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Author: Mike Brooks

Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.

Titanic: The Legend Goes On (2000) – Review

Posted on August 2, 2024July 31, 2024 by Mike Brooks

If you thought the original Titanic sinking was a tragic affair wait until you witness the sinking of common sense and cinematic integrity in this masterpiece of confusion. This is a movie that is a catastrophe of epic proportions and I mean that in the most hysterically funny way possible.

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The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959) – Review

Posted on July 30, 2024July 31, 2024 by Mike Brooks

What would a version of The Creature from the Black Lagoon look like if the filmmakers had no money? It was the lack of proper funds that faced producer Jack Kevan and director Irvin Berwick back in 1959 when they made their independently produced creature feature, one that showcased a monster of a rather dubious…

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Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957) – Review

Posted on July 26, 2024July 24, 2024 by Mike Brooks

What can you do if your science fiction film doesn’t quite have the budget to pull off a proper alien invasion? Easy, just shift the tone into the arena of comedy so that the audience is laughing “with you” instead of at the cheesy special effects on display.  This is exactly what happened with Edward…

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Lords of the Deep (1989) – Review

Posted on July 23, 2024July 24, 2024 by Mike Brooks

The year was 1989 and we were flooded with a lot of underwater movies, all hoping to catch the summer box office prize, unfortunately, legendary B-movie producer Roger Corman was late to the party with his film Lords of the Deep so this entry never even made it out of the kiddie pool.

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Leviathan (1989) – Review

Posted on July 19, 2024July 16, 2024 by Mike Brooks

Directed by George P. Cosmatos, this film takes viewers on an underwater adventure that attempted to combine the creature-feature thrills of John Carpenter’s Thing with that of claustrophobic tension of Ridley Scott’s Alien, in an underwater horror entry that, despite its viscous sea monsters who relentlessly stalk our valiant heroes, the true victim of this…

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