We can all admit that the only real saving grace to 2016’s Suicide Squad was Margot Robbie’s performance as Harley Quinn, which seems to be the genesis of Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) as the star of this film is that irascible Harleen Quinzel as she flamboyantly bounces around…
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Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon (2016) – Review
What do professional wrestling and automotive racing have in common? Well, other than my complete lack of interest in either of these two “sports,” they were both smashed together in the animated feature Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon. In this feature, once again the Scooby gang teams up with the stars of…
Planet of Dinosaurs (1977) – Review
When the blending of science fiction and dinosaurs in movies comes to mind, the obvious example would be Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park, but even before Michael Crichton’s book saw the light of day, there was a little gem called Planet of Dinosaurs, an extremely low-budget sci-fi adventure film that dealt with a small group of…
Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood (2016) – Review
Corporate Synergy — The concept that the combined value and performance of two companies will be greater than the sum of the separate individual parts — is pretty much what sums up the strategy behind the Scooby-Doo brand joining forces with toy giant Lego, and with Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood, we find out just how…
The Blob (1988) – Review
In movies, the effect of a meteorite hitting the Earth will most likely consist of one or two things: either we will see widespread catastrophic damage — tidal waves sweeping across major cities — or, if the meteorite in question is of a smaller scale, it will have undoubtedly brought an alien threat from outer…