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 XVIII: The Lost World: Jurassic Park
As I write this in August 2025, there is still an opportunity to watch incredible creatures eating folks in your local theaters. No, I’m not talking about the unsettling weirdness that is Pedro Pascal in Fantastic Four: First Steps, you sillies! I mean dinosaurs! Honest to goodness, slathered with CGI dinosaurs! Yes, there are probably …
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A Fun Night Out At The Movies? You Bet Jurassic It Was!
***EDITOR’S NOTE: As I lazily transcribe and repurpose older posts from my former disused blog in a flailing effort to maintain relevance, I thank you all for sticking with me over these many years! Oh, and yes, it is me again, editing and reediting my edits to reedit once more. And now, here’s another bit …
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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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Almost Equal Sequels Part XII: 2010: The Year We Make Contact
Ye gods, it has been a terrifically long time, hasn’t it? I feel like I’ve finally awoken from hibernation as I make the long journey to Jupiter’s moons, I tell you! Now that I coincidentally on purpose mentioned Jupiter’s moons, I think the time has come to talk about a sequel to an acclaimed and …
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Almost Equal Sequels Part XI: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Space…the sheer amount of space that has happened since I last wrote something, I tell you! And to focus on a universally highly regarded sequel as Star Trek II? Could I take a more softball approach? I mean there’s no controversy here. The Wrath of Khan, or TWOK as the real geeks call it, is …
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My First The Last Jedi Review: Revenge Of The Return Strikes Back
*Since Star Wars is effectively a non-entity and a bit of a joke at this point, I thought I would drag my original post on this film out from the ether, update it a bit but not much, and send it back out into a cruel world. Plus, I had just rewatched the Red Letter …
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Annihilation: The Smartest Science Fiction Movie That Was Ever Released on February 23, 2018
AUTHOR’S NOTE: Since nothing new of any real note has come out into theaters, I thought I would dive back into the well once more to drag out some thoughts on a movie that I was dragged to by my wife over 3 years ago. This movie was so incredibly successful that to date, they …
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