Fantasy & Apocalyptic films reviewed
@gabecrate.bsky.social
Writer, director, filmmakers, and punk rock musician casually attempting to #review every # fantasy #swordsandsorcery #postapocalyptic and #PA adjacent film ever made. yes. even that one. #moviereviews
☢️#66. The Sisterhood, 1988. It’s a battle of the sexes and neither side has heard a human speak in their entire lives. A #sobaditsgood sword and sorcery #madmax mashup with endless waves of pointless sloppy action. Incompetent in all the right places. #TheSisterhood 2/5 ☢️
November 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
☢️#66. The Sisterhood, 1988. It’s a battle of the sexes and neither side has heard a human speak in their entire lives. A #sobaditsgood sword and sorcery #madmax mashup with endless waves of pointless sloppy action. Incompetent in all the right places. #TheSisterhood 2/5 ☢️
☢️#64. Aftershock, 1990. Squinting for 92 minutes might convince you that you are watching an action film costarring #EddieMurphy and #DarylHannah. Or keep your peepers open for a cheapie crap fest about a naive sexy alien on the run. Dumb fun and definitely #sobaditsgood 2/5 ☢️
November 15, 2025 at 6:38 PM
☢️#64. Aftershock, 1990. Squinting for 92 minutes might convince you that you are watching an action film costarring #EddieMurphy and #DarylHannah. Or keep your peepers open for a cheapie crap fest about a naive sexy alien on the run. Dumb fun and definitely #sobaditsgood 2/5 ☢️
☢️#63. I Am Mother, 2019. Despite derivative ideas and telegraphed influences, an impressively natural performance by #ClaraRugaard against a wonderful #Weta creation helps this #scifi thriller land. #RidleyNot. 3.5/5 ☢️
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
☢️#63. I Am Mother, 2019. Despite derivative ideas and telegraphed influences, an impressively natural performance by #ClaraRugaard against a wonderful #Weta creation helps this #scifi thriller land. #RidleyNot. 3.5/5 ☢️
☢️#62. Radioactive Dreams, 1985. A pair of sheltered (literally) private dicks live out a noir fantasy despite finding themselves in a #newwave #postapocalytic nightmare. Inventive and hilarious, though hampered by standard PA beats and choppy editing. Big fun overall. 3/5 ☢️
November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
☢️#62. Radioactive Dreams, 1985. A pair of sheltered (literally) private dicks live out a noir fantasy despite finding themselves in a #newwave #postapocalytic nightmare. Inventive and hilarious, though hampered by standard PA beats and choppy editing. Big fun overall. 3/5 ☢️
☢️#61. When Worlds Collide, 1951. More apocalyptic than post, this planetary ark tale is a quaint charmer coming at you in glorious #technicolor! Fun models and matte paintings abound. An #Emmerich equivalent right down to the forced romantic subplots. #WhenWorldsCollide 3/5 ☢️
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
☢️#61. When Worlds Collide, 1951. More apocalyptic than post, this planetary ark tale is a quaint charmer coming at you in glorious #technicolor! Fun models and matte paintings abound. An #Emmerich equivalent right down to the forced romantic subplots. #WhenWorldsCollide 3/5 ☢️
☢️#60. Glen and Randa, 1971. A uniquely fascinating artifact. A pair of often nude innocents traverse a #postapocalyptic world knowing only what they’ve pieced together from superhero comic books. #BlueLagoon meets the 2nd act of #thunderdome. Slow for some. I was riveted. 4/5 ☢️
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
☢️#60. Glen and Randa, 1971. A uniquely fascinating artifact. A pair of often nude innocents traverse a #postapocalyptic world knowing only what they’ve pieced together from superhero comic books. #BlueLagoon meets the 2nd act of #thunderdome. Slow for some. I was riveted. 4/5 ☢️
☢️#59. Dune Warriors, 1991. With mandatory trips to Supercuts and Kmart, these are the least convincing #postapocalyptic villagers yet. #DavidCarradine sleepwalks through a cheap #SevenSamuria clone with a budget spent entirely on dynamite. #sobaditsgood? Not exactly. 1/5 ☢️
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
☢️#59. Dune Warriors, 1991. With mandatory trips to Supercuts and Kmart, these are the least convincing #postapocalyptic villagers yet. #DavidCarradine sleepwalks through a cheap #SevenSamuria clone with a budget spent entirely on dynamite. #sobaditsgood? Not exactly. 1/5 ☢️
☢️#58. Mortal Engines, 2018. Cannibalistic mobile fortress-cities battle across a #postapocalyptic landscape. Gloriously silly #steampunk fun until bogged down with relentless exposition and thinly drawn characters. Though I did enjoy #DoombotDad. #sogooditsbad 2.5/5 ☢️
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
☢️#58. Mortal Engines, 2018. Cannibalistic mobile fortress-cities battle across a #postapocalyptic landscape. Gloriously silly #steampunk fun until bogged down with relentless exposition and thinly drawn characters. Though I did enjoy #DoombotDad. #sogooditsbad 2.5/5 ☢️
☢️#57. The Omega Man, 1971. The fun and funky entry in the trinity of #IAmLegend novel film adaptations. By day #CharltonHeston cruises #postapocalyptic LA gunning down cloaked beatniks - then by night retires to the swankiest bachelor pad of all time. Groovy. #classic 4/5 ☢️
November 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
☢️#57. The Omega Man, 1971. The fun and funky entry in the trinity of #IAmLegend novel film adaptations. By day #CharltonHeston cruises #postapocalyptic LA gunning down cloaked beatniks - then by night retires to the swankiest bachelor pad of all time. Groovy. #classic 4/5 ☢️
☢️#56. Quintet, 1979. Fascinating depictions of a #postapocalyptic ice age shot on the frozen remains of the Montreal worlds fair are hampered by an ever-present vignette blur. Worth watching for #Altman or #Newman diehards, but ultimately a draining exercise. #Quintet 2.5/5 ☢️
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
☢️#56. Quintet, 1979. Fascinating depictions of a #postapocalyptic ice age shot on the frozen remains of the Montreal worlds fair are hampered by an ever-present vignette blur. Worth watching for #Altman or #Newman diehards, but ultimately a draining exercise. #Quintet 2.5/5 ☢️
☢️#55. Damnation Alley, 1977. A largely story-free #postapocalyptic road movie aimlessly drifts through sad looking optical effects in a sweet armored truck. Despite some mutant insect sequences and #JanMichaelVincent on a dirt bike - it’s still not bad enough to be good. 2/5 ☢️
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
☢️#55. Damnation Alley, 1977. A largely story-free #postapocalyptic road movie aimlessly drifts through sad looking optical effects in a sweet armored truck. Despite some mutant insect sequences and #JanMichaelVincent on a dirt bike - it’s still not bad enough to be good. 2/5 ☢️
☢️#54. 2020 Texas Gladiators, 1983. Gun toting hillbilly marauders in cowboy hats battle shirtless bandolier wearing studs in a nonstop orgy of dreary violence. A hauntingly accurate prediction of 2020 Texas considering it was made forty years ago in Italy. #sobaditsgood 1.5/5 ☢️
November 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
☢️#54. 2020 Texas Gladiators, 1983. Gun toting hillbilly marauders in cowboy hats battle shirtless bandolier wearing studs in a nonstop orgy of dreary violence. A hauntingly accurate prediction of 2020 Texas considering it was made forty years ago in Italy. #sobaditsgood 1.5/5 ☢️
☢️#53. The Last Woman on Earth, 1960. Expecting a cheapie #Corman B flick, I was surprised by the nimble quality of the screenplay - that is until I realized #RobertTowne of #Chinatown fame was the screenwriter. That being said, It’s still a cheapie #Corman B flick. 3/5 ☢️
November 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
☢️#53. The Last Woman on Earth, 1960. Expecting a cheapie #Corman B flick, I was surprised by the nimble quality of the screenplay - that is until I realized #RobertTowne of #Chinatown fame was the screenwriter. That being said, It’s still a cheapie #Corman B flick. 3/5 ☢️
☢️#52. Terminator Salvation, 2009. After waiting 25 years to finally witness the #postapocalyptic Skynet resistance, I was disappointed to find Michael Bay had apparently gotten there first. Visceral action and nonstop intensity eventually give way to charmless tedium. 3/5 ☢️
November 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
☢️#52. Terminator Salvation, 2009. After waiting 25 years to finally witness the #postapocalyptic Skynet resistance, I was disappointed to find Michael Bay had apparently gotten there first. Visceral action and nonstop intensity eventually give way to charmless tedium. 3/5 ☢️
☢️#51. Solarbabies. Yesterday’s trash is today’s awesome trash. #Postapocalyptic rollerskating orphan prisoners evade stormtroopers and #madmax extras in a quest to retrieve a magical spaceball. Truly humanity’s finest achievement. #LostBoysAlumni #MelBrooks #Solarbabies 2/5 ☢️
November 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
☢️#51. Solarbabies. Yesterday’s trash is today’s awesome trash. #Postapocalyptic rollerskating orphan prisoners evade stormtroopers and #madmax extras in a quest to retrieve a magical spaceball. Truly humanity’s finest achievement. #LostBoysAlumni #MelBrooks #Solarbabies 2/5 ☢️
⚔️#13, The Barbarians, 1987. A straight mirthless by-the-numbers fantasy is saved by the #BarbarianTwins who never got the memo they weren’t in a comedy. This singular oddity; a glimpse into another reality where Arnold wasn’t the only side of beef in town is a treasure! 2/5 ⚔️
November 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
⚔️#13, The Barbarians, 1987. A straight mirthless by-the-numbers fantasy is saved by the #BarbarianTwins who never got the memo they weren’t in a comedy. This singular oddity; a glimpse into another reality where Arnold wasn’t the only side of beef in town is a treasure! 2/5 ⚔️
☢️#50. The Midnight Sky, 2020. With such a focus on innovation in its design and shooting methods, it’s disappointing how familiar it all feels ultimately. As if several better films were spliced together, leaving the best parts out. #grampaclooney 3/5 ☢️
October 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
☢️#50. The Midnight Sky, 2020. With such a focus on innovation in its design and shooting methods, it’s disappointing how familiar it all feels ultimately. As if several better films were spliced together, leaving the best parts out. #grampaclooney 3/5 ☢️
☢️#49. Six-String Samurai, 1998. If the idea of a #postapocalyptic, martial arts, rock musical comedy, entices you in the slightest - you won’t be disappointed. Though the whiny noises emitted from the ever-present feral kid sidekick are beyond grating. #FalloutNewVegas 3/5 ☢️
October 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
☢️#49. Six-String Samurai, 1998. If the idea of a #postapocalyptic, martial arts, rock musical comedy, entices you in the slightest - you won’t be disappointed. Though the whiny noises emitted from the ever-present feral kid sidekick are beyond grating. #FalloutNewVegas 3/5 ☢️
☢️#48. Snowpiercer, 2013. Perpetually barreling through ice chunks and basic logic, this #PA action movie is non stop brutality on rails. Big ideas and creative execution satisfy, though it’s much darker than the previous #CaptainAmerica movies. #BongJoonho 4/5 ☢️
October 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
☢️#48. Snowpiercer, 2013. Perpetually barreling through ice chunks and basic logic, this #PA action movie is non stop brutality on rails. Big ideas and creative execution satisfy, though it’s much darker than the previous #CaptainAmerica movies. #BongJoonho 4/5 ☢️
☢️#47, Gas-s-s-s, 1970. A #postapocalyptic counterculture free-for-all satire. Genuinely interesting as a cultural time capsule, but lacking anything resembling a cohesive narrative. #partyhint: Play in background to baffle your guests. #untaggable 1/5 ☢️
October 28, 2025 at 3:22 PM
☢️#47, Gas-s-s-s, 1970. A #postapocalyptic counterculture free-for-all satire. Genuinely interesting as a cultural time capsule, but lacking anything resembling a cohesive narrative. #partyhint: Play in background to baffle your guests. #untaggable 1/5 ☢️
☢️#277. 40 Acres, 2024. First time filmmaker #RTThorne is so Canadian that he got his start on #DegrassiTNG. Not a wonder as this #postapocalyptic family thriller has an excellent cast of well drawn believable characters. That and a surprising level of Canuck brutality. 4/5 ☢️
October 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
☢️#277. 40 Acres, 2024. First time filmmaker #RTThorne is so Canadian that he got his start on #DegrassiTNG. Not a wonder as this #postapocalyptic family thriller has an excellent cast of well drawn believable characters. That and a surprising level of Canuck brutality. 4/5 ☢️
☢️#46. Hell Comes to Frogtown, 1988. Fantastic frog prosthetics nearly distract from the fact that, barring a few nut shots and gun flares, there’s almost no action until the finale. Dopey fun humor and sex hijinx dominate. #drinkup #sobaditsgood #HellComestoFrogtown 2.5/5 ☢️
October 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
☢️#46. Hell Comes to Frogtown, 1988. Fantastic frog prosthetics nearly distract from the fact that, barring a few nut shots and gun flares, there’s almost no action until the finale. Dopey fun humor and sex hijinx dominate. #drinkup #sobaditsgood #HellComestoFrogtown 2.5/5 ☢️
Not an official review, but just got back from screening #guillermodeltoro’s #Frankenstein. An absolute masterpiece. If you can find a screening anywhere near you - it’s absolutely worth watching in person. #Netflix should be ashamed for not releasing this more widely. Find it!
October 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Not an official review, but just got back from screening #guillermodeltoro’s #Frankenstein. An absolute masterpiece. If you can find a screening anywhere near you - it’s absolutely worth watching in person. #Netflix should be ashamed for not releasing this more widely. Find it!
☢️#45. The Book of Eli, 2010. Leaning heavily on twists seen coming miles away, this nomadic actioner believes itself more profound than it is. Though stylistic directing, unrelentingly dark atmosphere and bucket loads of #Denzel charm mostly balance the pretension. 4/5 ☢️
October 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
☢️#45. The Book of Eli, 2010. Leaning heavily on twists seen coming miles away, this nomadic actioner believes itself more profound than it is. Though stylistic directing, unrelentingly dark atmosphere and bucket loads of #Denzel charm mostly balance the pretension. 4/5 ☢️
☢️#44. The Time Machine, 2002. Unnecessary and baffling changes to the source material louse up what could have been a fun update. Fleeting futurism and the occasionally well executed gag do not save this hopelessly stupid film. Yuck. #ifitaintbroke #whataccentisthat? 2/5 ☢️
October 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
☢️#44. The Time Machine, 2002. Unnecessary and baffling changes to the source material louse up what could have been a fun update. Fleeting futurism and the occasionally well executed gag do not save this hopelessly stupid film. Yuck. #ifitaintbroke #whataccentisthat? 2/5 ☢️