Our ongoing series reviewing the greatest Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror movies. Note that these reviews may contain spoilers. Directed by: Lancing C. Holden, Irving Pichel Produced by: Merian C. Cooper Written by: H. Rider Haggard (novel), Ruth Rose (adaptation) Starring: Helen Gahagan, Randolph Scott, Helen Mack, Nigel Bruce Original Release: 1935 Reviewed by: James [...]
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The Must-Watch List: She
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Mini-Series Review: The Phantom
Only the involvement of Daniel Knauf (Carnivale) keeps this Syfy production from collapsing under the weight of its hackneyed, cliched storyline. Syfy 4-Hour Mini-Series By John J. Joex Rating: 2 out of 5 Stars I realize this review is a bit late as the mini-series aired a week and a half ago, but it took [...]
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Pioneer One Reaches Their Donation Target
The web series Pioneer One has reached its target of $20k in donations in just one week and will now begin work on the next three episodes. The first episode is available for free download through BitTorrent and the producers have asked that viewers donate if they liked it so that they can complete the [...]
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Comic Book Reviews: Kolchak meets Lovecraft while the Fringe is What It Is
By Sam Christopher Moonstone publishes some really excellent stuff. They do Domino Lady and Airboy and The Spider. But my favorite thing they do is Kolchak: The Night Stalker, whose running series was cool but now they do specials and minis with the character. S’okay, I’ll take all the Carl Kolchak I can get. Here [...]
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New in Comics: Brian Keene’s The Last Zombie
The Last Zombie #1 (of 5) Due out June 30th from Antarctic Press (previously scheduled for an April release) TFAW.com Product Description: Check your fuel tanks, weapons and supplies; buckle down tight; and get ready for a thrill ride that may leave you breathless-or not even breathing! Brian Keene, the horror novelist acclaimed as one [...]
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The Must Watch List: Batman (1989)
Our ongoing series reviewing the greatest Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror movies. Note that these reviews may contain spoilers. Directed by: Tim Burton Produced by: Peter Guber, Barbara Kalish, Chris Kenny, Benjamin Melniker, Jon Peters, Michael E. Uslan Written by: Sam Hamm (story), Sam Hamm and Warren Skaaren (screenplay), Bob Kane (Batman characters) Starring: Michael [...]
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Box Office Results: Toy Story Doesn’t Toy Around
Toy Story 3 fended off two new-comers to the theaters this past weekend (Grown Ups and Knight & Day) as it held tight to the Number 1 slot at the Box Office in its second weekend of release. The movie pulled in an estimated $59 million for the weekend bringing its domestic total to $226.5 [...]
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New on DVD: Warehouse 13 Season 1
Warehouse 13: Season One Due out June 29th Amazon.com Product Description: After saving the life of the President, two top Secret Service agents find themselves abruptly transferred to Warehouse 13 — a massive, top-secret storage facility in the badlands of South Dakota that houses every strange artifact, mysterious relic, fantastical object and supernatural souvenir ever [...]
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The Anti-Blockbusters: Quiet Earth
Our ongoing column giving the spotlight to movies that bucked the Hollywood Blockbuster trend and still managed to deliver a superior viewing experience. Note that these reviews may contain spoilers. By John J. Joex Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Back in the 80’s in the nascent days of VHS rentals (I have included the [...]
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DVD Review: Virtuality
By John J. Joex Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars Virtuality is a television series pilot written and produced by Ronald D. Moore (Battlestar Galactica) that aired last Summer on FOX though never received a pickup for series. It follows the crew of a deep space mission headed to the Epsilon Eridani star system on [...]
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