Whizzing Tripod is a blog title inspired by the novel "War of the Worlds", written by H. G. Wells back in the 19th century. I consider it to be a phenomenal piece of written word from every angle - the choice of the style of storytelling; the core idea (aliens) and how realistically it's presented; the portrayal of people as well as aliens; the conflict and how it develops throughout the story; the machines! On my blog I just publish some occasional rants.
9 Sep 2024 7 minute read 0 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting - the original post can be seen here.] There are several genre tags attached to “AfrAId” that you’d spot on the Internet and those may leave an impression the movie may have had the same ambition and atmosphere as the original “Termina...
30 Aug 2024 3 minute read 0 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting - the original post can be seen here.] Starring former stripper and once named by People magazine *The Sexiest Man Alive* Channing Tatum alongside the lead heroine Frida, played by Naomi Ackie, who recently was Whitney Houston in the b...
26 Aug 2024 6 minute read 2 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting - the original post can be seen here.] The year is 2024 and we get the first Alien-verse movie since 1997 (disregarding AVPs), directed by someone other than Ridley Scott. The latter however had been one of the people mentoring directo...
24 Aug 2024 4 minute read 0 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting - the original post can be seen here.] Let me share a personal anecdote with you.There is an animation film called “Hedgehog in the Fog” out there. It is a classic from 1975 everyone in territories of the former Soviet Union knows beca...
16 Jul 2024 6 minute read 2 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting - the original post can be seen here.] Directed by Kevin Costner (also plays a character named Hayes Ellison), written by Jon Baird, Costner and Mark Kasdan, this Western of Westerns, the ultimate Wild West drama impresses right off th...
28 Jun 2024 3 minute read 0 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting – the original post can be seen here.] Seeing the combination of terms “crime", “drama” and “motorcycle” would likely get you thinking the movie would revolve around something involving score settling and violent crime. “The Bikeriders...
21 Jun 2024 3 minute read 0 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting – the original post can be seen here. All photos in this blog post are from Forbes website, used here on Fair Use basis.] Mix the Teen Horror with “Death’s Hourglass”, “You Can’t Fight Fate” and “Cruel and Unusual Death” tropes, and wh...
5 May 2024 4 minute read 2 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting – the original post can be seen here. All photos are from movieinsider.com, used here on Fair Use basis.] "Abigail" is a 2024 vampire horror comedy, allegedly a reimagining of a Universal Classic Monsters film of 1936 titled “Dracula's...
3 May 2024 3 minute read 0 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting – the original post can be seen here. All photos are from buzzfeed.com, used here on Fair Use basis.] A biographical drama film about the life and times of Amy Winehouse, an incredibly talented and gifted musician. The film follows the...
2 Feb 2023 4 minute read 0 comments peerynt
[Cross-posting – the original post can be seen here.][For the grunge & alternative rock band please go here.] The Matrix deals with virtual reality, which people there, for the most part, are unaware of. It also has guns and martial arts action in it...
