There have been many adaptations of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” going as far back as the silent era and we even had big-budget 3D extravaganza with Johnny Depp, but in the 1970s we were treated to very unique take on this classic tale. This version came to past due to the popularity of…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
Once Upon a Spy (1980) – Review
The spy genre has seen many cinematic offerings, with the James Bond franchise being the most popular entry, but many studios and filmmakers have attempted to dip their wick into this money-making field, sadly, most of these have had lesser degrees of success, which brings us to ABC’s Once Upon a Spy, a made-for-television starring…
Dolls (1986) – Review
Killer dolls have been a popular horror mainstay ever since Talky Tina murdered Telly Savalas in that classic Twilight Zone episode, so leave it to B-movie producer Charles Band to proclaim “Hold my beer” and give us a dark and gloomy mansion that was simply chock full of tiny toy terrors with dash of gore…
Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996) – Review
First of all, one has to admit that the original Lawnmower Man was no cinematic masterpiece – not to mention a terrible adaptation of the source material – but the dodgy CGI and an even dodgier grasp of science that plagued that film is nothing compared to the cinematic disaster that is Lawnmower Man 2….
The Lawnmower Man (1992) – Review
When it comes to movie adaptations straying from the source material no author has suffered more than Stephen King – even Kubrick’s amazing adaptation of The Shining earned the ire of the author – but in the annals of adaptations none are as far off the mark as the 1992 adaptation “The Lawnmower Man” which…