Hey! You with the face! Put down that spoon! Now…stop to consider your spoon. Really…think about it for a second. It’s a pretty standard piece of modern machinery. How could somebody ever consider this a work of functional art? Famed Danish modernist architect Arne Jacobsen did. During his student years…

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far a… Wait! That’s a different movie! No, Escape from Galaxy 3 is not in any league with 1977’s Star Wars, but it was released at a time when all things space travel were hot and hip. Unfortunately, Escape from Galaxy 3…

The finest works of science fiction or horror are always nothing more than reflections of the society from which they spring. …

Why are these people having such terrible dreams? Dreamscape reminds us that if somebody with a pronounced European accent asks you to psychically infiltrate the dreams of strangers, ask why. And then, politely, say no. And always-always-use your powers for good, not evil. Dreamscape has everything a movie from 1984…

Consider, if you will… On February 15, 2013, a 10,000 ton, 55-foot wide asteroid exploded 15 miles above the Chelyabinsk region in Russia, causing over 1,500 reported injuries and damage to thousands of homes and other buildings. …

About 20 minutes into this film, I had forgotten what it was called, which–it must be confessed–was probably the result of an extreme dose of much-needed cold medicine. I decided to go back to the beginning and see just what I had missed.

Billionaire entrepreneur philanthropist filmmaker Run Run Shaw died on January 7, 2014. He was 106 years old, although some sources estimate his age to be 107 (!). After a long and successful career at the forefront of Chinese media, Shaw was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1977, making him “Sir…

The late 1960s and early 1970s were great times for car-chase movies. I’m not sure if it was because of the badass anti-heroes or the bitchin’ muscle cars. 1968’s Bullitt with Steve McQueen brought the streets of San Francisco alive as a pissed off cop seeks revenge in a black…

It is somehow fitting that Tobe Hooper listened to Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Lou Reed’s Berlin on autoplay while he was working on the story for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1973. They are both classic pop albums, from the golden age of classic pop. Goodbye…