The Craft (1996)
You know, I love the movies Ideal Home and Bad Dreams. I’d never guess that they were both written and directed by the same person, Andrew Fleming. You may not know the man, but chances are you know his 1996 film, The Craft. Producer Douglas Wick (he produced Stuart Little and also co-wrote the sequels) wanted to create a […]
ATTACK OF THE CLONES: Redux
We originally ran this article in December 2017 to commemorate the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. But here at B&S About Movies, Sam would much rather discuss the films that are inspired by, well, more like completely ripoff Star Wars. So, in commemoration of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker being released this […]
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
There was a time where Disney did not care at all whether or not they gave nightmares to kids. Or so it seemed. They were concentrating on films with more mature themes in an attempt to break free from their stereotype as an animation and family film studio. Yet when this film was being made, […]
Making Contact (1985)
Before Independence Day, Universal Soldier and Stargate, Roland Emmerich made Joey, which was released in edited form in the U.S. as Making Contact. Another of his movies, Hollywood-Monster, was also released here as Ghost Chase. 9-year-old Joey’s father may have died, but he thinks that he can talk to him on his phone. He’s also being attacked by Fletcher, a ventriloquist dummy […]
Canada’s Star Wars: H. G. Wells The Shape of Things to Come (1979)
If you were a kid in the seventies during the Star Wars-era and loved to spend your Saturday mornings with your bowl of Cocoa Pebbles as you watched Ark II, Jason of Star Command, and Space Academy, then this Canux space opera is for you. If you cozied up to the TV later that afternoon […]
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