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: ALIEN (1979)
A powerful film and an ode to Bolaji Badejo—the Nigerian man in the Xenomorph suit.
UFOctober: SUPER 8 (2011)
Sympathy for the devil leads to long overdue healing in J.J. Abrams’ throwback film.
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: The Trucks of Mad Max
The many trucks that populate the wasteland of the Mad Max films, as told by someone who was there.
The Pumpkin King: SALEM’S LOT (1979)
Tobe Hooper and Stephen King team up for vampires in the U.S.A….but is it any good?

