Sometimes you are just in the mood for something blatantly mindless, poorly written, and violent fun. Well, the next stop in the Sci-Fi Chronicles book should provide me with more than a healthy dose of that as I dive into the works of Roland Emmerich. How he keeps getting A-list stars to work with him…
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Masters of the Universe (1987) – Gary Goddard
Sometimes you just want to disconnect your mind, and enjoy some fromage that just melts around your brain, and Masters of the Universe is 80s cheese that is just oh-so-bad, and not in the fun cult way that Flash Gordon is. In the long run, I think the only really good thing to come out…
Toronto After Dark: Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning – John Hyams
To my recollection, I’d only seen the first instalment of the Universal Soldier franchise when I walked into this latest version last night, but I remember loving it when I was younger – and what’s not to love, really? Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren kicking ass, taking names and, occasionally, blowing stuff up? …
Toronto After Dark Film Festival – Tim’s Must See List
The Toronto After Dark Film Festival! As soon as I heard about it when we first started The Mind Reels, I knew it was something Sue and I would want to cover, and this year, WE ARE! This is the festival’s 7th year, and it runs for 9 nights and is packed with 21 films,…
The Expendables 2 (2012)
Things got explosive, thunderous, and extremely over-the-top at the Scotiabank Theater last night for a red carpet premiere of The Expendables 2, featuring two of the cast, Randy Couture and Terry Crews (who is currently appearing on the brilliant show The Newsroom in case you still aren’t watching it). If you saw and loved the first…
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