I have a habit of looking over the cheap movie shelf at my local Wal-Mart, just to see if there are any movies that might be interesting.  Almost inevitably, low-budget science fiction movies that haven’t even made their way to IMDB catch my eye, and yet these are the ones that are most likely to make it into my cart.  I realized at some point, that this was something of an odd habit – why would I go out of my way to pick up what is surely going to be a B movie, when there is a perfectly good movie right next to it at the same price?

After thinking about it, I’ve had a general dissatisfaction with mainstream Hollywood science-fiction for a few years, that has prompted me toward riskier movie buying choices. Continue reading Why I Buy Low Budget Sci-Fi →