******SLAYING SPOILERS!****** Directed by John McTiernan and cowritten by Jim & John Thomas, 1987’s action/adrenaline-soaked sci-fi flick “Predator” has led to some so-so sequels and a quasi-canonization within the “ALIEN” franchise. To be honest, I’ve only enjoyed the first movie and the last sequel, “Prey” (2022), directed and cowritten by Dan Tratchenberg. Everything in-between was…
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Carl Weathers (1948-2024); heavyweight champion of a galaxy far, far away…
Today began like any other day. It was Groundhog’s Day, and I was preparing to attend another convention this weekend. Then I heard the news that actor Carl Weathers had passed away peacefully in his his sleep last night at age 76, and I was stunned. As of this writing, his cause of death remains unknown. Carl…
Hulu’s “Prey” (2022) is worth pursuing…
*****SAVAGE SPOILERS!***** “Predator” (1987) Couple of things. First, I’m not a huge fan of the “Predator” movies. I enjoyed the first film well enough, and I own it on DVD, but its sequels and offshoots are a textbook case of diminishing returns, with each new entry feeling increasingly repetitive, and too often trotting out the…