There are many movies about ocean-going disasters, from depictions of the sinking of the legendary Titanic to Irwin Allen’s disaster classic The Poseidon Adventure, but in 1981 a made-for-television production tried to make a “Prime Time Event” about an ocean liner that was sunk during WWII and the surprising events surrounding the wreck’s discovery in…
Category: TV
Disney’s Tower of Terror (1997) – Review
When you think about it, turning a theme park attraction into a motion picture is a pretty strange idea, as most rides only last a few minutes it would seem hard to stretch that into a feature film, but back in 2003 Disney took one of their most popular rides and turned it into the…
Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022) – Review
What kind of Halloween is it without a new Scooby-Doo seasonal mystery to enjoy? In this outing, the Scooby gang uncover a startling revelation that throws all their past mysteries in a new light and could possibly lead to a new and even more dangerous threat to Mystery Incorporated.
Scream of the Wolf (1974) – Review
The 70s were a great place for made-for-television horror movies and the king of these outings was director Dan Curtis, the man behind the long-running Gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, but Curtis was also notable for his collaborations with legendary horror author Richard Matheson that resulted in such gems as The Night Stalker and The…
The Dark Days of Marvel Media (1977-1998)
To date, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has earned over nine billion dollars at the box office making it the most financially successful franchise in cinema history, but before that, the Marvel Entertainment Group was known for selling off movie rights to their characters for chump change and pocket lint to any studio that walked through…