January sees the celebration of two notable dates in science-fiction history, with January 2 christened “National Science Fiction Day” to coincide with the birth date of the world renowned sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov, and HAL 9000, the sophisticated artificial intelligence…
Released: 21 October 2022Director: Jaume Collet-SerraDistributor: Warner Bros. PicturesBudget: $195 to 200 millionStars: Dwayne Johnson, Marwan Kenzari, Sarah Shahi, Bodhi Sabongui, Aldis Hodge, Noah Centineo, Quintessa Swindell, and Pierce Brosnan The Plot:After nearly five thousand years of imprisonment, Teth-Adam (Johnson),…
“Three billion human lives ended on August 29th, 1997. The survivors of the nuclear fire called the war Judgment Day. They lived only to face a new nightmare: the war against the machines”. Yes, friends, today’s the day that Skynet,…
Released: 31 October 1991Developer: MidwayAlso Available For: Commodore Amiga, Game Boy, Game Gear, Master System, Mega Drive, PC, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) The Background:Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Cameron, 1991) was a blockbuster critical and commercial success; the film made…
Released: 4 October 1985 (Hey! That’s my actual birthday!)Director: Mark L. LesterDistributor: 20th Century FoxBudget: $50 to 60 millionStars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rae Dawn Chong, Alyssa Milano, Vernon Wells, David Patrick Kelly, Bill Duke, and Dan Hedaya The Plot:Retired United States…
Released: 21 November 1990Director: Stephen HopkinsDistributor: 20th Century FoxBudget: $20 to 30 millionStars: Danny Glover, Gary Busey, María Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, Ruben Blades, and Kevin Peter Hall The Plot:Ten years after the first film, stubborn and abrasive Lieutenant Mike…
To celebrate the release of the dismal RoboCop (Padilha, 2014) on home media, June 3rd was declared “RoboCop Day” in the city of Detroit. While that movie wasn’t too impressive and had nothing on the original RoboCop (Verhoeven, 1987), this…
Back in February 1974, Spider-Man/Peter Parker faced a new enemy in the form of Frank Castle, the Punisher, a veteran of the Vietnam War turned bloodthirsty vigilante. The Punisher separated himself from other, traditional costumed heroes by his willingness to…
Released: 22 November 1996Director: Brian LevantDistributor: 20th Century FoxBudget: $75 millionStars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Jake Lloyd, Robert Conrad, Rita Wilson, and Phil Hartman The Plot:Howard Langston (Schwarzenegger) is a workaholic husband and father who, after missing his son Jamie’s (Lloyd)…
Released: 27 July 2007Director: David SilvermanDistributor: 20th Century FoxBudget: $75 millionStars: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Harry Shearer, and Albert Brooks The Plot:When Homer Simpson (Castellaneta) pollutes the lake in Springfield, Russ Cargill (Brooks), head of the…
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