Mark A. Altman Archives

Free Enterprise (1998)

Rating: ★★★★

Dec 20, 2000The Lives of SF Fans

Two SF fans encounter real-life idol William Shatner. A film that writes about fandom knowingly and comes with an hilarious series of in-jokes and asides. Not to mention features Shatner parodying his own image

Director: Robert Meyer Burnett

Actors: William Shatner, Rafer Weigel, Eric McCormack, Audie England, …

Category: Science Fiction

20 December 200026 January 2026 by Roog

The Specials (2000)

Rating: ★★

Jan 26, 2026Superhero Parody

An obscure parody about a team of inept and dysfunctional superheroes that was one of the earliest works from a then unknown James Gunn (who not only writes but stars as one of the superheroes)

Director: Craig Mazin

Actors: Rob Lowe, Jordan Ladd, Thomas Haden Church, Judy Greer, …

Category: Science Fiction

26 January 20261 July 2026 by Roog

DOA: Dead or Alive (2006)

Rating: ★

Nov 10, 2006Videogame Adaptation/Combat Tournament

Videogame adaptation that emerges as a conceptual combination of Charlie’s Angels (2000) – a trio of girls, in kickass poses and jaw-droppingly scanty costumery – and Mortal Kombat

Director: Corey Yuen

Actors: Jaime Pressly, Holly Valance, Devon Aoki, Sarah Carter, …

Category: Science Fiction

10 November 200626 January 2026 by Roog