award-winning creator of the web series Abnormal Fixation (2024), the audio drama Enter the House Between (2023) and author of 35 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
If a movie-goer desires to seek out a perfect time capsule of the year 1985, he or she should be immediately directed to Jonathan R. Betuel’...
Now that Godzilla is front and center, there have been a number of occasions when I have expressed my fondness for the Big-G. To my surprise, most people dismiss Godzilla out of hand. In fact, a number of folks have snapped "How can you watch those stupid movies!?!" It's almost as if just hearing the name Godzilla is insulting to their movie-going intelligence.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I can't really defend any of the G-movies. They aren't very good. But that doesn't explain my attraction to them. Here's hoping your Godzilla week helps me figure it out.
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