According to this film, on the Predator home world, they apparently have their own form of Greenpeace — am I getting that right, is that what this film is about? With this latest outing in the Predator franchise, action comedy director Shane Black does his best to cram five different movies into one – with…
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The Land Unknown (1957) – Review
Ever since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote of a mysterious plateau – where dinosaurs miraculously still exist – in his 1912 book The Lost World, Hollywood has been more than eager to bring man and prehistoric beast together. Adapting Doyle’s book to the big screen in 1925 was certainly a no brainer, and basing a…
Night of the Lepus (1972) – Review
Rabbits, nature’s most vicious killing machine, furred beasts that mercilessly stalk and devour their prey — or at least that is what MGM Studios wished audiences to believe when they released Night of the Lepus back in 1972. Based on Australian author Russell Braddon’s book The Year of the Angry Rabbit – a political satire…
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) – Review
Do you remember Jurassic Park founder John Hammond having a partner? If you don’t you shouldn’t feel too bad, as he didn’t have one up until this fifth entry of the franchise. This is because director J.A. Bayona, along with screenwriters Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly, seemingly have no interest in franchise continuity, and have…
The Ritual (2017) – Review
“If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise, if you go down to the woods today, you’d better go in disguise!” The lyrics for Teddy Bear’s Picnic contain some solid pieces of advice – ones that almost no character in horror movies ever takes to heart – and though…