The Daily Beasts
For theme projects (like #Kaijuly, #Mocktoberfest, and #SeasonsBeatings—for example),
a new film/show is profiled every day by a different writer.
UFOctober: SUPER 8 (2011)
Sympathy for the devil leads to long overdue healing in J.J. Abrams’ throwback film.
UFOctober: THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE (1998)
A great extension of the TV series adds to the lore and world in fantastic fashion.
UFOctober: THE TOMMYKNOCKERS (1993)
A lesser Stephen King adaptation still kinda works thanks to a great cast.
UFOctober: EARTH VS. THE FLYING SAUCERS (1956)
A look at a classic sci-fi tale and its critique of rash leadership.
UFOctober: THE FACULTY (1998)
The ‘90s teen horror craze finds its way into a sci-fi thriller that still works today.
UFOctober: SIGNS (2002)
M. Night Shyamalan’s haunting film wrestles with not being alone—in more ways than one.
UFOctober: NOPE (2022)
Writer/director Jordan Peele’s UFO film reflects many truths—including the horrors of climate anxiety.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: The “Truck Rascals” Series (1975-1979)
A 10-film series from Japan explores trucking—the hilarity, the tragedy, and the everything in between.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: SPACE TRUCKERS (1996)
Stuart Gordon’s tale of trucking….in SPAAAAACE, with Dennis Hopper.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: TWISTER’S REVENGE! (1988)
Regional cinema shines with this delightful comedy about a sentient monster truck.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT PART III (1983)
An attempt to retread in the steps of greatness has some diminishing returns.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953)
Henri-Georges Clouzot’s film is a true classic of cinema and the classiest pinnacle of truxploitation.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: The Trucks of Mad Max
The many trucks that populate the wasteland of the Mad Max films, as told by someone who was there.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: DUEL (1971)
Spielberg’s made-for-TV movie debut is an incredible thriller.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: ROADGAMES (1981)
A taut trucking thriller with Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis is also an undersung piece of Ozploitation.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: BREAKDOWN (1997)
Jonathan Mostow’s great action thriller with trucking at its center and Kurt Russell at the fore!
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: CONVOY (1978)
Sam Peckinpah’s tale of strength in numbers and trucker defiance still resonates today.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (1986)
It was a long, strange road to get to John Carpenter’s trucker vs supernatural martial artists film.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: HIGH-BALLIN’ (1978)
A rip roaring bit of Canuxploitation with Jerry Reed and Peter Fonda behind the wheel.
MOTHER TRUCKIN’ MAY: TRUCKS (1997)
The second attempt at the Stephen King adaptation fares far worse than MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE.

