Blonde Sinner (1956)
‘Yield to the Night’is a child of its time, the mid fifties. Set against the grim background of the condemned cell in what is presumed to be Holloway prison (the only hanging prison for women at that time),it is a…
Nick Lyon Spotlight
Written by: Keith Makenas Nick Lyon has a unique filming style and a keen eye for angles and details which results in topnotch films. He’s also a professional photographer, editor, and his work in the advertising industry has won him…
The Sniper (1952)
THE SNIPER reminds me of a more compact, more personal look at a psycho killer than THE NAKED CITY, which it resembles in style and content. ARTHUR FRANZ gets his big break here, a starring role in a well-written thriller…
The Alligator People (1959)
With a crazy title like “The Alligator People” this late ’50s shocker is much too vulnerable to jokes and attacks, and that’s unfortunate because it’s actually much better than you might think, and the subject matter is taken quite seriously….
The Living Dead (1932)
This film was called THE Scotland YARD MYSTERY in Britain and THE LIVING DEAD in America. IMDb is incorrect in saying of the film that ‘A mad scientist devises a formula that puts people into a zombie-like trance to do…
This Island Earth (1955)
This is a great treat from a wonderful era of Sci-Fi. Those who complain of the hardware aspects have no romance – an Earth scientist receives an unsolicited manual and roomful of parts to build a futuristic two-way TV, but…
Knives of the Avenger (1966)
A mysterious knife-throwing viking warrior protects a young peasant woman and her young son from the clutches of a evil regent bent on claiming the title of king and the woman for himself. Although a certified fan of Mario Bava’s…
Project Moon Base (1953)
This low budget science fiction film with story by Robert Heinlein of all people was given to the American movie-going public by Lippert Pictures. Certainly a writer of Heinlein’s reputation in the science fiction genre deserved better than a film…
Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
Kurt Vonnegut was more than worthy of the National Book Award that he received for the novel Slaughterhouse Five, but his humor and literary expertise are often lost in screenplays. This flawed movie was a cult classic since its release…
Z.P.G. (1972)
I love dark sci-fi films–particularly those that portray a dystopic future (where society is horrid and NOT the nice Star Trek sort of world). “1984”, “Soylent Green” and “Brave New World” are just a few dystopias that I adored–so I…
Beware! The Blob (1972)
There are so many things to like about Larry Hagman’s “Beware! The Blob!” it will difficult to put it into a biblical context, but I will try. Overall, the movie seems to be retelling the story of the Old Testament…
Octaman (1971)
‘Octaman’ is a pretty nice monster movie from early 70’s and includes one of the sweetest rubber costumes in the whole movie history. Created by Sixth time Oscar award winner special effects guru Rick Baker (‘Gorillas in the Mist)creature is…
City Beneath the Sea (1971)
Why that dramatic remark! Simply because “City Beneath the Sea” was the only scifi movie/series pilot like it ever really developed for television. Everyone else was exploring the final frontier of space. The space age was booming, Skylab and the…
THX 1138 (1971)
This movie has been seen by most film buffs many, many years ago on late night TV. If you are like me, it was an interesting film purely as a reference point for a young George Lucas. If you remembered…
Glen and Randa (1971)
One thing’s for sure about this movie – you won’t think of The Rolling Stones’ “Time is on My Side” the same way again, following a scene where the few remnants of society in a post-apocalyptic wasteland – we don’t…
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler (1971)
THE RESURRECTION OF ZACHARY WHEELER is a weird little sci fi movie most probably forgotten by today’s audiences. Certainly the low budget of the thing is off-putting, but if you can overcome the film’s deficiencies then you might just enjoy…
Mission Mars (1968)
This is a strange oddity of a film. It’s poorly made in all respects, some scenes have the cinematography and production values of a porn film, yet Darren McGavin and Nick Adams both wound up in this doing the best…
The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
From Robert Clouse, the director who brought us the absolutely classic, Enter The Dragon, comes this post apocalyptic tale starring none other than Yul Bryner. Shall we dance indeed! Wow, sounds good so far eh? Well, as it happens it…
Futureworld (1976)
Westworld was the film that put Michael Crichton well and truly on the map as a writer and sometime director to watch out for. His story of an amazing theme park gone wrong was revisited twenty years later, only with…
The Asphyx (1972)
Avoiding death and what happens when we die have been recurring themes throughout all art forms since the dawning of time. Despite the fact that there are a lot of films that handle similar themes, The Asphyx stands out for…