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HubrisWeen, Day 18: Rogue (2007)
"What, another killer crocodile film? Wasn't one enough for a month? Does this reviewer hate himself?" Ah, but you see, there's a major twist here.This is a good killer crocodile film.I hear you scoff....
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HubrisWeen, Day 19: Slumber Party Massacre II (1987)
Making a sequel to a slasher movie is always a bit of a trick. Most slasher films end with the killer being unambiguously killed, after all, so where do you go from there? Sometimes you just make...
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HubrisWeen, Day 20: Troll Hunter (2010)
With so many mythical and legendary monsters in the world, it's amazing that so few actually get featured in films on a regular basis. We tend to see the same few creatures like vampires, werewolves,...
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HubrisWeen, Day 21: Up From The Depths (1979)
Man, that's a pretty freaking sweet poster, huh? Bet you can't wait to see the movie it's promising!Fool! Have you learned nothing from any of my reviews? Or are you too young to have browsed the...
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HubrisWeen, Day 22: The Velvet Vampire (1971)
The film that opened the floodgates was unquestionably Hammer Studios'The Vampire Lovers, but whatever the reason the 1970s were lousy with what have been termed as "lesbian vampire" movies. The grand...
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HubrisWeen, Day 23: Wolfen (1981)
What if werewolves were real?I don't mean in the supernatural sense, either. What if werewolves were an actual biological entity? Imagine an intelligent canine creature that humanity could easily have...
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HubrisWeen, Day 24: Xtro II: The Second Encounter (1990)
When it comes to Alien rip-offs, it's hard to think of one that will leave you feeling as skeezy as Xtro. However, I'm not here to get into that film's cinematic crimes--that's Checkpoint Telstar's job...
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HubrisWeen, Day 25: You're Next (2011)
Pleasant surprises are one of the best parts of being a genre fan.When I first saw trailers for a movie about a house under siege by creeps in animal masks, I assumed it was just another torture porn...
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HubrisWeen, Day 26: Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)
I am so sick of zombies.Don't get me wrong, there are still some zombie movies being made that I have enjoyed and there are ways to tell a zombie story that won't make me just roll my eyes and move on....
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Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla (1994)
Yes, I'm still here. Between the level of effort that had to go into Hubrisween and the general demands of being a father to a 6-month old, I haven't really had time to complete a review. However, I...
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King Kong Escapes (1967)
Before I settled on Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla, the movie I had considered as a Christmas review was King Kong Escapes. I had been considering making a tradition of reviewing non-Christmas Rankin...
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At The Earth's Core (1976) [Friday Fakeosaurus February]
The trouble with an undertaking like HubrisWeen is that, afterwards, you feel a bit too drained to do much of anything else. November was a wasteland, December just barely got its Christmas review, and...
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The Giant Behemoth (1959) [Friday Fakeosaurus February]
I've previously addressed the career woes of both Eugene Lourie and Willis O'Brien on this site, but this is the only chance I'll get to address both in the same film. Though, honestly, I'm not certain...
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Reptilicus (1961) [Friday Fakeosaurus February]
This is one of the big ones, folks. If you've ever heard of the movie before--and if you're a regular reader who somehow hasn't, then I'm stunned--you already know what I mean. I'm talking about a...
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The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953) [Friday Fakeosaurus February]
I tried not to pigeonhole myself into it, but ultimately, when talking about fake species of cinematic dinosaurs, you really can't not discuss the one that basically started it all. Of course, that's...
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Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972)
Desite their reputation as "cheap" because the effects were not often up to Hollywood standards, the Godzilla series was actually a fairly expensive property for Toho Studios. Even with all the obvious...
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Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century (1977)
In 1976, the big blockbuster being hyped up was Dino de Laurentiis's King Kong. Good old Dino was convinced he had a film that would make Jaws look like a bomb, and would be so amazing that audiences...
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WolfCop (2014)
One of the perks of being a genre fan is that, ever so often, a movie comes along that you're certain was made especially with you in mind. Sometimes you realize this during something like the...
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Wicker Man, The (1973)
It's difficult to define exactly what a "cult classic" is because the term has been applied and misapplied so often. Usually, though, a cult classic is defined by two common traits: first, it tends to...
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Carnosaur (1993)
I've already told this story because I have no respect for chronological order when reviewing a series, but in 1992 it was pretty clear that a certain dinosaur movie coming out the following year was...
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