Monster Shack Movie Reviews

In case anybody is interested, here is a link to an old Anthony Cardoza interview. In case you don’t know who he is, Cardoza was one of the brains in Coleman Francis’ think tank and appeared in all of his movies as well. It’s an interesting conversation if you’re into bad movies, and, since you’re [...]

I don’t remember who it was that pointed me to this site, but it has tons, repeat tons of classic newsreels: Prelinger Archives Whoever you were that sent me this link so, so long ago, I salute you! By the way, if you can find it, there is a Russian newsreel where they managed to [...]

I started a review of “Empire of the Ants” the other day (no promises when it will be done) and as much crap as I’ve given Bert I. Gordon on this site, you gotta hand it to the guy, he’s alive and kicking at age 80+, and still out there producing movies. So I thought [...]

Directed by John Carpenter Story by John W. Campbell Jr. (Screenplay: Bill Lancaster) Tagline: “Man is The Warmest Place to Hide” Run Time: 109 min “We’re not getting out of here alive…but neither is that thing…“- MacReady I remember when "The Thing" first came out in the theaters. (Yes, I’m that old.) My father had [...]

Directed and Written by Dave Borthwick Run Time: 60 min There are very few movies that I find haunting, even moving. The kind of movie that I just can’t get out of my head after seeing it. This is one of them. "The Secret Adventures of TomThumb" is a short, poignant, and disturbing film. It [...]

Directed by F.W. Murnau Written by Henrik Galeen Run Time: 81 min “Is this your wife? What a lovely throat.”- Count Orlok Nosferatu certainly stands as one of the greatest films from the silent movie era, and indeed, a classic horror film that viewers still find entertaining to this day. German director F.W. Murnau wanted [...]

Written by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest Schoedsack Directed by Merian C. Cooper Tagline: "The most awesome thriller of all time!" Run Time: 100 min Summary: Adventurer and film maker Carl Denham leads an expedition to an uncharted island in search of a legendary beast: Kong. The giant ape is captured and returned to New [...]

Directed by Gene Fowler Jr. Written by Herman Cohen and Aben Kandel Tagline: "The most amazing motion picture of our time!" Run Time: 76 min Other titles: "Blood of the Werewolf " Before I watch a movie, I feel it is very important to do a little background research first. It is far too easy [...]

Directed by Ford Beebe and Ray Taylor Tagline: "Zooming Off the Earth!" Run Time: 12 episodes for a total of c. 195 min A movie walk-through for the Rogue Reviewers “Hunky Heart-throbs” Round Table, Feburary, 2005 Character Round Up: Larry “Buster” Crabbe as “Flash Gordon” Carol Hughes as “Dale Arden” Charles Middleton as “Emperor Ming” [...]

Written and Directed by Sam Raimi Tagline: "Can They Be Stopped?" Run Time: 85 min “I fear that the only way to stop those possessed by the spirits of the book is through the act of… bodily dismemberment.”- Voice on tape Sam Raimi’s ground-breaking horror film, The Evil Dead stands as a classic gore-fest film [...]