I try to avoid hyperbole. So, I’m reluctant to say 2013 was the worst year for movies, as others have. But it sure wasn’t any picnic either. I fully intended to merely present the 10 Worst Films of 2013 (“worst”… Read More ›
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31 DAYS OF SPOOKY STUFF – Day 30 (Journal #85) – The Night He Kept Coming Home
Two Journals in one day? Yes indeed. It was important to me to top off 31 Days of Spooky Stuff with this two-part series which looks at all ten official HALLOWEEN films. In this first entry, we’ll look at… Read More ›
SCOTT’S FILM GEEK JOURNAL #61- Do You Wanna Paaaaarty?!?
Two winners and two losers this week in the Journal. As we look at zombies eating yummy nummy brains, the second pairing of Tom Hanks and John Candy, a thriller that became one of them most controversial films of… Read More ›
SCOTT’S FILM GEEK JOURNAL #59 – You’re So Cool, Brewster
We’ve got a big installment for the 1985 Journal, this week and I’ve decided to give you a little something extra. We’re commemorating the 28th anniversary of FRIGHT NIGHT, WEIRD SCIENCE, FOLLOW THAT BIRD and THE HILLS HAVE EYES… Read More ›
SCOTT’S FILM GEEK JOURNAL #58 – One Pot to Brew Them All
Four films were released the weekend of July 25-28, 1985. And now, 28 years later, I look at all of them in the latest Journal. We’ve got the return of the Griswolds in EUROPEAN VACATION, the Disney animated epic THE… Read More ›
SCOTT’S FILM GEEK JOURNAL #53 – Can’t We Just Get Beyond Thunderdome?
Looking at the films released on the weekend of June 12-14, 1985, we come up with MAD MAX: BEYOND THUNDERDOME, Joe Dante’s EXPLORERS and Lawrence Kasdan’s epic western, SILVERADO. I know you all want to get right to… Read More ›
SCOTT’S FILM GEEK JOURNAL #52 – Flux Capacitors and Flexing Amazon Women
One of the most iconic films of the 1980s premiered this weekend, 28 years ago. In today’s Journal, we look at the films that were released on the weekend of July 5-7, 1985: BACK TO THE FUTURE, RED SONJA,… Read More ›
SCOTT’S FILM GEEK JOURNAL #48: Wow, That Girl Can Suck!
28 years ago this weekend, the biggest star in the world was Wilford Brimley. The weekend of June 21-23, 1985 marked the time COCOON toppled RAMBO at the box office. But we also have Tobe Hooper’s LIFEFORCE and Disney’s… Read More ›
SCOTT’S FILM GEEK JOURNAL #46: Bill and Ted and Krull and Gizmo
In today’s Journal, we look at the Ray Harryhausen-infused classic, JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, the sword & sci-fi misfire KRULL, the non-bogus BILL & TED’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE and the completely bonkers GREMLINS 2: THE NEW BATCH. SCOTT’S FILM… Read More ›
SCOTT’S FILM GEEK JOURNAL #43: Goonies Never Say Die
From the pages of our discontinued podcast comes the latest crop of 1985 films. Released on June 7, 1985, one of these films would become a 1980s classic while another would be one of the biggest bombs of the… Read More ›
Yes, It’s True! Scott Reviews BIRDEMIC 2: THE RESURRECTION!!!
BIRDEMIC 2: THE RESURRECTION is a film that manages to repeat all of the ineptitude present in the original BIRDEMIC and then adds a thick layer of douchebaggery for good measure. The birds are back, the characters are back, the… Read More ›
SCOTT’S FILM GEEK JOURNAL #33: Man of Action
Action not words is the name of the game in today’s Journal, as we take a look at the RZA’s debut film THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS, the John Wayne western THE TRAIN ROBBERS, the blaxploitation kung fu… Read More ›
SCOTT’S FILM GEEK JOURNAL #32: Love Kills
Love is in the air with today’s Journal, as we take a look at ANNA KARENINA, the John Belushi comedy CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, the gay love story YOSSI & JAGGER and even Robert Altman’s loopy POPEYE. But as you can… Read More ›
Scott Reviews A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD
Early on in A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD, we learn that the Russians have no concept of the slang term “sucks.” Lucky break for the people behind the latest tired installment of this franchise then. At least there is… Read More ›
Better Late Than Never! – Scott’s WORST FILMS OF 2012!!!
Good lord, aren’t we done with 2012 yet? After all, it’s February now. Why wait so long to present these lists? Well, if I got to see everything when it came out, if I had the material most critics have… Read More ›