Do not rent creepy-ass English manor houses – especially if you are an American family with kids – this is a simple rule that the Curtis family fails to abide by in Disney’s The Watcher in the Woods. Though based on the book by Florence Engel Randall – which bears very little resemblance to the…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
Ghostbusters II (1989) – Review
Do you remember how The Empire Strikes Back started with Luke, Han and Chewbacca the heroes of the Rebellion all going their separate ways after losing their jobs?
The Mad King: Edgar Rice Burroughs – Book Review
The Mad King is easily one of my favorite Burroughs books because it so gleefully ripped-off the premise of one of my favorite stories The Prisoner of Zenda
Catwoman (2004) – Review
Movies have not been all that kind to female superheroes, on television Lynda Carter ruled as Wonder Woman for years but somehow that most iconic of all female characters in comic books has had almost infinite problems making its way to the big screen. Is it Hollywood’s fear that a female protagonist just won’t bring…
Gotham: Pilot (2014) – Review
Raise your hands if you think the world needed more of Batman’s origins? Yeah, me neither, but here we are once more we venturing into the dark streets of Gotham City, this time courtesy of the Fox Network. Right out of the gate a network show based on the early years of Batman has to…