******SATANIC SPOILERS!****** ParamountPlus has recently released a made-for-streaming movie called “Apartment 7A,” which is a prequel to 1968’s horror classic “Rosemary’s Baby.” This new prequel focuses on a minor character from the original who met her demise early on in that film, and whose experiences more or less mirror those of Rosemary Woodhouse herself. …
Author: A Middle Aged Geek
I am a happily married, progressive-minded, middle-aged science fiction geek. My interests included photography, reading, movies, Halloween, and all kinds of nerdy-niche things. After months of prodding from my wife (and my friends), I decided to 'throw down' with a blog of all of my nerdiest of nerdly thoughts and musings... here's hoping you enjoy!
Forever “the Oogie Boogie man”; Ken Page (1954-2024)…
A number of celebrity greats have passed away this past week; legendary singer Kris Kristofferson (“A Star Is Born,” “Blade”), Maggie Smith (the “Harry Potter” movies, “Downtown Abbey,” “Hook”), John Amos (“Good Times,” “Roots,” “Die Hard 2”), and John Ashton (the “Beverly Hills Cop” films). While each have received their deserved tributes in the media,…
“Interview with the Vampire” season 2 finishes the book with a bloody good finale…
*****BLOOD-SUCKING SPOILERS!***** I’ve been an Anne Rice fan for around three decades now, having read half of her “Vampire Chronicles” books. For a time, they were a staple of my late 1990s/early-2000s literary diet. Having seen the movie adaptations of “Interview With The Vampire” (1994) and 2002’s “Queen of the Damned” (a mashup of the…
It’s time: “CreepIECon Aftermath” haunts the Inland Empire once again…
Repossessed! As we head into my favorite time of the year, the city of Ontario, California once again embraces the coming Halloween season with its CreepIECon horror convention. The original convention known as CreepIECon debuted in February of 2022, but this biannual event has a late-September spawn now known as CreepIE Aftermath (nee: Son of…
Marvel’s “Agatha All Along” (2024) eases on down the Witch’s Road…
*****SUPERNATURAL SPOILERS!***** Despite my continual kvetching that “I’m done with Marvel,” I find myself back in Disney+’s Marvel-lined pockets after watching their latest miniseries, “Agatha All Along,” the long-gestating offshoot of 2021’s uneven “WandaVision”; a miniseries I had mixed feelings on, despite its clever TV sitcom-sliding premise. “Agatha All Along” has been in development since…
The collectible I just had to have for Godzilla’s 70th anniversary…
*****KAIJU-SIZED SPOILERS!***** As longtime readers of this column may (or may not) know, I’m a huge fan of “Godzilla” (aka “Gojira”). For those G-fan readers who want a more detailed account of my love and history with “Godzilla,” I wrote all about my favorite G-films from 1954 onward for the franchise’s 65th anniversary in my…
A voice heard around the world and among the stars; James Earl Jones (1931-2024)…
That Voice One of the hardest parts of getting older, as I’ve written many times before, is seeing so many of one’s childhood heroes and icons pass away. Today was another such day, as the world lost James Earl Jones; an amazing actor who could go from playing a boxer to a king on a…
Netflix’s “Terminator Zero” gives the 40 year-old franchise a fresh perspective…
******CYBERNETIC SPOILERS!****** I need to preface this column with an admission; I’m not the greatest fan of Japanese anime. Yes, I do enjoy some films of Hayao Miyazaki (“Spirited Away”) and other random anime here and there, but by and large, it’s not a genre I’m especially drawn to. However, I have been a fan…
Through “The Time Tunnel” and into “Deep Space Nine”; James Darren (1936-2024)….
One aspect of growing older I’ll never get used to is seeing so many names and faces I grew up with passing away. This morning, I’d read about the passing of actor James Darren (1936-2024), who died in his sleep last night (September 2nd), from apparent issues relating to an inoperable heart condition. He is…
The Force goes FM: NPR’s Star Wars Radio Plays (1981-1996)…
*****STAR DESTROYER-SIZED SPOILERS!***** In early 1981, within the pages of Starlog magazine (the internet before the internet), my then-14 year old self read about an upcoming series on National Public Radio (NPR) that was going to adapt 1977’s “Star Wars” into a 13-part radio play (pre-“A New Hope,” which was added for the movie’s 1981…
Is “The Orville” returning for a 4th season? A definite maybe…
******STARSHIP-SIZED SPOILERS!****** Rumor Control At the recent Creation Entertainment STLV convention (the convention also known as “Star Trek Las Vegas”), actor Scott Grimes, who played Gordon Malloy in “The Orville” said that the 2017-2022 Fox/Hulu/Disney+ series had indeed been picked up for a 4th season and was currently in preproduction. However, he was a bit…
Retro-Musings: 1971’s “They Might Be Giants” tilts at windmills with a charm offensive…
******SPOILERS AFOOT!****** The late George C Scott (1927-1999) was one of my favorite actors. Lately, I’ve had the chance to revisit a few of his less popular (but no less interesting) films, thanks to Kino Lorber Video and their eclectic selection of Blu-Rays. Having recently taken a look at 1973’s “The Day of the Dolphin”…