Did you know they made a fifth Tremors movie? Neither did we. In fact, we can’t believe they made more than one. Sadly, Kevin Bacon is not back, but it does star perennial Tremors favorite, Michael Gross, along with Jamie Kennedy, of Scream and “The Jamie Kennedy Experiment” fame. To quote Matt Donato at We’ve Got…
Cinéma Atroce: Outcast
The last movie featured The Rock; this week’s movie features the star of the movie, The Rock. Coincidence? Yes. Although maybe we should call this “Rock-toberfest” or something. Anyway, this week’s movie, Outcast, might be better titled “Miscast.” RogerEbert.com reviewer Glenn Kenny was not a fan of Nicolas Cage’s performance, but he called Hayden Christensen’s performance “so lifeless you’re likely to…
Cinéma Atroce: Hercules
This isn’t your ’90s Disney movie, nor is a movie based on the Kevin Sorbo TV series. And we’re really sad to say it isn’t Hercules in New York, although we have plans for that movie. Or, at least for Ah-nold. This is the 2014 release starring everyone’s favorite professional actor wrestler turned actor: Dwayne Johnson aka…
Cinéma Atroce: Popeye
Digging through more ’80s movies on Netflix, we found this gem. Because nothing says “masterpiece” like a comic-based musical starring actors not known for their singing abilities. Released at the beginning of the decade, Popeye features Robin Williams in his film debut (he’d been playing Mork on TV for two years, but this was his first feature film).…
Cinéma Atroce: Masters of the Universe
This one’s for all you (and we) children of the ’80s who grew up watching He-Man and She-Ra battle Skeletor for the good of Eternia. It’s for those of you who *may* have played with a plastic Sword of Power/Protection and shouted things like “By the power of Grayskull” or “For the honor of Grayskull,”…
Cinéma Atroce: Big Trouble in Little China
We almost didn’t pick this movie because it’s sooooooo good, but it’s also pretty bad, and good-bad is what we love at Cinéma Atroce, so here we are. We hesitate to give too much away if you haven’t seen it, but the premise is actually pretty simple. A truck driver named Jack Burton (played by…
Cinéma Atroce: Age of Dinosaurs
As we wind down our Summer of Monsters, we’d like to thank you for joining us as we watched a giant crocodile, a killer mermaid, zombie-fighting cockneys, one “big ass” spider, and a month full of shark movies. It’s been quite a ride. We’d also like to give a shout-out to Wes Craven, the master…
Cinéma Atroce: Cockneys vs. Zombies
Tonight’s the only Cinéma Atroce of August, and one of the last of our “Summer of Monsters” series, so we wanted a movie with some oompf. Enter Cockneys vs. Zombies, which IMDB user Thomas haasum called “below average,” writing it was “[n]ot able to compete with movies like Zombieland and Shaun of the dead [sic].” Okay, so…
Cinéma Atroce: Sharknado 2: The Second One
To round out our month of shark movies, we’re watching the sequel to the movie that started it all (or, at least, started the month off): Sharknado 2: The Second One. It’s even more star-studded than the first: Tara Reid and Ian Ziering are back as April and Fin, but they’re joined by Vivica A. Fox, Judd…
Cinéma Atroce: Mega Shark v. Mecha Shark
The third film in the Mega Shark series seemed fitting for the third film in our Shark Month series. Also, it was the only one on Netflix streaming. (Maybe one day we’ll be able to watch Mega Shark v. Crocosaurus or Mega Shark v. Giant Octopus.) Tonight’s film, Mega Shark v. Mecha Shark, stars Christopher Judge of Stargate SG-1, Elisabeth…