Hollywood has provided moviegoers with many post-apocalyptic movies, from the Planet of the Apes franchise to the Mad Max series – the aftermath of “The End of the World” has always been great cinema fodder – but with Disney’s Reign of Fire we get a rather odd entry as it tosses a fantasy element into…
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Steel and Lace (1991) – Review
Revenge movies have been a staple of horror films since almost the beginning of the genre itself, one could even say James Whale’s Bride of Frankenstein had an element of revenge to its story, and today we will be looking at another type of “Frankenstein Monster” revenge tale, and this one that takes the premise…
Runaway (1984) – Review
When it comes to depicting science and technology going horribly awry no one comes close to author Michael Crichton, with such entries like Westworld and Jurassic Park becoming cornerstones of the genre, but in 1984 he helmed a little-known sci-fi flick that pitted Tom Selleck and his trademark moustache against Gene Simmons and an array…
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…
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) – Review
In 1954 Disney Pictures released 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, an adaptation of Jules Verne’s novel and one of the greatest undersea films ever produced, but then a few years later 20th Century Fox took audiences on a different kind of undersea adventure, this time with producer/director Irwin Allen at the helm, a man who…