Dennis Fischer
Author of Horror Film Directors and Science Fiction Film Directors (both from McFarland). Author of Horror Film Directors and Science Fiction Film Directors (both from McFarland). 
Igor (2008)
Like Rodney Dangerfield, evil scientists’ minions get no respect, and IGOR, the MGM-released animated film from ’s Sparx Animation Studios (staffed mainly by Vietnamese artists), addresses the concept while suffering from it at the same time. Lacking a strong family hook to entice an audience to a non-Disney cartoon, IGOR has been unceremoniously dumped onto [...]
Book Review: Cheesy, Sleazy, Mixed-Up Astro-Zombies
Fringe film-making can be a fascinating subject, and certainly many of the subjects of Kirk Lodes’ book Cheesy, Sleazy, Mixed-Up Astro-Zombies: The 100 Worst Actors and Directors of All Time are deserving of greater critical attention. Unfortunately, this isn’t the book that brings a balanced look at the strengths and weaknesses of the filmmakers it [...]
