ReviewFantasy
Barbie (2023) by Mark R. Leeper (a film review).
The narrator of ‘Barbie’ informs us at the outset that before Barbie, all dolls were baby dolls. This is followed by a spoof…
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Films
Movie and films.
December 2023
ReviewFilms
The Shadow Returns (1946) (a classic film review).
I was surprised to find that the sequel to the ‘The Shadow’ film serial was actually a 1946 film titled ‘The Shadow Returns’.…
ReviewScifi
Asteroid City (2023) by Mark R. Leeper (a film review).
In ‘Asteroid City’, director/co-writer Wes Anderson creates a feel of the 1950s that is more convincing than accurate. For many, this was a…
November 2023
ReviewScifi
Life (2017) (DVD film review).
On board the International Space Station, a supposedly inert Martian life sample is examined, only to become active under the right conditions. This…
ReviewHorror
The Little Shop Of Horrors (1960) (film DVD review).
One would think that by now, I would have seen Roger Corman’s 1960 film, ‘The Little Shop of Horrors’. Known for being made…
October 2023
ReviewFantasy
Terry And The Pirates (1940) film serial (film series review).
Beyond a few mentions in “Tomorrow” magazines, my knowledge of Milton Caniff’s newspaper strip is minimal, and I’ve been relying on a 15-episode…
ReviewScifi
The Creator: a voyage through ambition, robots, and existentialism (film review).
It’s always a bit of a heartache when original films, bursting with potential, don’t quite live up to the box office expectations. The…
ReviewFilms
The Spider Returns (1941) film series (film series review)
Despite assuring his wife Nita (actress Mary Ainslee) that he had put his Spider identity to rest, Richard Wentworth (actor Warren Hull)…
ReviewFilms
The Spider’s Web: 1938 serial (film serial review).
Upon watching the initial half-hour episode of the 1938 film serial ‘The Spider’s Web,’ viewers will notice that the Spider, portrayed by Warren…
September 2023
ReviewCri-Fi
A Haunting in Venice: Mark Kermode’s cri-fi movie (film review).
Mark Kermode had arrived for film review time only to find that Kenneth Branagh, with a twinkle in his eye and a Poirot…
ReviewFilms
Spy Smasher: a Republic serial (film serial review).
The 1942 Republic 12-part film serial, “Spy Smasher,” begins with immediate action. The agent, in disguise, is in France gathering information when he…
ReviewScifi
What Happened To Monday? (2017) (film review).
In a future where families are allowed only one child, Terrance Settman, played by Willem Dafoe, finds himself the grandfather of seven siblings.…