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…
Tag: science fiction
The Blob (1958) – Review
The 1950s were certainly the glory days when it came to monster movies and science fiction — two great tastes that taste great together — and if atomic testing wasn’t awakening creatures like Godzilla and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, then mad scientists were creating Monsters on Campus and giant Tarantulas, but in 1958, a…
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) – Review
The Mark Twain quote “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated” can be considered the backbone of this final chapter of the Skywalker Saga as director J.J. Abrams tries to course-correct the damaged incurred with Star Wars: The Last Jedi. He attempts to accomplish this by bringing back Emperor Palpatine, the big baddie from…
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) – Review
When a franchise deals heavily with time travel, each additional sequel can easily cause the wheels to wobble until they eventually fall off. Case in point, Terminator Genisys, but with Terminator: Dark Fate, producer James Cameron and director Tim Miller took a page out of Halloween (2018) by ignoring the existence of unwanted sequels and…
The Endless (2017) – Review
The expression “You can never go home again” refers to the inability to recapture a time and place — one that may only exist when seen through rose coloured glasses — but if your home was a UFO Death Cult, that may not be such a bad thing. Filmmaking team Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead…