By Dr. Craig D. Reid Hey Sam Raimi. So what do you think about the latest film cashing in on the franchise you rescued back in 2002, The Amazing Spider-Man, so dubbed in honor of the original comic book that hit the United States in 1963? Does it look, feel and sound familiar? Did the […]
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MEN IN BLACK 3: Another “Summer” Alien Invasion
By Dr. Craig D. Reid Men in Black 3 is back in black, as the AC/DC power is cranked up to send our sunglass-donned heroes back in time to do something that many earthlings can’t do against the idiots that run and ruin our planet today (sorry Al Gore, but sadly your eco-message is slowly […]
BATTLESHIP: The USN Saves the World
By Dr. Craig D. Reid Last year in Battle LA, a handful of US Marines from Camp Pendleton (32 miles North of San Diego, near Oceanside, California) saved the world from an alien invasion and now they’re baaaaaack. That’s right, new and improved aliens have arrived to take over the world in Battleship, and whose […]
JAMES CAMERON: HE ALL LIVES IN A MELLOW SUBMARINE
By Dr. Craig D. Reid James Cameron transported viewers to alternate worlds in “Avatar” and “Aliens,” but it’s his real-life expedition to Earth’s ocean floor that offers a blockbuster view of a truly alien world. James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth premieres Sunday April 29, at 9 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. ET/PT […]
WHO IS JOHN CARTER? – A NAME BURROUGH-ED FROM MARS
Well, it’s early spring, but the summer blockbuster watch is off an running as John Carter hits theaters tomorrow and like any film it may be living on Burrough-ed time before the next hit comes along. However, John Carter is one cool film and although it’s in the unnecessary format of 3-D, it is extremely […]
The Power of 1970s Kung Fu Cinema
According to Quentin Tarantino, when it comes to martial arts cinema, the 1970s is the most important decade for the genre. Apart from kung fu films becoming an international phenomena and being brought to the masses, the 1970s had major breakthroughs in fight choreography and filmmaking, and we saw the rise of the genre’s most influential […]