A commander, his robot, and a group of scientist must face off against a hungry mutant, the accidental result of the scientists attempt to combat a deadly disease.
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Dark Side of the Moon (1990)
In the distant year of 2022 (ha!), a repair crew is sent to work on an orbital weapons satellite. But on the way there their spacecraft starts to suffer from a strange series of malfunctions, loses its navigation system, and starts to drift towards the Moon. But as they drift closer they’re approached and docked by an old NASA space shuttle, a type that hasn’t been used in over 30 years.
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Sonic: Christmas Blast (1996)
Sonic: Christmas Blast The titular speedy blue hedgehog just wants to go out and buy his girlfriend a Christmas present. But unbeknownst to him, Dr. Robotnik has kidnapped Santa Clause and taken his place, so that instead of handing out presents, he can use his army of robots to demand them from stores and people […]
Read moreRunaway (1984) — Movie Reviews by a Mook
I can confirm that Tom Selleck’s mustache is great no matter the year, no matter the genre. You can practically feel the machismo oozing off of his upper lip’s grizzled fur baby. If you learn nothing else today, know that your face will never look as cool as his befollicled nasal undercarriage. And for that, […]
Read moreSpace Truckers (1996) — Movie Reviews by a Mook
Blue collar space movies are always a delight. Often times they’re full of working class Joes who are highly skilled at what they do but are not always the brightest when it comes to whatever terrible situation they find themselves getting into. Alien is the high mark, but the misfits of Dark Star, the non-astronauts […]
Read moreOmega Doom (1996) — Movie Reviews by a Mook
That image makes this movie feel way more Slavic than it actually is. Robots in movies! We all love robots in movies. There’s nothing quite like the near-constant whine of robotic joints and servos every single time one moves that makes us cringe and take icepicks to our ears. Seriously, whoever thought this was a […]
Read moreSaturn 3 (1980) — Movie Reviews by a Mook
In the future, Earth sucks, so humans grow food throughout the solar system. Somehow, Kirk Douglas and Farrah Fawcett have ended up a couple working on one of these hydroponics stations on Saturn’s third moon, and Harvey Keitel is a crazy astronaut who effectively works as a delivery guy and installation tech. He’s basically the […] […]
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Robo Vampire (1988)
A gunned down narcotics agent is given a second lease on life when he’s brought back from the dead as a near-indestructible cyborg. Robot Warrior’s first mission? To rescue Sophie, an undercover agent who’s been captured by the henchmen of Mr. Young, a notorious drug lord who’s newest plan for drug smuggling is to enslave […]
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Sucker Punch (2011)
Sucker Punch tells the very trippy tale of Baby Doll, a young girl who’s just had a shit-ton of wrenches thrown into the machine that is her life. The film starts with a sequence of events depicting Baby Dolls background in some (alternate?) version of the 1950s. We learn that her mother has just died, […]
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The Twonky (1953)
I love the TCM Underground. In the span of a week it can go from 1970’s experimental Shakespeare to 1950’s Sci-Fi Comedy. There’s no consistency in programming here at all, I tell ya. Not a lick. I admit I like it, though. It’s a good way to keep things fresh. You never know what you’re […]
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