DVD Review: Cloverfield

By Brendon Lindsey

Cloverfield surprised critics when it opened to a tremendous box office, taking in nearly $50 million; it surprised them once again when the film’s gross dropped 68% in its second week.
The hand-cam “Blair Witch meets Godzilla” picture is a unique one, that’s for sure. Numerous people complained of the shakiness and feeling nauseous in theaters, […]

Hasbro to release Cloverfield monster toy

By Brendon Lindsey

Wish you could have gotten a better glimpse at the monster in the awesome movie Cloverfield? Now you can… Sorta. Hasbro has revealed on their site that they’re going to be selling the official Cloverfield monster toy, priced at the insane price of $99 US.
The figure will stand 14″ tall, and come equipped with 70 […]

Impromptu Cinema 2: Turok vs Godzilla and the Cloverfield monster

By Brendon Lindsey

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This Impromptu Cinema is going to be a little different than the rules I established in the Elephant Stomping Dystopian Future edition last week. Why? Partly because I already had this written up for another site, and at the last minute the assignment got pulled. Rather than have it go to waste, […]

What a surprise! A Cloverfield sequel! (Sarcasm is hard to write)

By Brendon Lindsey

Way to go, Variety, confirming that there’s most likely going to be a Cloverfield sequel. Who could have possibly guessed that? According to the Wonder Sleuth, Matt Reeves (the guy who directed the people directing the movie via their handcams) is working on a deal with Paramount to get the Cloverfield sequel underway. No word […]