13) Ian McKellen – Professor Van Helsing Though gentle and unassuming, Sir Ian McKellen brings a commanding presence to nearly every role—a rare balance that would make him the perfect actor to play Professor Van Helsing, foil to Count Dracula, in a Universal Monster film. Despite being in his early 80s, McKellen also looks roughly […]
With Godzilla: King of the Monsters arriving in theaters today, now seems like a good time to speculate on which, if any, of the classic Japanese monsters might eventually join the current MonsterVerse lineup. Since we know from the trailer that seventeen “titans” exist in total, and only six are accounted for so far (Rodan, […]
In 2015, I wrote an article covering the ten best episodes of Lost in Space. While many commenters agreed with my selections, there were other offerings that I wanted to include despite limiting my list to ten installments. Given the recent premiere of the Netflix reboot, I thought now would be a good time to […]
Last week I wrote an article about Yoda’s cameo in The Last Jedi, explaining why it didn’t work within the framework of the Star Wars universe. Another scene that I found to be highly problematic was the ending itself, which discards logic and continuity in favor of cheap emotional gimmicks. Here are five major issues […]
While browsing the internet for Star Trek lists, I’ve come across many articles with unofficial rankings for all thirteen films. To me, this practice of lumping the TOS, TNG, and modern Star Trek movies together seems completely absurd. Why bother comparing films that don’t technically belong to the same series? For this reason, I’ve decided […]
Given recent reports of Yoda’s return in Star Wars Episode IX, I thought now would be a good time to review the most nostalgic scene in the new film. While many fans were pleased to see the little green Jedi appear once again, there were certain aspects of Luke’s exchange with his former master that […]
Inspired by 1950s futurism, the Fallout games include many subtle nods to iconic sci-fi movies and television shows. While I haven’t yet finished playing through Fallout 4, I thought it would be fun to share all the classic science fiction references—some being more obvious than others—that I uncovered in my two favorite installments of the […]
Last week I wrote an article expressing my displeasure with the IMDb rating system, which allows popular new releases to overshadow and replace many classic films on the Top 250 list—formerly a reliable guide for determining the most timeless and high-quality movies ever made. In keeping with the sci-fi/horror theme of my website, I decided […]
For many years, I’ve used the IMDb Top 250 as a guide for determining which movies are most worthy of my viewing time. Lately, however, it seems as though a great deal of mediocre new releases have been receiving high marks on the IMDb rating system, leaving little room for classic films on the Top […]
On this day in 1998, the Lost in Space movie was released in theaters. For a twentieth anniversary post, I decided to review each of the film’s shortcomings (or at least as many as I could cover in a ten-point list) and explain why director Stephen Hopkins failed to revive the beloved 1960s franchise. To […]