In the late 1960s, Saturday morning cartoons were populated by flashy superheroes or teen sleuths, not to mention whatever animal sidekick they had on hand, but in 1967 there was one particular show created by legendary American artist Alex Toth which stood apart from the rest. For those not in the know, Alex Toth worked…
Author: Mike Brooks
Dreamscape (1984) – Review
Long before Christopher Nolan was incepting Leonardo DiCaprio into people’s dreams a little film by Joseph Ruben called Dreamscape had pretty much done that very same thing, mind you, with an incredibly lower budget and a lot less metaphysical mumbo jumbo to confound the viewer, nonetheless, it turned out to be an interesting if problematic…
Space Ghost & Dino Boy (1966-1968) – Review
After the well-received but limited runs of the Hanna-Barbera animated shows The Jetsons and Jonny Quest the studio decided to take a rather different approach when it came to creating a new science fiction/adventure show, in this case, it would be a double-combo that would have two completely unrelated titles married together.
King Dinosaur (1955) – Review
How do you make a dinosaur movie in only seven days and with an almost non-existent budget? Well, the obvious answer is “Rush out and hire Bert I. Gordon to write, produce and direct the film” and don’t bother with such follow-up questions as “Will it be good or even make a dime?” because those…
The Jetsons (1962-1963) – Review
With the popularity of the prime time animated series The Flintstones garnering both praise and a great amount of revenue for Hanna-Barbera Productions that they would try and capture lightning in a bottle a second time should be a surprise to no one, but where The Flintstones lived in a fanciful version of the stone age,…