Nature Unleashed: Volcano movie review by Decker Shado

A "blast" from the past, the Nature Unleashed series of movies from Nu Image were a special breed. Theoretically based on science, the need to make them larger than life stories tended to grant more than a little artistic license, which we see well on display in today's review of Nature terrible movies Unleashed: Volcano. A man loses his wif

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Monster Island (2019)

The Asylum's 2019 "mockbuster," "Monster Island," came out around the same time as "Godzilla: King of the Monsters." It's about an island called Monster Island, where a monster lives. In a way, it's the island. This movie is about an asylum. The budget for it is the same as a big child's meal, and it uses it sparingly. It's a movie about a

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CGI VS Practical Effects - Why is CGI seen as lesser?

A few weeks back, behind-the-scenes footage from the production of Prey sparked up debate online on CGI vs Practical Effects. Before CGI was a thing, it was all practical all the time due to necessity. However, in the years since Jurassic Park showed us that CGI can be more impressive in many ways, Hollywood has gone CGI for most everything.

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