Tag Archives: Michael J. Fox

Favorite Films: Back to the Future

“Wait a minute, Doc. Ah… Are you telling me that you built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?” Great movies, and great stories in general, come about in many different ways. But with great science fiction, there is one … Continue reading

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Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road

There’s a scene early in Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road that sets both the tone and the theme of this peculiar little comedy. Ray, an eccentric doctor played by the eccentric Christopher Lloyd in a cameo, is administering a … Continue reading

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Mars Attacks!

This film was loaned to me by my brother, who was surprised I hadn’t seen it yet; since today is his birthday, I thought it would be appropriate to review his selection today. I’ll admit to having had just a … Continue reading

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Weekly Weblinks: Masters and Minions

It’s Friday morning once again, and so that means it’s time for the Weekly Weblinks. There’s a good chunk of variety in the blog posts, with some new reviews, some vintage reviews, and some previews. And the news section is … Continue reading

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The Frighteners

The Frighteners is a comedic horror film from 1996. Written and directed by Peter Jackson, the executive producer on the film was Robert Zemeckis, and stars one of Zemeckis’s best-known collaborators, Michael J. Fox. Fox plays Frank Bannister, a psychic-for-hire … Continue reading

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Teen Wolf

The year was 1985, and Michael J. Fox was the star in one of the hottest movies of the year, in which he played an ordinary teenager who found his life turned inside out due to circumstances beyond his control; … Continue reading

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