M.Y.O.P.I.A. # 40: My Favorite Jackie Chan Films
When Jackie Chan swept into the US mainstream in the mid-1990s, I not only got caught up in the wave of his popularity, I saw...
Tag: movies
M.Y.O.P.I.A. # 39: VHS Tapes-An Obsolete Standard Which once had Absolute Dominance
VHS tapes were a staple of the 80s and 90s. Back in the age of photographic film, projectors in school, even rewinding our audio cassettes...
M.Y.O.P.I.A. #36: Are the Books that Inspired These 80’s Movies Inspiring Enough to Read?
I was born in the early 80s. I loved the movies, the music, the optimism of the decade. I recently found myself curious about famous...
M.Y.O.P.I.A. #34: Discarding Daenerys (What Still Bugs Me About the Game of Thrones Ending)
Were I to ask you to name your favorite fantasy-genre hero, the answer might come easily. If not, there are many choices to contemplate: Frodo,...
M.Y.O.P.I.A. # 33: Zombie Convergence: How Movies and Videogames Funneled this Monster into Focus
By sheer volume alone, zombies have become popular culture’s dominant monster over the last few decades—of course there is admirable irony that the monster known...
M.Y.O.P.I.A. # 27 Gremlins: A Recent Monster
Within oral and written records of early stories, supernatural creatures are abundant. Did people really believe in fairies in the forest, or that leprechauns could...
M.Y.O.P.I.A. #25: Nine Movies That Actually Deserve a Remake
A good movie remake is like finding six-year-old leftovers in the back of the freezer that taste something kind of like how they were once supposed to, if not a little different too. Yeah, remakes are common, and often disappointing, but sometimes they're also amazing. Check out this list of some movies that could really benefit from a trip through the remake machine.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. #14: Eight Creepy-Ass-Creatures from 80’s Era Live-Action Kid’s Movies
Remember those creatures from 80's movies that used to be terrifying, and that we pretend aren't terrifying once we're adults...unless we think about them too much at night. Here's my take on the creepiest creatures from 80s era kid's movies.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. #13: Thirteen Horror-Movie Recommendations That Won’t Leave You Fearing You Just Wasted 2 Hours of Life
Celebrate the cold dark autumn with some good old fashioned horror movies. The list is spoiler, and arguably, crappy-horror-movie free.
M.Y.O.P.I.A. # 12: What in the Shyamalan Happened to M. Night?
He used to seem like a movie making genius...until he began to make movies on par with what a kid might film. When did he change? What can we speculate happened to him? Is there hope left for Shyamalan?