Stories by Steve Burgess

Terminator Salvation Will Win the Prize for Most Interesting Cast Names, Not Much Else

Posted on May 23, 2009, Source: The Tyee

Fourth in the killer robot series, the film takes place in a future controlled by machines. Could have used some more human movie-making skills.

Will Smith Tries to Find the Cure for Loneliness

Posted on Dec 18, 2007, Source: The Tyee

I Am Legend puts Will Smith in a desolated Big Apple.

Terror Schlock: Making a Mint on 9/11

Posted on Sep 15, 2007, Source: The Tyee

National Collector's Mint offers a World Trade Center anniversary commemorative coin using silver recovered from the vaults at Ground Zero itself -- can it go much lower than that?

Love It Cheesy? Try Tarantino and Rodriquez's 'Grindhouse'

Posted on Apr 9, 2007, Source: The Tyee

'Grindhouse' features zombies with bubbling skin lesions, a woman with a machine gun leg and a chance to see Tarantino with his drawers down. Fans will love it, but what about the rest of us?

'300' Flick Is Ready-Made for the Right-Wing Crowd

Posted on Mar 10, 2007, Source: The Tyee

If new acquaintance tells you that their favorite movie is 300, back away slowly -- they probably kills cats for fun.