Legendary filmmaker George Pal is known for being the man behind such classics as The Time Machine and War of the Worlds but he also had a few stinkers on his resume such as Conquest of Space, Doc Savage, as well as today’s entry, Atlantis, The Lost Continent.
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
It (2017) – Review
Do not go to Maine. If there was an anti-tourism board for Maine author Stephen King would be the president, chief treasurer, and minutes taker as quite a few of his books deal with horrific events that take place in his home state.
The Apple (1980) – Review
There are many reasons for a film to fail, from a rotten script to awful production values, poor marketing and even something as simple as bad timing can be a major factor in whether a film succeeds or fails, but in the case of Canon’s The Apple it suffered from all of those issues and…
Howard the Duck (1986) From Comic Book to the Big Screen
It’s hard to believe that the first Marvel character to make its way to the big screen was something as off-beat and off-brand as Howard the Duck; both Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk had earlier managed to make it to the small screen with varying degrees of success but no attempts at a cinematic venture…
Son of Flubber (1963) – Review
With the success of The Absent-Minded Professor, a sequel was certainly not out of the question but Walt Disney himself abhorred sequels and despite the original making over $25 million dollars a sequel would never have been made if not for the fact that there were several unused Flubber gags sitting on the shelf.