Tonight the SyFy Channel is airing the much anticipated sequel to Sharknado so as a public service I’m providing a quick recap in case anyone has missed this story that truly speaks to the hearts of men and woman and answers that age old question, “What would a tornado full of sharks look like?” Of course…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
Lucy (2014) – Review
A much-visited element of science fiction is the exploration of where humanity has been and where it might be headed—whether that’s the physical frontier of space travel and time travel, or the inward journey into the uncharted depths of our own biology. These stories often speculate on the next great leap forward in our species’…
Into the Storm (2014) – Review
This does seem to be another year of disaster movie mania. Earlier in the year we got Pompeii which was basically Gladiator meets Titanic on the slopes of Dante’s Peak, and then we had Darren Aronofsky’s Noah, which was about the world’s first disaster story and was kind of dreadful in its own right, but…
Afflicted (2013) – Review
Since 1999’s The Blair Witch Project found footage films have increased in quantity, if not always quality, and the fact that they can be made on the cheap, relatively speaking of course, this format will probably never die. The Paranormal Activity series has turned into a multi-million dollar franchise, even though each film has increased in budget…
The Hole (2009) – Review
Director Joe Dante has been responsible for some of my favourite horror films such as Piranha and The Howling while films like Gremlins and The Hole could be classified as being part of that rare subgenre of Horror/Family films. These are films that have very scary elements, intense thematic moments but are able to dance close to…