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Hope: South Korean Monster Movie Features Looney Tunes Energy

Hope: South Korean Monster Movie Features Looney Tunes Energy

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekSeptember 9, 2026Hope, Na Hong-jin, Ko Bum-seaok, Hoyeon, TIFF '26, Midnight Madness, Thriller, Monster movies, Sci fi, Horror, South KoreanComment

The Meg: A toothless 'Jurassic Jaws' not even bad enough to be good

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 9, 2018Monster movies, Shark movies, Megalodon, Jaws, Jason Statham, Rainn Wilson, Jon Turteltaub, National Treasure, Cliff Curtis, Chinese produced Hollywood movies, Masi Oka

Rampage: Rampant destruction apparently scripted by a gorilla

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekApril 12, 2018Monster movies, Dwayne Johnson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gorillas, Corporate villains, Genetics, Brad Peyton, Naomie Harris

Pacific Rim Uprising dumbs down and takes a Power Rangers turn

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 22, 2018Pacific Rim, Jaegers, kaeju, Guillermo del Toro, Monster movies, Giant robots, John Boyega