Can you outrun a giant mutant bear? As long as you're faster than the guy next to you! Prophecy puts the camp in Camp Kaiju, exploring serious themes in very schlocky ways. Good messaging, bad effects; good characters, bad casting; good guy with axe, bad guy with chainsaw. Not to mention giant tadpoles and killer … Continue reading Prophecy (1979) Movie Review | Podcast
Category: Nature Run Amok
Jaws 2 (1978) Movie Review | Podcast
Wait, there's another shark? You better believe it! Because the town won't... again... So it's up to Chief Brody to shoot guns, fry fish, and save the day! Climb aboard our lil' sailboat as we discuss the troubled production - fired directors, actors' egos, rough seas - and ask, is this a poor Jaws sequel OR … Continue reading Jaws 2 (1978) Movie Review | Podcast
Congo (1995) Movie Review | Podcast
Amy talks, slurps martinis, and just wants to go home. Oh, she's also a gorilla. Behold a movie from the team behind Jurassic Park (well, except for that Steven guy) that begs us to consider who would win: a hundred gorillas or Laura Linney with a laser gun? Don't let Amy drink alone as we … Continue reading Congo (1995) Movie Review | Podcast
Fright Favorites: 31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond by David J. Skal | Book Review
David J. Skal should be a writer on every monster kid's bookshelf. He has literally "written the book" on many topics related to horror and monster movies. As will be discussed next month, his The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror, published in 1993, remains a seminal text on the U.S. cultural fascination with … Continue reading Fright Favorites: 31 Movies to Haunt Your Halloween and Beyond by David J. Skal | Book Review
Arachnophobia (1990) Movie Review | Podcast
Content warning: frank talk of spiders, men chopping their arms off, spiders swarming a urinal... And those are just Matt and Vincent's real-life stories! Grab your bug spray, folks; we're talkin' spider-wranglers, John Goodman, and if "thrill-omedy" should ever be used to market a film. https://anchor.fm/s/6a39cf3c/podcast/rss Plus, enjoy Peter Lorre's review of He Who Gets … Continue reading Arachnophobia (1990) Movie Review | Podcast
The Best Monster Movies Seen in 2023
Not necessarily new releases of 2023 (sorry, M3GAN), but just any monster movie I came across in 2023. Nor are these necessarily established classics (i.e. The Day the Earth Stood Still, RoboCop, The Rocky Horror Picture Show), but perhaps diamonds-in-the-rough or otherwise underrated gems. For fans of horror, sci-fi, or fantasy, I can't recommend the following … Continue reading The Best Monster Movies Seen in 2023
Of Unknown Origin (1983) Movie Review | Podcast
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Orca (1977) | Podcast Review
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The Birds (1963) | Podcast Review
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Grizzly (1976) Movie Review: A Cinematic Ursa Major
Leading the bandwagon behind Steven Spielberg's Jaws, is the "Jaws with Claws" known as Grizzly. Directed by grindhouse auteur William Girdler, the movie about a killer grizzly bear was the highest-grossing independent movie in 1976. Its legacy, however, is far richer than any box office prestige. This is the film that kicked the cage open … Continue reading Grizzly (1976) Movie Review: A Cinematic Ursa Major
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