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Don’t Look Up :a film mini-review by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper.
‘Don’t Look Up’ seems to be a ‘humorous’ version of ‘Deep Impact’, if Earth being struck by a ‘planet-killer’ comet can be presented…
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April 2022
NewsScifi
Little Fish (2021) (a film mini-review by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper).
‘Little Fish’ is a near-future Science Fiction story about a memory loss virus. However, the societal implications are only somewhat touched on: Emma,…
March 2022
NewsHorror
Titane (2021) (a film mini-review by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper).
Titane is a film of “body horror”, reminding one of much of David Cronenberg’s works, but particularly Videodrome. Alexia (played by Agatha Rousselle)…
NewsHorror
Werewolves Within (a film mini-review by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper).
‘Werewolves Within’ is apparently based on a video game in which werewolves attack a small town. The town, Beaverfield, is full of quirky…
NewsFantasy
Cryptozoo (a film mini-review by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper).
Cryptozoo is animated, but it is definitely not a children’s film. The animation is of a style reminiscent of that used in Fantastic…
NewsHorror
The Feast (Gwledd) (2021) by Mark R. Leeper and Evelyn C. Leeper (a film mini-review).
The Feast (Gwledd): This could be described as ‘a game of knives and poisons’. We take an instant dislike to the hostess of…
January 2022
ReviewFilms
No Time To Die (2021) by Mark R. Leeper (a film review).
The latest Bond film, ‘No Time To Die’, is also the longest, clocking in at 165 minutes and what have they one with…
December 2021
NewsScifi
Monkey Business (1952) by Mark R. Leeper (a film retrospective).
At least, for the record, Howard Hawks did not direct ‘The Thing From Another World’, though he certainly did contribute to the creative…
NewsFantasy
The Dybbuk (1937) by Mark R. Leeper (a film retrospective).
Paydirt! ‘The Dybbuk’, a Yiddish film made in Poland in 1938 turns out to be a little-known gem. The film lacks a lot…
November 2021
NewsScifi
The Fly (1958) by Mark R. Leeper (a film retrospective).
‘The Fly’ (1958) is a film that surprised even its producers. They knew the story was a little silly and expected only a…
October 2021
NewsScifi
Forbidden Planet (1956) by Mark R. Leeper (a film retrospective).
I saw that TCM is going to show one of the great and iconic Science Fiction films of all time. As I have…
September 2021
NewsHorror
The Black Scorpion (1957) (film retrospective).
The 1950s could be thought of as the Golden Age of giant arthropod films and frequently giant arthropod films are mis-categorized as science…