derrickson Cast: Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sigourney Weaver Plot: An incredibly gifted sniper with no ties to the world is tasked with spending a year manning a watch-tower above...
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Movie Review: ‘The Monkey’
Director: Osgood Perkins Cast: Theo James, Christian Convery, Tatiana Maslany, Colin O’Brien, Sarah Levy, Oz Perkins, Rohan Campbell, Elijah Wood Plot: Hal and Bill are twin brothers who, their...
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Movie Review: ‘The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie’
Director: Pete Browngardt Cast: Eric Bauza, Candi Milo, Peter MacNicol, Fred Tatasciore, Laraine Newman, Wayne Knight Plot: Daffy Duck and Porky Pig take jobs at a chewing gum factory, where they...
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