When the previous two Next Generation movies received a less than stellar reception at the box office Paramount Pictures fell back on the old tried and true solution for a flagging franchise, the ever-reliable reboot, but this particular reboot would get a bit of twist as it wouldn’t be a simple case of recasting young…
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Beyond the Time Barrier (1960) – Review
A good way to bring in audiences for your low budget film is to time its release with that of a prestige film with a similar theme, this was the case with Edgar G. Ulmer Beyond the Time Barrier, a film that was quickly made and rushed into theatres to exploit the success of George…
World Without End (1956) – Review
Science fiction films of the 1950s wonderfully illustrated the dangers of trips into outer space but in 1956 Allied Artists brought to the screen a movie that took that basic concept and put a little spin on it by making the coming home aspect of the journey the real jeopardy. Filmed in Cinemascope World Without…
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…
Voyagers! (1982) – Review
Today, if you turn on Netflix or Cable television, you’ll most likely come across at least a half-dozen shows involving a variety of heroes travelling through time to fix history, including such shows as Timeless, The Librarians, and the Travelers, yet back in the 80s this was a relatively rare concept for television. Other than…