Happy 100th Birthday To Katherine Johnson!
Happy belated birthday to NASA pioneer Katherine Johnson, who turned 100 on August 26th!Johnson was an integral part of NASA's early days, and was the subject of the 2017 film Hidden Figures. I wasn't...
View Article2018 Box Office Predictions Part 3 (September Through December)
For a couple of years now I've been trying my hand at box office predictions, with mixed results. Sometimes my prognostications are spot on, other times they're wildly inaccurate, proving there's just...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: The Meg
The Meg was written by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber (Yep, it took THREE people to write this) and directed by Jon Turteltaub. Georgaris previously wrote Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: A.X.L.
A.X.L. was written and directed by Oliver Daly. He previously wrote and directed the short film Miles, and that's pretty much it.Miles was a Kickstarter-funded short about a young BMX rider who finds a...
View ArticleRoam If You Want To!
Wow. This past weekend I found out that Kate Pierson of The B-52s turns 70 years old this year! Jesus Christ! 70! How the hell did that happen? Just yesterday she was singin' at the Love Shack while...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: The Happytime Murders
The Happytime Murders was written by Todd Berger and Dee Austin Robertson. It was directed by Brian Henson.Berger is an actor, director and writer, who's penned a ton of obscure short films and TV...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: Kin
Kin was written by Daniel Casey and directed by Josh and Jonathan Baker.Casey is a writer, actor and director. He previously wrote The Passage, Secrets Of Fenville and The Death Of Michael Smith, none...
View ArticlePret-ty Sneaky, Sis!
Saw this when I was oot and aboot today:I dunno... Maybe it's just me, but shouldn't a "Neighborhood Surveillance Unit" look a little less... conspicuous?
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: Peppermint
Honestly there's not much to say about this movie, so you know what that means! Time for a Micro Review!®Peppermint was written by Chad St. John and directed by Pierre Morel.St. John previously wrote...
View ArticleSPACE FORRRRRRCE!!!
Recently Asshole Race Bannon, er, I mean Vice President Greg Pence held a press conference, in which he reinforced the trump administration's vow to create a sixth branch of the U.S. military, dubbed...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: Summer Of 84
Summer of 84 was written by Stephen J. Smith and Matt Leslie. It was directed by Francois Simard, Anouk Whissell and Yoann-Kark Whissell. Try typing those names three times fast!Smith previously wrote...
View ArticleR.I.P. Al Matthews, AKA Sgt. Apone
R.I.P. Al Matthews, who had a small but memorable role as Sgt. Apone in one of my all-time favorite movies, ALIENS.Matthews was a Sargent in real life as well, and served in the Vietmam War."Another...
View ArticleTo Boldly Disembowel Where No One Has Disemboweled Before
By now you've probably heard the news that director Quentin Tarantino wants to helm an R-rated Star Trek movie (!). When asked why he thinks that would possibly be a good idea, Tarantino said his Trek...
View ArticleR.I.P. Gary Kurtz
Damn, another obit. This one's particularly painful for me..R.I.P. Gary Kurtz, who died on September 23, 2018 at age 78. Kurtz was a very talented Hollywood producer, and very good friends with one Mr....
View ArticleStay Classy, Lionsgate!
In movie news, today Lionsgate studio just released the teaser poster for their upcoming Hellboy reboot. I still don't understand why they're restarting the series instead of finishing up Guillermo Del...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: The Predator
The Predator was written by Fred Dekker and Shane Black, and directed by Shane Black. Hey, it's a Black & Dekker movie!Dekker previously wrote Night Of The Creeps (which I highly recommend) and...
View ArticleCrotch, Er, I Mean KHAAAAAAN!!!
Pictured here is a new Star Trek action figure diorama from Diamond Select Toys. It's based on the Original Series episode Space Seed, aka The One That Introduced Khan.Looks pretty good, but I have one...
View ArticleR.I.P. Scott Wilson
Damn, damn, DAMN! Another celebrity obit. Scott Wilson, aka Hershel Greene of The Walking Dead, died Saturday at 76. He reportedly died due to complications from leukemia.Oddly enough he died just one...
View ArticleIt Came From The Cineplex: Hell Fest
Hell Fest was written by Seth M. Sherwood, Blair Butler and Akela Cooper. Yep, it took three people to write this! Five, if you count William Penick and Christopher Sey, who get "story by" credit. It...
View ArticleUse The Force, Doctor Spock!
This past weekend, CBS released a new trailer for Season 2 of Star Trek Discovery, or as I like to call it, STD. Among other things, the trailer gave us our first look at actor Ethan Peck as Spock.But...
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