When one thinks of the original Fantasy Island series, it’s often in comparison to that of The Love Boat, as they both had a somewhat anthology-like format and a variety of guest stars every week, but the pilot movie for Fantasy Island, which aired on ABC back in 1977, was a rather darker animal than…
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Tammy and the T-Rex (1994) – Review
What would you do if you had access to a full-sized, animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex for a week? Well, the answer to that question is you’d make a movie about a mad scientist putting the brain of a teenage-boy into that of a robot T-Rex. It’s pretty obvious when you think about it, and that was…
Anastasia: Once Upon a Time (2019) – Review
Did you know that the legendary Grigori Rasputin was actually a kindly wizard who could open portals through time? You didn’t? Well, me neither, and it is this kind of startling information that will be revealed to those who watch writer/director Blake Harris’ fantasy film Anastasia: Once Upon a Time, a film so sweet and…
Munsters, Go Home! (1966) – Review
At a glance, the television series The Munsters could be considered nothing more than an Addams Family rip-off, but the key difference between those two shows was that although the Munsters looked like monsters, they acted like people, while on the other hand, The Addams Family looked like people and acted like monsters, making this…
King Arthur in the Movies
Stories dealing with the tales King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table have been one of the more popular literary subjects for years, with these adventures being adapted countless times, and with so much love for these timeless stories it’s no surprise that Hollywood has returned time and time again to these tales…