Having a connected universe in a series of movies has almost become a cottage industry in Hollywood these days, the best current example of this being the Marvel Cinematic Universe which has raked in billions of dollars so far, but the idea is certainly nothing new.
Category: Reviews
Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) – Review
The sub genre of science fiction/comedy was certainly no stranger to the Disney Studio, as they made good money off such classics as The Absent-Minded Professor and The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, but it was in 1979 that the studio decided to tackle Mark Twain in their adaptation of his satiric tale of A Connecticut…
Atlantis, The Lost Continent (1961) – Review
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.
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…