Godzilla King of the Monsters Movie Review

This week, we look at the unoriginal original Godzilla film! As the 1954 production had to be "Americanized" before it was released in the majority of theaters on this side. So while this takes the original movie and tells the original story, it is anything but the original version. Nevertheless, how does Hollywood fare (blog post) inserting Raym

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Moontrap: Target Earth Movie Review

Moontrap was a super low budget Sci-Fi movie from the late 80s that managed to grow a decent cult following in the decades since it's release. Thus, the writer and director decided to try their hands at fundraising a sequel. After a few missteps, they finally managed to get Moontrap: horror movie Target Earth made in 2017. However... despite the

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Genre Analysis: Horror Genre Analysis

The Dark Knight (2008) It's not only a fantastic superhero film but a great movie for all kinds of reasons. Heath Ledger's performance in the role of the Joker (blog) is a classic, and the action sequences are exciting. Morality and justice makes this film beyond a (blog post) normal adaptation of a comic book.

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Nature Unleashed: Volcano - Decker Shado

A "blast" from the past, the Nature Unleashed series of movies from Nu Image were a special breed. Theoretically based on science, the need to make them larger than life stories tended to grant more than a little artistic license, which we see well on display in today's review of Nature Unleashed: Volcano. A man loses his wife, and travels t

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CGI VS Practical Effects - Why is CGI seen as lesser?

A few weeks back, behind-the-scenes footage from the production of Prey sparked up debate online on CGI vs Practical Effects. Before CGI was a thing, it was all practical all the time due to necessity. However, in the years since Jurassic Park showed us that CGI can be more impressive in many ways, Hollywood has gone CGI for most everything.

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