Ah, the early ‘90s, a golden era of action schlock, where filmmakers thought slapping some robotics onto a generic thriller plot would make it cutting-edge. Eve of Destruction is one of those movies that thinks it’s being cool and futuristic but ends up feeling like the cinematic equivalent of a malfunctioning fax machine: loud, outdated,…
The Three Stooges Meet Hercules (1962) – Review
There’s slapstick, there’s sword-and-sandal, and then there’s whatever The Three Stooges Meet Hercules is, a delightfully goofy mashup of time travel, ancient Greece, and good ol’ Stooge mayhem that manages to make absolutely no sense and somehow still charm your socks off.
Zatoichi as Cultural Icon: Genre, Myth, and the Common Man (1962-1989)
The Zatoichi film franchise is one of the most enduring and iconic in the history of Japanese cinema. Stretching from 1962 to 1989, with later revivals and reinterpretations, the series features a unique hero in a genre dominated by stoic samurai and noble ronin.
Hercules and the Captive Women (1961) – Review
This 1961 sword-and-sandal spectacular is less “epic myth” and more “myth-adjacent fever dream,” a film that dares to ask, “What if Greek mythology had no rules, fewer shirts, and absolutely wild Atlantis cosplay?” Complete with foam boulders, clunky dialogue, and glow-in-the-dark magic rocks.
Pinocchio in Outer Space (1965) – Review
Some movies defy expectations, and then some movies defy basic comprehension. Pinocchio in Outer Space falls squarely into the latter category. This baffling Belgian-American animated sci-fi morality tale asks, “What if Carlo Collodi’s wooden boy tangled with giant alien crabs on Mars?”