The 80s were a golden era of television where every hero had a tragic past, every villain had a ridiculous plan, and every government agency had way too much money to spend on experimental aircraft. Enter Airwolf, the feature-length pilot that launched one of the most gloriously over-the-top TV shows of the decade. This isn’t…
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Mad Monster Party? (1967) – Review
If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if Rankin/Bass, of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer fame, decided to host a monster convention with a touch of Scooby-Doo logic and a side order of slapstick, well—congratulations, you’ve found it! Instead of reindeer and elves, this one delivers a ghoulishly goofy gathering of classic movie monsters, all wrapped…
Baffled! (1971) – Review
This early ’70s offering finds the legendary Leonard Nimoy taking a sharp detour from the logical world of Mr. Spock into the misty realm of ESP, supernatural visions, and swinging ’70s mysticism. I give you the startling, strange movie Baffled!
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978) – Review
There’s something undeniably charming about the made-for-TV horror movies of the 1970s. Maybe it’s the sincerity. Maybe it’s the slightly off studio lighting. Or maybe it’s the sheer audacity of a film that asks you to fear a floppy-eared family pet with glowing eyes. Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell is one of those gloriously…
Doctor Mordrid (1992) – Review
In 1992, Doctor Mordrid emerged from the depths of B-movie magic, a film that feels like a low-budget Doctor Strange movie — because, well, it almost was. This was to be an adaptation of that Marvel Comics character, that is, until the pre-production phase took so long that by the time filming started, they lost…