Created by Marvel Comics writer Steve Gerber and produced by animation house Ruby-Spears Productions the Saturday morning cartoon Thundarr the Barbarian may have only thrilled children for two years but forty years later and you will still find many fans of this animated classic, a series that could be considered the precursor to shows like…
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Battle in Outer Space (1959) – Review
When it comes to science fiction Hollywood may have cornered the market on the cinematic adventures of stalwart heroes facing off against alien invaders or atomic monsters for that matter, but over in Japan the likes of Toho Studios were doing their best to give the “big boys” a run for the money and to…
Forbidden Planet (1956) – Review
When it comes to adaptations of a body of work William Shakespeare is easily one of the most adapted authors in history, from Laurence Olivier to Kenneth Branagh his plays has been handled by some of the great, but my personal favourite interpretations of his work would be that of MGM’s science fiction classic Forbidden…
Flash Gordon (1980) – Review
In the early 70s, a young filmmaker by the name of George Lucas wanted to make an exciting space opera that harkened back to the serials of Flash Gordon that he grew up watching, unfortunately, securing the licensing rights to the stories of Flash Gordon’s adventures ended up being strangely difficult to obtain so he…
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) – Review
When George Lucas’s space fantasy film Star Wars broke box office records, it wasn’t too surprising that many Star Wars rip-offs were quick to follow, with Roger Corman leading the pack with such films as Star Crash and Battle Beyond the Stars, but television producer Glen A. Larson managed to create not one, but two…