FearNet, a free on-demand service provided by some cable companies offers a collection of Science Fiction, Horror or Fantasy movies for free. They range from old classics such as Night of the Living Dead and Evil Dead to current horror like Saw III or a collection of all the movies in the After Dark Horrorfest. …
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Haunting in Connecticut, Chilling, Artistic
Contrary to what others believe, Haunting in Connecticut is not a remake nor a sequel to An American Haunting. Rather, the movie is based on the true story of an actual haunting in Connecticut. It is one of the most haunting stories of this generation and has been made into documentaries and the like. If…
You won’t “Know” what to expect
Nicolas’ Cage new movie, Knowing, is surprisingly good. The movie focuses on Cage’s character finding the truths to disasters through numbers. While the premise of the movie isn’t unique by any stretch of the means, it does weave a fairly good, unpretentious storyline. If you have seen Alex Proyas’ other directed movies, such as Dark…
Two Stargate movies to air on SciFi Channel in back-to-back weeks
Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum will air on the SciFi Channel. Ark of Truth will air on Friday, March 27 at 9:00 ET, and Continuum will air on Friday, April 3 at 9:00 ET with a replay of Ark of Truth airing before. Both movies, having to do with the SG-1 series…
Friday, March 20 will mark the end of Battlestar Galactica
With practically none of my predictions coming true in the nine episodes leading up to the finale, I shouldn’t be writing what I think will happen in the two-hour finale. Instead, I will offer my condolences to the show. The two-hour finale will air on Scifi Channel at 8:00 ET. A Battlestar marathon will take…
Review of Last House on the Left
The Last House on the Left came into theaters on March 13th, 37 years after the original. Wes Craven’s sadistic slasher flick was remade by director Dennis Iliadis. While Iliadis is no Craven, there are some similiarities to the remake as there was in the original. So as my usual mantra, I will not spoil…
SciFi Channel attempts another reality show, WCG Ultimate Gamer
Despite the failures of Chase and Estate of Panic, SciFi has decided to take on another reality show, this time relating closely to those who like video games. The premise of the show pits contestants who think they are the best gamer in the world by going through gaming competition. Many of the aspects of…
Video Games shouldn’t be adapted into Movies
What possessed movie directors to create a movie out a video game, popular or not. Case in point, Super Mario Brothers. Sure, there is some leeway in what you can or can’t do in a movie verses a video game, however, has anyone ever decided to keep the premise, location, characters and action the same…
Fans of the Watchmen graphic novel will love the movie
Fans of the graphic novel will love the movie. Even if you’ve never read the graphic novel, fans will love the movie. There are those that state you have to read the book first in order to watch the movie, but that’s simply untrue. Not to spoil anything from the novel or the movie for…