Once again director George Miller tosses us into the chaotic post-apocalyptic world of Mad Max, it’s been 30 years since our last visit to the Wastelands and things have only gotten crazier. So fasten your seatbelts and strap on some spare ammo as the summer is about to explode.
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
Miami Connection (1987) – Review
According to 80s movies, everyone knew martial arts – where a big kung fu brawl could break at a moment’s notice – but sadly not everyone could be Chuck Norris, so for every badass martial arts flick made there are a dozen duds to be found.
Kull the Conqueror (1997) – Review
Sword-and-sorcery had been kicking around for years, but 1982’s Conan the Barbarian sparked a full-blown boom, unleashing a wave of bargain-bin imitators like Deathstalker and The Beastmaster. By the late ’90s, the trend was long dead, yet Universal took another swing despite the lukewarm Conan the Destroyer and the flop Red Sonja, once again calling…
The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County: Edgar Rice Burroughs – Book Review
Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote only four westerns and The Deputy Sheriff of Comanche County was the last of them. It was published in the pages of Thrilling Adventures magazine and illustrated by his son John Coleman Burroughs. What makes this book stand out from many other westerns is that not only was it a good…
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) – Review
When a book sells over a hundred million copies, there is a good chance that it will be made into a movie. It doesn’t matter if the book is good or not; it’s just a matter of numbers, and that author E.L. James’s novel is based on Twilight fan fiction does not lend one hope…