Glen A Larson’s series Battlestar Galactica only lasted one season – poor ratings and even poorer writing being the main cause of its cancellation – but somehow a letter-writing campaign resurrected the show, and this was long before the internet’s instant fan feedback existed, so studios weren’t used to this kind of thing. The original Star…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
Red Lights (2012) – Review
Science versus superstition is undoubtedly a great source of conflict for any good movie but when a movie tries to have its cake and it eat it too, well that’s a whole other kettle of psychic fish. That is the key problem with writer/director Rodrigo Cortés’s film, he doesn’t really pick a side. If you…
Tarzan’s New York Adventure (1942) – Review
This would be the sixth and last instalment of the MGM Tarzan movies starring Johnny Weissmuller and Maureen O’Sullivan, and though Weissmuller would continue with the role over at RKO Jane herself would vanish for a bit, as Maureen O’Sullivan though an MGM contract player was sick of playing of the part. Tarzan’s New York…
Crimson Peak (2015) – Review
If a Mario Bava movie married a Dario Argento film and then shacked up in Hammer Studios the result would have most likely looked a lot like Crimson Peak.
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series (1978-1979) – Reviews
It may have only run one season but Glen A. Larson’s sprawling saga of a ragtag fleet of ships fleeing genocide was must-see TV back in the 70s. I had my Battlestar Galactica lunch pail and a toy chest full of action figures and spaceships, and my friends and I would have heated arguments on…