Atomic age monster movies are some of my favorite creature features. Logic and science are mashed together with fantastic scenarios to produce some absolutely unbelievable plotlines. In 1957’s The Giant Claw, a gigantic bird begins smashing planes out of the sky for no apparent reason. The highlight of the movieContinue Reading
When gangster Frank Buchanan (Michael Granger) wants to get revenge on his enemies, he employs an oddly complicated way of doing it. He recruits a former Nazi scientist (Gregory Gay) to reanimate dead bodies to carry out their murders. I guess if you want something done, you’ve got to getContinue Reading
In the not-so-distant-future, the United States government sprays toxic gas over the entire country. Why isn’t spelled out but it’s hinted that the government changed from a democracy to a dictatorship. Those that manage to survive either form gangs or attempt to make it on their own. The gangs huntContinue Reading
The poster for The Lake, a 2022 creature feature from Thailand, features the tagline “A Monster Will Rise.” And, indeed, a monster does rise. Two of them, in fact. Unfortunately, no one bothered to figure out what to do with these creatures afterwards. So, rise they do. And then theyContinue Reading
Since I was a little kid, I’ve been a fan of Japanese giant monster movies. When I’d watch them on TV during Saturday afternoons, I’d always be disappointed if the movie didn’t feature Godzilla or Gamera. There weren’t many of them but they did exist. One such movie is 1970’sContinue Reading
Edward D. Wood, Jr. is widely known as one of the worst directors with whom Hollywood has ever had the pleasure of dealing. While I’ve seen Plan 9 from Outer Space, the film that is considered his “masterpiece,” many times, I’d never seen any of his other movies. I decidedContinue Reading
Before writing Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton penned the script for and directed a movie about another technology-driven amusement park where the attractions go amok: 1973’s Westworld. Instead of genetically modified dinosaurs running rampant, Westworld features human-like robots that ignore their programming and go after the tourists. The film sets upContinue Reading