When Independence Day hit theatres back in 1996 audiences were blown out of their seats by the amazing practical effects that film had to offer, they were caught up with a charismatic cast that pulled off the right amount of drama and comedy, and it had Randy Quaid yelling, “Hello boys, I’m back!” before blowing…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
The Huntsman: Winter’s War (2016) – Review
The original story of Snow White is a very simple tale; a vain and evil queen wants the potential rival of her beauty murdered, a huntsman fakes her death and the young girl is helped later by a bunch of dwarves.
Tarzan Triumphant: Edgar Rice Burroughs – Book Review
Originally released as Tarzan and the Raiders in 1931 for The Blue Book Magazine Tarzan Triumphant is the 15th book in the Tarzan series and shows that by this time Burroughs had his Tarzan formula down pat.
The Witch (2015) – Review
“If you go down to the woods today you’re sure of a big surprise. If you go down to the woods today you’d better go in disguise!” In the 2015 horror film The Witch, by writer/director Robert Eggers, it is the unknown that is the true horror to found here, and what was more unknown…
The Boy (2016) – Review
Creepy dolls in the horror genre are nothing new; from The Twilight Zone’s “Living Doll” episode to The Conjuring’s lame spin-off Annabelle we’ve been subjected to countless iteration of the scary doll motif. In the film, The Boy takes the sub-genre to an even deeper level of lameness than we got with the likes of…