It's the theme of regular Joe’s working their regular jobs who are confronted with the extraordinary and have to rise above the perceived smallness of their lives in order to achieve greatness that elevates “Big Ass Spider” more than I thought possible. The film smartly keeps its characters focused on their goals without drowning in pathos or hubris.
Tag: Science-Fiction Film
Movie Review: “The Resonator: Miskatonic U”
I haven’t talked about a Full Moon Feature film in a while, be it a new release or something in the company’s heyday. I think it’s, in part, because the exploitative,…
Movie Review: “Chopping Mall”
Recently, I did a review ofTom & Jerry on Readers Digested. If you didn’t notice it, I am not surprised. Our website’s dedicated to horror and dark subject-matter, and, mostly I depend on social-media to advertise…
Movie Review: “Spectral”
Is the film ridiculous? Hell yes it is, and I love that. It offers up a crazy premise then sticks with it start to finish. Rules are established and adhered to. Characters demonstrate growth. There isn’t a maudlin, tacked-on love story to drag the momentum to a halt. But the film also has a great montage of people building stuff in a workshop to go fight ghosts using high tech gear and machines and the inner child in me loses his mind during sequences like this.
Movie Review: “Snowpiercer”
Snowpiercer is a 2013 science fiction action film based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand, and Jean-Marc Rochette. This is a film that has been on my radar for years now, but,…
Movie Review: “The Thing” (1982)
Remove that faith, the absolute conviction which above all will ensure a man’s survival at the edge of the world, and all that’s left is out-of-control survival instincts in a place where no one will swoop in to save the day.
Movie Review: “Assimilate”
Reviews I went into Assimilate with little to no expectation and no insight ahead of the fact. I wasn’t even for certain about whether I would talk about the film because…
Movie Retrospective: “Re-Animator”
Last month, the world of horror cinema bid a sad farewell to one of its more unique voices when Stuart Gordon passed away at the age of…
Movie Review: “The Invisible Man” (2020)
Three years ago, The Mummy single-handedly introduced and canceled the Universal Dark Universe franchise in an expensive misfire of a Tom Cruise action film. As a devout horror fan I have dabbled in the Universal Monster movies…
Movie Review: “A Quiet Place”
I didn’t have what I would call strong expectations heading into this film. Although it feels like we are amid a renaissance for genre films, with critically acclaimed films…