The Daily Beasts
For theme projects (like #Kaijuly, #Mocktoberfest, and #SeasonsBeatings—for example),
a new film/show is profiled every day by a different writer.
REPLICANT (2001)
Double Van Damme (again) in this overlooked and possibly under appreciated film.
Fourths Of July: CRITTERS 4 (1992)
There’s a surprising amount of wit and entertainment in the DTV sequel.
Fourths Of July: INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL (2008)
Is the fourth big screen Indiana Jones adventure…actually a good movie?
Fourths Of July: LEPRECHAUN 4: IN SPACE (1996)
Brian Trenchard-Smith takes Warwick Davis’ tiny terror beyond the stars
Fourths Of July: PUPPET MASTER 4 (1993)
This fourth installment of the Full Moon classic series is a delightful genre mash-up.
ABRAXAS, GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE (1990)
This blundering action/sci-fi movie starring Jesse Ventura (and found in the public domain) is incredibly inept, but has its charms and its lessons to teach.
SLITHER (2006)
James Gunn’s 2006 sci-fi/horror/comedy film combines genetic strands of aliens/zombies/bodyhorror to incredible and hilarious effect.
BIG MAN JAPAN (2007)
Jeremy Lowe revisits 2007’s mockumentary BIG MAN JAPAN, from co-writer/director/star Hitoshi Matsumoto, and examines the confluence of celebrity, kaiju, and the personal toll that thankless jobs helping communities can have on individuals.
KONG: SKULL ISLAND (2017)
Jordan Vogt-Roberts’ 2017 take on King Kong delivers on monster goodness, horror, action, adventure, and even a dollop of historical commentary.