*contains spoilers Phantoms (1997) is based on the Dean Koontz (1945-) novel which he also adapted to the screen. It remains his only true cinematic screenplay which is a shame because it’s a very good one. It begins with Dr Jennifer Pailey (Joanna Going 1963-) taking her sister Lisa (Rose McGowan 1973-) to her small-town…
*contains spoilers J.J. Abrams is the man who directed the Star Trek films (2009 and 2013), Super 8 (2011) and of course two parts of the latest Star Wars trilogy (2015 and 2019) and who wrote Forever Young (1992), Armageddon (1998), not to mention some people’s favorite Gone Fishin’ (1997). His Bad Robot Productions along…
*contains spoilers Back in the late 70s as a twelve-year-old (yes, I am old and fat and bald and weight 300 pounds!) in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, the Fair Lady theatre was on the main drag in Hindley Street (Salman Rushdie once famously quoted Hindley St ran with blood or something and I…
