The Wild Wild Planet
Daniel Wiltshire has been a fan of movies for as long as he can remember, but it was the prime-time movie theme weeks on local independent TV stations – while growing up in the ’80’s – that first amped...
View Article10 Best Shriek-tracks for Halloween
There was a time not that long ago when soundtracks in horror movies actually played an important role and were treated like major characters. Each score had its own distinct personality and...
View ArticleEvil Brain From Outer Space
Take three episodes of The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, one episode of Dragnet, the first twenty minutes of a Star Trek episode, toss them in a blender, add a dash of LSD, and hit MIX. The end result...
View ArticleNight Tide
1961 – PG – Kino Lorber Tales about mermaids are often thought to be full of wonder and whimsy and giving credit to the music that plays during the intro to Night Tide, it’s understandable why you...
View ArticleJourney to the Seventh Planet
Tagline: You’re in Space beyond Space. Year: 1962 Runtime: 77 min Director: Sidney W. Pink Writer: Sidney W. Pink (story), Ib Melchior (script) Starring: John Agar, Greta Thyssen, Carl Ottosen Journey...
View ArticleThe Whip and the Body
1963 – Unrated – Kino Lorber Mario Bava has a unique way of building suspense, creating an eerie mood and combining it all into a bone chilling tale. His films mix that moody atmosphere filled with...
View ArticleThe Monitors: A guest review by Blake Lindsey
“We are here to serve humanity.” Thus states one of the hippest title sequences ever done in my opinion, something that sticks with you long after the rest of the film ends up in the Recycle Bin on...
View ArticleThe Bubble in 3D (revisited review)
“A lone Chicken McNugget from the new Super Happy Meals plots it’s unholy revenge.” Saturday afternoons were always about some great television. After a morning of cartoons and a serving of Soul...
View ArticleVoyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
I was born in 1966, so growing up as a kid October always meant two things: Halloween and a yearly reminder of the genesis of the Red Menace. Starting in October, 1917, the Soviets under Lenin’s...
View ArticleThe Long Hair of Death
1964 – NR – 100 Minutes – Raro Video Starring Barbara Steele, George Ardisson, Halina Zalewska – by Antonio Margheriti Anytime something bad is happening in the world, it’s probably because of a...
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