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Tormented (1960) on Mystery Science Theater 3000: A 50th Anniversary Horror Movie Review
Producer-director Bert I. Gordon is most well known for his low-budget 1950s science fiction pics like THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, EARTH VS. THE SPIDER, KING DINOSAUR, and ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE, but this little seen relic from 1960 is actually one of his better efforts. It is also one of the more entertaining installments of [...]
Robot Noir From The UK In REIGN OF DEATH
Proof that, when dealing with robots, NEVER add insult to injury.
Kiss Me, Deadly (1955) – Private Eye flick is an unsung classic of science ficiton
KISS ME DEADLY ranks among the greatest science fiction movies ever made, yet few people realize that it is indeed part of the genre. Rather like SUNSET BOULEVARD (which is considered a classy Hollywood drama in spite of its horror trappings), producer-director Robert Aldrich’s film version of the Mickey Spillane novel is labeled as a [...]
Sense of Wonder: The Dark Knight – Gotham City’s Politics of Noir
Now that THE DARK KNIGHT has slowly slipped from the #1 slot in the weekly box office race, perhaps time has come to discuss the film as a cultural phenomenon rather than as a box office phenomenon. In truth, the discussion has already begun, but the level of discourse has been sophomoric, even juvenile. Some observers have [...]
