Meriam Webster’s Dictionary defines non sequitur as “an inference that does not follow from the premises” which, funnily enough, could also sum up the premise for director Michael Rubbo’s film The Peanut Butter Solution, a film that constantly has the viewer wondering what the hell is going on. Now, I’ve seen some pretty weird kid’s…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster (2004) – Review
Cryptozoology is the pseudoscience and subculture that aims to prove the existence of such creatures as Bigfoot, El Chupacabra, and the Loch Ness Monster — a class of scientists that have even less credibility than Mystery Incorporated when it comes to tangling with real monsters — and being that Scooby-Doo and the gang have already…
Swamp Thing (2019) – Review
In 1982, DC comics revived their Swamp Thing character to capitalize on Wes Craven’s Swamp Thing movie, but after a couple years, the book found itself nearing cancelation, with the title’s sales plummeting, so with nothing to lose, DC gave a relatively unknown English writer named Alan Moore free rein to revamp the title as…
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico (2003) – Review
In this sixth entry in the series of direct-to-video films, we find the Scooby Gang taking a little trip south of the border — surprisingly, not to score drugs — where our heroes end up embroiled in a real estate scheme involving the urban legend known as El Chupacabra. Now, when viewing Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of…
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) – Review
With the success of the film adaptation of Goosebumps, it’s not that surprising to see another movie based on a children’s book series hitting theaters — though a little early for Halloween, but I’m guessing they wanted to avoid competing with part two of Andy Muschietti’s adaptation of Stephen King’s It — and yet Scary Stories…