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The Thing (1982) – Review

Posted on October 4, 2024October 2, 2024 by Mike Brooks

In 1951, producer Howard Hawks and director Christian Nyby adapted John W. Campbell Jr.’s novella Who Goes There? into the science fiction classic The Thing from Another World, unfortunately, practical and visual effects of the time were not able to pull off the shapeshifting alien monstrosity from Campell’s story and this resulted in James Arness…

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Friday the 13th (1980) – Review

Posted on November 13, 2020November 11, 2020 by Mike Brooks

“Halloween is making a shit-ton of money, let’s rip it off” and with those immortal words from producer/director Sean S. Cunningham to screenwriter Victor Miller, a horror franchise was born, of course, it was never intended to be a franchise and though Jason and his iconic hockey mask were a few years away – and…

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Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) – Review

Posted on February 27, 2018October 7, 2023 by Mike Brooks

When person embarks on making any kind of murder mystery one must ask such questions as, “What makes my thriller about a crazed killer stand out from others of its kind? Does the movie have a brilliant but eccentric detective? Is the hero/heroine a spunky and resourceful fighter?

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Village of the Damned: From Book to Screen

Posted on December 8, 2016October 2, 2024 by Mike Brooks

In 1957 British science fiction author John Wyndham published The Midwich Cuckoos, and as a follower of H.G. Wells, he believed that science fiction stories worked best if there was only one aberrant event i.e. alien invasion or what have you, and the rest of the story would be the dealings of the everyday world…

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Christine: From Book to Screen

Posted on November 10, 2016December 29, 2019 by Mike Brooks

Man’s love affair with the automobile has been well documented, George Lucas’ American Graffiti is practically a love letter to the American automobile, but there is also the dark side, the obsession that can push one over the brink and into madness.

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