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Jul 22, 2021
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Science Fiction Articles
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Brace Yourself For Hanuman vs. 7 UltramanHanuman vs. Seven Ultraman has to be the most bizarre mixture of sacred and profane, I’ve ever seen. A Western equivalent might be…
Aug 27, 2020
Aug 27, 2020
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The Creation of The HumanoidsThe Creation of The Humanoids has all the standard 1960s sci-fi ingredients. We open with lots of stock footage of nuclear explosions. The…
Oct 6, 2020
Oct 6, 2020
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The Beast With A Million EyesThe Beast With A Million Eyes is not like your standard, 50s, sci-fi, flick despite its being made by your standard, 50s, sci-fi, flick…
Oct 10, 2020
Oct 10, 2020
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Thunderbird 6: A Gorgeous Time Capsule of Style.I sat down to watch Thunderbird 6 for nostalgic reasons. I’d never seen the film before but I remember how hilariously cheesy the…
Apr 24, 2020
Apr 24, 2020
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Eegah, Elvis Meets King Kong On A Low BudgetThere are several sources that would have you believe that Eegah is the worst movie ever made, but it’s not even close. It’s many orders of…
Jun 19, 2021
Jun 19, 2021
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Before ET There Was Meba The Supersonic SaucerThe Supersonic Saucer is a children’s movie made by the Children’s Film Foundation in 1956. It’s a British film directed by Guy Fergusson…
Sep 20, 2020
Sep 20, 2020
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The Beast Of Yucca Flats: Buy A Ticket, See A Movie.The Beast Of Yucca Flats should be used as an educational aid in film schools. It’s a treasure trove of lessons on what not to do when…
Jun 24, 2021
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Jun 24, 2021
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Space MutinyWait? What? I don’t understand. What the fuck am I watching? These were my first thoughts during the opening scenes of Space Mutiny. It…
Feb 5, 2020
Feb 5, 2020
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Invincible Space StreakerIn 1977 director Chi-Lien Yu fashioned a new edition to the Taiwanese Fantasy genre. Let me, if I may, describe to you the opening few…
Feb 7, 2020
Feb 7, 2020
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Revenge of Mechagodzilla: Thoughts on Kaiju SymbolismThe legacy of Godzilla began in 1954. The history of this still ongoing franchise has been divided into a variety of eras the first of…
Aug 2, 2020
Aug 2, 2020
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Voyage into Space: Know Your Target AudienceImagine a movie made entirely by 8 year old boys. The actors, the editor, the costume designer everyone involved is 8. Then you wouldn’t…
Mar 30, 2020
Mar 30, 2020
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The Semi-Coherent Ramblings Of A Middle Aged Man And A Little Bit About The New Star Wars.When I was young I went to summer camp on a beautiful lake in the Adirondacks. I spent a lot of time on the lake and I noticed that there…
Jan 11, 2020
Jan 11, 2020
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Latitude Zero: Come For The Costumes Stay For The Pansexual S&M SubtextLatitude Zero has a plot and it has action but all that pales in comparison to the costumes, sets, and fetishy undertone of the film. Men…
Jun 12, 2021
Jun 12, 2021
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The Many Polemics In The Colossus Of New YorkThe Colossus Of New York has higher ambitions than just your average science fiction B movie. It takes on a wide range of different issues…
Jun 8, 2021
Jun 8, 2021
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Journey To The Seventh Planet Is Dumb But It’s PrettyJourney to The Seventh Planet is dumb but it’s pretty. I’m guessing the title of the film was chosen over Journey to Uranus for obvious…
May 25, 2021
May 25, 2021
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Voyage To The Prehistoric PlanetVoyage To The Prehistoric Planet was originally made in The Soviet Union by Pavel Klushantsev. Somehow B-movie Icon, Roger Coreman, got a…
May 21, 2020
May 21, 2020