Franchises are not always obvious. Who knew that taking the framework of 1958’s It: The Terror Beyond Space while mixing in some HR Giger artwork and then coating everything with KY jelly would result in such a hit with audiences? But there was 20th Century Fox, suddenly sitting pretty with Alien’s sizeable box office returns …
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Almost Equal Sequels Part XIX: War of the Colossal Beast
Ah, the 1950s! The true glory days of the hard scrabble slightly financed sci-fi extravaganzas! Giant bugs and atomic beasts! Flying saucers and underwater creatures! Infinitesimal amounts of money were spent on a huge catalog of films that were unleashed onto the unwitting public. There were great posters, intriguing titles, and the promise of something unique and entertaining. And mothers across the …
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Almost Equal Sequels Part XIV: Jaws 2
Just when I thought it was safe to go back into the waters of blogging…I decided to take a refreshing splash and jumped right in! The world of sequels is blessedly never-ending and now with summer coming oppressively at us, the luscious land of blockbusters beckons from the deep! So since this entry can’t stay …
What’s A Mother’s Movies To Do?: The Thing From Another World
After an interminable spell of inaction with this series, we once again ascend the mountain of the movies that my mother enjoyed while she was still with us. As we climb, be sure that you have a good set of pitons, some excellent rope, and a flag representing whatever nation gave you the most endorsement money …
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Through The Decades With Dear Boris: The Raven (1963)
As we come screaming into All Hallows Eve, allow me to wish you and yours the very best of the season! May the weather favor your trick-or-treating or, if you have/are weak-in-the-knees parents, your trunk-or-treating. (Insert my sad eyeroll here.) Which reminds me: Parental Trick-Or-Treating ProTip #4: To allay any fears regarding wackos placing poisonous razor-bladed lightbulbs in the children’s …
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Through The Decades With Dear Boris: Voodoo Island (1957)
Well, as I’ve noticed the huge cars with chrome fins, an abundance of poodle skirts, and a titanic hatred of communism, we must have landed smack dab in the 1950s! I thought something was up when I kept hearing Tennessee Ernie Ford on the radio and saw that huge piles of comic books were being burned …
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Through The Decades With Dear Boris: Isle of the Dead (1945)
Well, here we are once again, diving headlong into the effervescent month of October. This can only mean one thing and one thing only: The Protestant Reformation! That’s right, I’m going to take a probing examination into the European world of the mid-1400s through the 1600s with a detailed analysis of Martin Luther and his contemporaries …
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Through The Decades With Dear Boris: The Ghoul (1933)
After the narcoleptic thrill-ride that was 2017’s The Mummy, I was glad to dive into the classics pool and watch the original 1932 version starring Boris Karloff. So glad in fact that I thought it would be pleasant to take a gander at some of the horror movies that Karloff starred in throughout the decades. In this little …
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Regarding Recycled Redundant Reimagined Rebooted Remakes or A Look Back On Why In The Name Of Ra Would You Start Your Universe With The Mummy?
Boy, remember those halcyon days when Marvel Studios managed to pull off so much in a relatively short while? They had it down to an artform which resulted in a globally successful shared movie universe with a heretofore unheard-of consistency. Sure, there were some slight missteps along the way, but you must put your hat on …
21 Years of Dealing with Death, The Quiet Man, and Camp Crystal Lake
Tomorrow on July 17, 2021, it will be exactly 21 years exactly since my mother, Anita Wink, passed away after an over two-year ordeal with cancer. Wow. Just to write that. 21 years ago. Just over two decades ago. If I wanted to be highfalutin and such, I would call it one score and one year ago, but I …
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