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Originally published October 11th, 2012 Before we get to today’s review I am running a day behind (this review should have gone up yesterday) so I’ll be catching up over … Continue Reading Spooky Season 2021: Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
Originally published April 17th, 2012 I am shocked and astounded at the recent spike in readers this blog has found. For the last three days we’ve consistently cracked 100 hits … Continue Reading Spooky Season 2021: The Invisible Man (1933)
Over the last two weeks, we’ve taken a deep dive into the work of Ray Harryhausen and his development of the “Creature Feature” during the 1950s. However, this week finds … Continue Reading Mondays with Ray Harryhausen: Mysterious Island (1961)
Our look at the work of Ray Harryhausen continues today with an examination of the 1955 creature feature, It Came from Beneath the Sea. While our review of The Beast … Continue Reading Mondays with Ray Harryhausen: It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955)
While classic monster and “creature” features can sometimes struggle in the face of the graphics and visual effects of contemporary Hollywood, it’s impossible to completely dismiss these works. Artist and … Continue Reading Mondays with Ray Harryhausen: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
The 1950s were a fascinating time for science fiction. In a decade when technology changed at breakneck speed, it only makes sense this evolution would show up in the science … Continue Reading Gog (1954)
In our weekly examination of ‘good-bad’ movies, there’s been one constant… the ‘bad’. So many of these film, for one reason or another has something present which pegs it (wether … Continue Reading The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
The science fiction movies of the1950s are the stuff of legend. Okay, some are ripe for a Mystery Science Theater parody; however, even the most unintentionally comedic of these works … Continue Reading Fridays with Kevin McCarthy: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
The Ticklish Trio are back with special guest Diana Ellis to talk about Edward D. Wood, Jr., the subjective nature of bad movies, Orson Welles, and the “worst movie ever … Continue Reading Ticklish Business Episode #69: Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
Originally published July 18th, 2012 We’re moving from Madrid (if you read yesterday’s review) to outer space…or at least outer space by way of Arizona. Today’s film is the 1953 … Continue Reading It Came From Outer Space (1953)
It’s funny revisiting technologically-focused science-fiction features because they either unintentionally predict future events or look woefully out-of-date. Demon Seed does both, prophesying a world where everything in our homes is … Continue Reading Demon Seed (1977)
As the ’50s came to a close the creature feature slammed into the wall with all the force of a wet washrag. Studio bosses tended to assume blending a person … Continue Reading The Alligator People (1959)
In 1963 television entered the world of the strange and unusual with The Outer Limits, a sci-fi anthology series created by Leslie Stevens that left audiences simultaneously captivated and haunted … Continue Reading The Outer Limits (1963)
Back in 2011 and still navigating the waters of having the highest grossing picture of all time with Avatar, Titanic director James Cameron announced he was actively involved in a … Continue Reading Kristen Recasts the Classics: Forbidden Planet
Like yesterday’s review of Mr. Boogedy, I had little experience with the original Escape to Witch Mountain, although it has better name recognition than the former film. The story of … Continue Reading Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
There’s something to be said about the 1950s science-fiction film. Their plots may have been coldly focused on issues of the time, lending them all an imitative air, but the … Continue Reading The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
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