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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.

The Warlord of Mars: Edgar Rice Burroughs – Book Review

Posted on October 16, 2016October 16, 2016 by Mike Brooks

To paraphrase Mario Bros “Thank you John Carter! But our Princess is in another castle!” That line pretty much sums up the plot for this final installment in the opening trilogy of the Barsoom series.

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Bad Moon (1996) – Review

Posted on October 13, 2016June 21, 2025 by Mike Brooks

As a monster the werewolf is never going to win over its more glamorous cousin the vampire, in popularity and sheer volume the vampire movie has the werewolf beat fangs down, but I will always have a soft spot for the werewolf, you’ll never see them sparkling or brooding over schoolgirls.

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The Stepford Wives: From Book to Screen

Posted on October 11, 2016May 26, 2024 by Mike Brooks

The term “Stepford Wife” entered the world’s lexicon shortly after author Ira Levin’s book was published back in 1972, and I’d say more people are familiar with the term and it’s meaning (i.e. a woman who seems to conform blindly to an old-fashioned subservient role in relation to her husband) than they are with the…

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The Gods of Mars: Edgar Rice Burroughs – Book Review

Posted on October 9, 2016July 7, 2020 by Mike Brooks

The Gods of Mars is considered by most to be the best of the Barsoom series; it fleshes out the hero, introduces new races and gives us more history of the planet, all that and it’s also one of the best attacks on organized religion I’ve ever come across.

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Beyond Westworld (1980) – Review

Posted on October 6, 2016November 20, 2020 by Mike Brooks

Basing a television show on a successful movie has almost become commonplace now yet at the time of Beyond Westworld not only was it uncommon but they were also basing their series after only one successful movie and one dud. What were they thinking?

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