The 80s saw a big boom in sword and sorcery flicks, with Schwarzenegger’s Conan the Barbarian being the real kicking-off point for the genre, but unlike Conan, most of those films were shot with incredibly low budgets and even lower-ranked stars. Such was the case with Yor, the Hunter from the Future a film that…
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Rodan (1956) – Review
Catastrophic monster fights now in colour! Toho’s 1956 film Rodan was the first of their kaiju (giant monster) films to be shot in colour and it deals with the first appearance of one of Godzilla’s primary foes.
Tarzan the Terrible: Edgar Rice Burroughs – Book Review
This direct sequel to Tarzan the Untamed was first published as a serial in the pulp magazine Argosy All-Story Weekly in 1921 and continues Tarzan’s adventures against Germany and his hunt for Jane.
The Good Dinosaur (2015) – Review
The question most likely asked by many a viewer of this film would be, “Just who was Pixar’s target audience for this movie?” As a studio, Pixar has easily one of the best track records, from the likes Toy Story to Inside Out they rarely let a person down (my exception is Cars as I…
Tarzan’s Desert Mystery (1943) – Review
With Tarzan’s Desert Mystery the series continues with the Ape Man’s jungle adventures for the war effort. Now Tarzan isn’t going out of his way to engage the Axis powers, they just keep crossing paths, and when you try and cross Tarzan it doesn’t matter who you’re working for, he will take you down.