Monster Shack Movie Reviews

Directed by Robert Munic
Written by Joseph Barmettler
Run Time: 90 long minutes
Tagline: There’s no going back
Summary: A sub-par “Escape From Prison Planet” snore fest.
Before I begin, I want to reiterate that I know that the folks that make films like ‘Timelock’ aren’t expecting Academy Awards for their efforts; so I’m not out to criticize films like [...]

ATTACK OF THE SCI-FI SOAP OPERA SERIALPART THREE
By Sean Ledden

War of the Worlds – or – quality time with the kids
And now, regrettably, we come back full-circle to Monsieur Spielberg. Remember how I complained in Close Encounters of the Third Kind of our long immersion into Neary household trauma? Well, now that stuff’s the [...]

Directed and Written by Dave Borthwick
Run Time: 60 min

There are very few movies that I find haunting, even moving. The kind of movie that I just can’t get out of my head after seeing it. This is one of them. "The Secret Adventures of TomThumb" is a short, poignant, and disturbing film. It features [...]

Directed by R.G. Arledge
Run Time: 82 minutes

Search For The Beast is one of those films that defies description. But since it is my unpaid, and often thankless, job at this web site to attempt to describe such films, I’m obligated to give it a shot.
Let’s start out by noting that the film [...]

Directed by Anthony Doublin
Written by Dom Magwili
Tagline: "Past Predator, Present Alien, Future Terminator"
Run Time: 90 min
Sister Ann: "Who are you?"
Future Slave: "A tool."

I don’t think I’ve hated a movie as much as Future War since I reviewed Hobgoblins a while back. Everything, everything, everything about this movie is poorly executed. Acting, production values, sets, [...]

Directed by Steven Seagal
Tagline: “His battle to save the Alaskan wilderness and protect its people can only be won…”
Run Time: 102 min
Other Titles: "Rainbow Warrior", "Spirit Warrior"

On Deadly Ground directed, produced, and starring Steve "Kick Yo’ Ass" Seagal, is a perfect example of a movie star’s ego gone wild. In 1994 Seagal was [...]

ATTACK OF THE SCI-FI SOAP OPERA SERIAL
PART ONE
by Sean Ledden
PROLOGUE
A couple of weeks ago my trusty TV of 14 years died a quick and unexpected death. Grief-stricken, I rushed out to buy a new flat-screen LCD and celebrated by watching some of my favorite old wide-screen spectacles, including Close Encounters of the Third Kind. [...]