This eighth entry in the Howling franchise was considered a reboot by Anchor Bay Entertainment but as this particular horror series had little to no continuity between entries I’m not sure what they thought they were actually trying to reboot, then again, after the previous producer did his best to run the franchise off a…
Author: Mike Brooks
Film grad who spends most his time trying to catch up on his "To Watch" pile of movies.
Mysterious Island (1961) – Review
When it came to adapting fantastical pieces of literature into cinematic achievements the team of producer Charles Schneer and legendary visual effects man Ray Harryhausen had proven to be very successful and with their previous two collaborations, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad and The 3 Worlds of Gulliver, having done rather well in the fantasy…
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) – Review
After George Lazenby abruptly left the series, following his one and only outing as agent 007 in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, producers Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli tried to find a new Bond replacement but United Artists had decided that Sean Connery was needed back to save the franchise and with a then-record…
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) – Review
One thing should be made perfectly clear; Brendan Fraser is no James Mason, there, I said it and will stand by that undeniable fact to the end of time. The classic Jules Verne adventure tale of man’s Journey to the Center of the Earth was first adapted to the big screen back in 1959, with…
Howling: New Moon Rising (1995) – Review
That this seventh outing of the Howling franchise uses “New Moon Rising” as its subtitle is a bit disingenuous as there is more old than new in this particular outing and what new we get ranges from awful to embarrassingly bad. This film is also known as Howling VII: The Mystery Woman, which was a…