40 years before Rick Grimes (The Walking Dead) and Jim (28 Days Later) walked out of hospitals into nightmarish worlds, a British sailor wakes to find humanity ravaged overnight.
Hollywood unleashed a deluge of science fiction movies during the 1950s showcasing Earth's battles against alien threats from the sublime to the overwhelming. Yet, in the early years of this period, a film which appeared to be a tale of threat and resistance instead delivered a message of understanding and hope. It Came From Outer... Continue Reading →
The 1954 classic that heralded the age of giant mutants still holds up today
The next Godzilla movie to hit screens is a fan made battle fest
Godzilla. Rodan. Mothra. King Ghidorah. These legendary Kaiju laid cities to waste during decades of movie appearances up to the modern MonsterVerse. Yet, for all their power and violent tendencies towards urban development, there were not terrifying. This honor belongs to a monster last seen on the big screen in 1966. His name was Gaira... Continue Reading →
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) thrilled fans with the battle royal they have been hoping for since the creation of the Monsterverse in Godzilla (2014), and Kong: Skull Island (2017). However, as the Monsterverse evolved through progressive movies, the depiction of the world pivoted from reality-based to one invoking technologies and environments which can only exist... Continue Reading →
A Boba Fett fan's explanation of what makes the bounty hunter so memorable
I was in high school in May 1980 as the release of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back loomed. I had been a hardcore part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor since my mother took me to see Star Wars on a rainy Saturday afternoon in 1977. Watching the events of a long time... Continue Reading →
