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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.

Tarzan’s New York Adventure (1942) – Review

Posted on October 18, 2015November 29, 2023 by Mike Brooks

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…

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Crimson Peak (2015) – Review

Posted on October 16, 2015October 25, 2025 by Mike Brooks

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.

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Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series (1978-1979) – Reviews

Posted on October 15, 2015June 26, 2026 by Mike Brooks

Before prestige TV convinced everyone it invented storytelling, Battlestar Galactica was already out there juggling space opera, philosophy, and a surprising amount of polyester. This is a show that took a wagon-train premise, launched it into the stars, and dared you not to get invested in humanity’s last, very tired road trip. These reviews dig…

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Self/Less (2015) – Review

Posted on October 13, 2015December 9, 2017 by Mike Brooks

What would you do to get a second chance at life? Questions concerning mortality and morality have been fodder for countless science fiction books and movies. This movie itself is a remake of the 1966 John Frankenheimer film Seconds, which in turn was based on the book by David Ely, but today’s outing would rather…

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Tarzan’s Secret Treasure (1941) – Review

Posted on October 11, 2015November 29, 2023 by Mike Brooks

In this fifth outing of the MGM series, we find Maureen O’Sullivan’s Jane still shacked up with Johnny Weissmuller’s Tarzan on top of the Mutai Escarpment, but now with Johnny Sheffield’s Boy to bring some family values to the table.

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