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• Retro Review: ‘Son of Frankenstein’

  

  Retro Review: 'Son of Frankenstein' Mary Shelley's creation is arguably the crown jewel of the Universal Monsters franchise. The creature make-up artist Jack... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Weirdest Thing ‘The Simpsons’ Ever Did

  

  The Weirdest Thing 'The Simpsons' Ever Did There was a time when The Simpsons was the most hotly anticipated new thing we'd ever experienced. Being the era of... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Creepy Mystery: The Unknown Sailor

  

  In 1945, the US Public Health Service Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts primarily served to patch up wounded servicemen from the war. Given they were in Boston... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Best Episode of Star Trek Ever

  

  Space is the final frontier and for a mere three seasons, Captain James T. Kirk and his crew explored that frontier. Created by Gene Rodenberry, Star Trek... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Disney Marathon: ‘The Wild’

  

  Disney Marathon: 'The Wild' The last time we looked at Sleeping Beauty, one of the best known and most recognisable movies in the Disney canon. Now it's time fo... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Predicting the Future of Cinema

  

  Throughout this pandemic have frequently heard the phrase "return to normal", but with something which impacted the world at this level there is no going back t... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Disney Marathon: ‘Sleeping Beauty’

  

  Disney Marathon: 'Sleeping Beauty' We're on holiday, and that means we're going to smash out some more Disney reviews! For someone who's a bit of a Disney nerd... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Classic Scene: Ferris Wheel

  

  Ferris Wheel The Third Man (1949) Directed by Carol Reed The Scene: The belief that his friend Harry Lime (Orson Welles) was dead is what has had Holly... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Retro Review: ‘Tammy and the T-Rex’

  

  Retro Review: 'Tammy and the T-Rex' In 1994, Stewart Raffill who wrote and directed the legendarily terrible 1988 film Mac and Me was approached by a man with a... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Movie Review: ‘The Room’ (2019)

  An English language French thriller about getting everything you want at no cost. Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Disney Marathon: ‘The Lion King’

  

  Disney Marathon: 'The Lion King' We can never have enough big cats. Last week we had a tiger, now we have a whole pride of lions! And a meerkat! For those just... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Retro Review: ‘The Undertaker and His Pals’

  

  Retro Review: 'The Undertaker and His Pals' Anyone who has read many of my Retro Reviews know that I have a love for sleazy, cheap, exploitative, grindhouse... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Retro Review: ‘Poltergeist’

  

  Retro Review: 'Poltergeist' Horror is often used as a mirror for the dark side of our society. In Reagans' America the rich got richer and the nuclear family... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Disney Marathon: ‘The Jungle Book’

  

  The Christmas season is coming to a close. We ate too much, drank too much and now we're getting back to work. Although in this house, that mostly means... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• My Favorite TV Shows of 2020

  Normally I abstain from making "Best of" type lists annually, mainly because I do not have the time see everything. I feel it would be a disservice to a... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Best Sci-fi Movies of the 80’s Part 2 (1985-1989)

  Best Sci-fi Movies of the 80's Part 2 (1985-1989) This is part two of my look at the greatest science fiction films of the 1980's. Last time we looked at the... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2021 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• My Favorite Podcasts of 2020

  No matter what you may be interested in, there is probably a podcast covering it. Because I am a man who loves a variety of things, I listen to a variety of... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Retro Review: ‘Baby Face’

  

  Retro Review: 'Baby Face' One era of film history which has seen renewed interest from cinephiles recently has been the approximately between 1930-1934. The... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Best Sci-fi Movies of the 80’s Part 1 (1980-1984)

  Best Sci-fi Movies of the 80's Part 1 (1980-1984) The 1980's gave moviegoers an embarrassment of riches in every regards, especially in genre films. This is... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Movie Review: Sound of Metal

  

  Plot: When heavy metal drummer Ruben Stone (Riz Ahmed) abruptly loses his hearing, everything he knows comes into question. Worried that the sudden change may... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2020 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO