Star Wars Droppings: Hanger 18 (1980)
A long time ago, on a theatre screen far, far away . . . Sylvia and Gerry Anderson transitioned from children’s marionette-science fiction into adult live-action programming. . . . If you’ve channel surfed across the retro-cable channels MeTV or Antenna TV (or the early days of the ‘80s cable “Superstations” TBS, WGN, and WOR) […]
NBC-TV’s “Star Wars”: The Martian Chronicles (1980)
With the second Star Wars sequel, The Empire Strikes Back, due in theatres in May, NBC-TV premiered their “Star Wars” in January. While elaborate and well-acted, this ultimately technically unconvincing, sci-fi mini-series was produced by former Amicus Productions’ founder Milton Subotsky for his newly formed Sword & Sorcery Productions. Playing more like an actionless, philosophical […]
Goodbye Gemini (1970)
Alan Gibson may have been born in Canada, but he’s more known for his British horror films, which include Dracula A.D. 1972 and The Satanic Rites of Dracula. Goodbye Gemini was based on the book Ask Agamemnon by Jenni Hall. The book differs in that it is written in the style of a Greek tragedy, with Agmemnon […]
Sinister 2 (2015)
Sinister 2 is a rare breed — a sequel that I enjoy more than the film that proceeded it. Ciaran Foy directed it from a script that was co-written by the original film’s writer and director, Scott Derrickson. James Ransome is the only character that returns as Deputy So & So. The movie starts with […]
Sinister (2012)
For all the trash talking I do on modern horror, I tend to enjoy the films of Scott Derrickson. From The Exorcism of Emily Rose to Dr. Strange and Deliver Us From Evil, his films have come from a unique place and have had surprises packed within them. The two Sinister films — he only co-wrote the sequel — […]
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