The crew of Monday Movie Nights is back from a two week hiatus in Bali. There we spent our time eating seafood, roasting pigs, frequenting dubious massage parlours, and dabbling in a bit of surfing. While […]
This week we celebrate the birth of the Austrian Oak, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Born in Austria in 1947, Mr. Schwarzenegger would go on to achieve his three childhood goals: move to Hollywood, become an actor and […]
Tonight marks 51 years since the debut of the most beloved and awarded game show ever, Jeopardy! For over a half century, we have been entertained by this quiz based program and have welcomed the moustachioed host, Alex […]
This week at Monday Movie Nights we pay tribute to Hollywood’s best mistakes. Movies so terrible that they transcend mediocrity and become something special. Culled from the minds of our dedicated research team we have […]
Our choice for the Heist Hold Up was the classic heist-comedy A Fish Called Wanda. This movie holds the distinct and rather dubious honour of being the only film in history to have killed someone. […]
Sunday March 15th was acclaimed Canadian film maker David Cronenberg’s birthday. Called “the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world,” Cronenberg is known for his unique blend of horror and science fiction […]
As it was our new Victoria/Vancouver Island chapter’s second week as a member of the Monday Movie Night empire, our Island Invasion theme was filled with great options. There were Academy Award winners, block buster […]
For our “Monday Movie Nights: Romance Rumble” we decided on The Bodyguard. The movie is about Rachel Marron (played by Whitney Houston), a pop music superstar whose manager enlists the services of semi-retired bodyguard Frank […]
Our choice for Apocalypse Night was the 1984 cult classic Night of the Comet. Our decision was based on the fact that none of us had seen it and we were all in a fairly […]
-Guest review by Eliza Our movie choice for the 80s appreciation theme was “Heathers”. It is essentially an 80s version of Tina Fey’s Mean Girls, including stereotypical high school ‘queen bee’ bullies, the dumb jocks, […]