So is it kismet that one of Leonard Nimoy‘s first appearances on the screen was as an alien? No, not as Spock. 15 years before that iconic role on Star Trek, Nimoy played a Martian (zombie) in the 12 part…
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Bad Moon Rising: An American Werewolf in London
In this post, Jim Brymer reviews the 1980s horror masterpiece An American Werewolf in London: In England, two young boys, David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne) are out alternately hitchhiking and hiking across the countryside. They come across a…
Read more →Maximum Overdrive: Maximum Stephen King
Stephen King has always been one of my favorite authors. (For an in depth discussion of King and his influence on me, see my article on him here.) King has often been vocal about adaptations of his work, and not…
Read more →Looking Back at “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventures” and “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey”
Today’s guest post has Jim Brymer sharing his thoughts on the Bill and Ted franchise. Take it away, Jim: Before the meteoric rise of one of the most recognizable actors of the 90’s and beyond, a virtually unknown actor was…
Read more →Waiting for Snake: “Escape from New York” and “Escape from L.A.”
John Carpenter is my favorite director, and by extension, I guess you could say Kurt Russell is my second favorite actor (John Wayne is still #1). The reason I say Carpenter is my favorite director and Russell is #2 on…
Read more →Guest Review: The Unsettling Horror Film “The Eyes of My Mother”
In this guest post, Jim Brymer reviews the chilling cult horror film The Eyes of My Mother.: This is one bizarre movie to say the least. Its sort of “art house horror.” In fact one reviewer I read described it…
Read more →Forbidden Planet: Planet of Solitude
In today’s guest post, Jim Brymer remembers the 1950s sci-fi favorite Forbidden Planet. Sometimes the prognosticators of the 50’s era science fiction books and movies were overly optimistic, sometimes they were astoundingly cautious. In the case of this movie, it…
Read more →All of Me: Two Is One Too Many
There are certain things that just don’t mesh. One of those is that men and women have differences in the ways they approach life, which explains why some marriages are rocky. And that’s just when men and women co-exist in…
Read more →The Time the Academy Lost Its Mind: The Infamous Oscar Snubs of 1953
The Best Picture award is always given to the best film of the year, right? Not necessarily. Arguments have been made for how better movies were passed over for the one that actually won. I always thought Goodfellas should…
Read more →Guest Review: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension
You ever have one of those days where you have a difficult surgery to perform in the morning, fight off an evil alien invasion in the afternoon, and then rock out, performing an exhaustive concert playing guitar for your rock…
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