(aka Trip to the Moon) Everyone was going to the Moon in the Fifties. Even the Egyptians. Now I have to thank one of my favorite movie reviewers, Dave Sindelar, for introducing me to this movie. Since 2001, Dave has written short reviews of a remarkable assortment — over six thousand — different horror, fantasy […]
Read more "Rehla ilal kamar [Journey to the Moon] (1959)"(aka, Young Gentlemen Explorers) I like this one. I’ll warn you, though: it is decidedly minimal. After all, it was made by a backyard DIY filmmaker with more imagination than money. And, yes, I will be making allowances for that. Now I will point out that its minimal nature means that it feels a bit […]
Read more "Gentlemen Explorers (2013)"(aka, Deep Burial, Half Life) The real star of Atomica is the Cold War nuclear missile bunker where it was shot. It seems a particularly apropos setting as nuclear energy is a persistent theme throughout the film. A major nuclear plant disaster destroyed several cities and left the area around a devastated wasteland. But the […]
Read more "Atomica (2017)"(aka, Fiend with the Electronic Brain) I never particularly paid any attention to Al Adamson before. After all, there were a lot of low budget American filmmakers of the Sixties, and about the only one of his films I knew I’d seen was Dracula vs. Frankenstein, thanks to a friend with an obsession with Lon […]
Read more "Blood of Ghastly Horror (1967)"Honorable Mention (Hey, it’s a giant monster movie. We cover giant monster movies) There is a useful rule of thumb about giant monster movies: Most of the time you are better off ignoring the bits between the giant monster battles. Now I’ll admit this is somewhat unfair: after all, Kong is a great adventure film, […]
Read more "Uktena, the Horned Monstrosity (2021)"Ah, yes, the mixed reaction. I’ve ended up watching several of Drew Maxwell’s ultra-low budget films lately. I was reasonably impressed by his Dark Nemesis (2011), and went in search of his other films. I was mildly surprised to learn that he also directed a film I’d already watched, the mostly okay but unmemorable Guardians, […]
Read more "The Sleeper (2007)"The overall impression you get from Cool Gel Attacks is the Three Stooges, only with more sex jokes. Or perhaps a bad version of one of the ZAZ teams’ Airplane!-style comedies, only with extra silly noises and rimshots. Ad if you had any doubts about how silly it is, you only need to look at […]
Read more "Cool Gel Attacks [Kra Deub] (2010)"(Literal translation: The Flying Saucers) Honorable Mention I’ll confess that Mexican cinema is one of those areas I haven’t spent much time exploring. Which, of course, means that I keep finding a few interesting films to watch. Heck, some of them, like El monstruo resucitado [Monster](1953), are quite good. Fortunately, I don’t have to do all […]
Read more "Los platillos voladores (1956)"Osamu Tezuka is probably as close to Walt Disney as anyone in Japan will ever be. He started out by redefining Manga and then jumpstarted the Japanese anime market with Astroboy. In his early work, he told surprisingly dark stories for younger readers featuring a running cast of familiar characters, but later moved to more […]
Read more "Fumoon (1980)"Before I get started, I’d like to announce that this is my1500th review on this site. I was amazed when I made it up to a thousand two years ago, and it seems even more remarkable that I am here now. Thank you to all my readers, to those independent creators who’ve trusted me to […]
Read more "Oegye+in 1bu [Alienoid] (2022)"
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