Science Fiction Film Disses

Schindler's List (1993) - The drama of the historical Holocaust can be a gut wrenching and must-see. Liam Neeson gives a memorable performance in the role of Oskar Schindler, (blog) a Nazi businessman who helps save the lives of thousands of (blog) Jews. The cinematography shot in black and white helps to create the terrifying atmosphere that

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Hellraiser (2022) movie review - Decker Shado

Out now on Hulu, it's the latest Hellraiser movie! Boy, this series has been through the wringer, hasn't it? From Inferno, to Deader, Hellworld, Hellseeker, Revelations and Judgement it seems that the Hellraiser series is mostly about just throwing out a random horror movie, putting pins in someone's cranium and keeping the rights for at least

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Nature Unleashed: Volcano - Decker Shado

A "blast" from the past, the Nature Unleashed series of movies from Nu Image were a special breed. Theoretically based on science, the need to make them larger than life stories tended to grant more than a little artistic license, which we see well on display in today's review of Nature Unleashed: Volcano. A man loses (blog post) his wife, a

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CGI VS Practical Effects - Why is CGI seen as lesser?

A few weeks back, behind-the-scenes footage from the production of Prey sparked up debate online on CGI vs Practical Effects. Before CGI was a thing, it was all practical all the time due to necessity. However, in the years since Jurassic Park showed us that CGI can be more impressive in many ways, Hollywood has gone CGI for most everything.

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