Do you remember when the tree grabbed that kid out of his bedroom in Poltergeist? Or how about the poor girl getting raped by the forest in Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead? As genres go “The Killer Plant Movie” is a rather small subset of horror films – with a few notable films like Little Shop…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) – Review
What if Thor and Hulk were roommates? That is just one of many interesting ideas that director Taika Waititi tackles in this latest chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and boy does he have fun exploring them, but of course, the biggest question answered is what exactly were Thor and Hulk doing when everyone else…
Death Note: Anime vs. Netflix
For those not in the know Death Note started out as a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, that was then adapted into an anime television series that aired between 2006 and 2007, which then led to Japanese live action movies, video games and even a musical.
Tales of Halloween (2015) – Review
Horror anthologies can be tricky things to pull off as each story has a relatively short allotted time to provide the set-up, the scares, and the punchline. George Romero’s original Creepshow way back in 1982 is probably the most notable example of how to do this right but we’ve seen some more recent attempts such…
Geostorm (2017) – Review
Geostorm is a political/thriller/science fiction action film disguised as a disaster movie; the marketing of this film is clearly hoping to get fans of such films as The Day After Tomorrow and San Andreas , but even though this film does contain moments of massive destruction, as nature runs amok, this movie is more about…