Japan’s iconic Godzilla finally made the leap into a successful Americanized film in 2014’s Godzilla. That movie’s financial success caused Legendary Pictures to greenlight two sequels mere days after its release. The studio also announced the creation of a MonsterVerse, a cinematic universe for Godzilla to share with other giantContinue Reading
King Kong is one of cinema’s most enduring and beloved monsters. From his on-screen origin in the 1933 film that bore his name until now, Kong has graced multiple films, TV shows, cartoons, and videogames with his presence. Usually cast as a tragic figure who falls victim to man’s inevitableContinue Reading
In 2014, the second American version of Godzilla hit the big screen. The first, 1998’s Godzilla, was a colossal failure at the box office and a complete mockery of the iconic Japanese monster. I was skeptical when it was announced that an American studio would take another stab at AmericanizingContinue Reading
The early-to-mid 1970s were a grand time for low budget Bigfoot movies. Fuelled by the success of 1972’s The Legend of Boggy Creek, which packed drive-ins with its effective documentary style and dramatic reenactments of encounters with the legendary creature, it seemed like anyone who could scrape together a cameraContinue Reading
“Once they were men; now they are land crabs,” says Dale Drewer (Richard Garland), in an example of the absolutely priceless dialogue in Attack of the Crab Monsters, Roger Corman’s 1957 B-movie extraordinaire. When one sits down to watch a movie called Attack of the Crab Monsters, one is either looking forContinue Reading
In the 1970s, there was a rash of “nature strikes back” films. These films typically featured nature exacting some sort of revenge against humanity for poisoning the planet. Others were just animals attacking people for no real reason. After Jaws hit box-office paydirt in 1975, the number of these filmsContinue Reading
“These are dinosaurs. This is a prison. I think we’re a little out of our element,” says Pippi (Dana Melanie), who is having an unbelievable night. You see, she and two other girls, Sarah (Kayla Carlisle) and Stephanie (Sofia Mattsson), were arrested after a sorority party. A secret military organizationContinue Reading