The title of Andrew Parkinson’s directorial debut evokes images of his central figure as a tyrannical leader of a horde, or even nation, of malicious zombies, all of which (but primarily the dictator himself), housing a propensity for wrath and a proclivity to inflict...
Frankenstein films are like Shakespeare, even bad ones offer something by default. As such, Herbert Strock’s I was a Teenage Frankenstein is no exception. Not only is it a good pop culture, B-movie rendition of the Frankenstein tale that is far better than it should...
“It Waits” is one of those films that’s hard to define as being good and bad. From a filmmaking point of view the film is visually stunning, however from a scriptwriters point of view and a fan’s point of view the plot and story that go along...
A redundant straight to DVD remake from the Boaz Davidson / Avi Lerner schlock factory, this has interesting opening titles that boast 1) a production credit for Amicus Films and 2) a co-screenwriter credit for original creator Larry Cohen. (Interesting because 1)...
The Sustentative Alongside Robert Wise’s The Day the Earth Stood Still and Christian Nyby’s The Thing from Another World, Jack Arnold’s It Came from Outer Space helped set the standard for 1950’s invasion narratives and loosely veiled political indictments. Based on a...
