Month: July 2020

Crawl (2019) Released: July 12th, 2019 Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller Director: Alexandre Aja Writers: Michael Rasmussen, Shawn Rasmussen Opening Thoughts: I laughed at the ridiculous plot of this movie and indeed compared it to a Sharknado type fame. However, upon release, it started receiving lots of praise for the right reasons (Like Sharktopus and not […]… Continue reading Cold Upon Arrival: Crawl (2019) — The Movie Guy and Friends

When Dominic and I recorded the most recent episode of Hard NOC Life, I mentioned the 25th anniversary of Batman Forever (as well as the 15th and 31st anniversaries for Batman Begins and Batman ’89, respectively, but more on the latter in a second). June used to be a big month for Batman movies. I […]… Continue reading Batman May Return But Schumacher is ‘Forever’ — The Nerds of Color

I’ve recently discovered that Amazon Prime has a plethora of old horror films, starring such famed actors as Vincent Price, Basil Rathbone, Peter Cushing, and, my personal favorite, Christopher Lee, whom you might know better from The Lord of the Rings movies. In real life Christopher Lee was a BAMF, who once told a director […]… Continue reading Old Horror Films Remind Me That Writing Can Be Fun! — Tasha Brynn

The legacy of the Lord of the Rings will be renowned for the impact it had on the landscape of fantasy fiction. Part of the reason this epic is such a classic is down to the cast of characters making up the fellowship of the ring. These nine companions face the insurmountable task of leading […]… Continue reading Ranking: Every Member of The Lord of the Rings Fellowship — My Midnight Musing

I’ve been wanting to write this post for the longest time, but I kept procrastinating because I knew I could never write everything I want to say. But I need to leave my perfectionist ass behind and just do it. So, this is a new ‘series’ I want to start on my blog. It’s called […]… Continue reading Why Do I Read Fantasy? — Bookaholic’s Therapy

Being stuck at home has very few perks, being able to watch the entire extended Lord of the Rings movies with the whole family ended up being one of them. My kiddos hadn’t seen any of them before. Until recently the youngest was too young to understand or be okay with the action scenes. It […]… Continue reading Watching the Extended LOTR with Kids – all Twelve Hours — Jodi L. Milner, Author

Hey all, Dani here. Greetings and a hearty huzzah to you all. Well, I have finished two full weeks back down in general assembly at work. It’s going okay, but I’m definitely escaping into reading as much as I can. Well, reading and Animal Crossing. Thankfully I was already mostly a hermit before the whole […]… Continue reading Review: The Life and (Medieval) Times of Kit Sweetly by Jamie Pacton — mousaibookscom

Some of Ian Holm’s castmates from The Lord of the Rings movies are paying tribute to the actor who died today at 88. Holm played Bilbo Baggins in the first and last films in Peter Jackson celebrated early-2000s trilogy adapted from J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic fantasy novel. Holm was an Oscar and two-time Emmy nominee who… Continue reading ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Family Mourns “Singular, Brilliant” Ian Holm: “We Lost A Legend Today” — Deadline