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…
Tag: cold war
Invaders from Mars (1953) – Review
What could be more terrifying to a child than the idea that your parents aren’t actually your parents? This element of pure horror is infused throughout William Cameron Menzies’s science fiction classic – enough to give any kid nightmares – and it was this aspect that makes this film so memorable. And sure, it has…
Project Moonbase (1953) – Review
Back in 2019 when then-President Trump signed a $738 billion defence spending bill he officially created what is now known as the Space Force, making it the sixth branch of the U.S. Armed Services – one assumes he didn’t know that the Air Force has had a military space program since 1945 – but Trump…
Meteor (1979) – Review
For cinephiles, the 70s was the heyday of the disaster movie beginning in 1972 with Irwin Allen’s excellent film The Poseidon Adventure and ending with today’s feature, the less-than-stellar outing from American International Picture in an attempt to blend the Cold War political thriller with the elements of your standard disaster movie, and for that,…