Over the years, there have been many people that have portrayed the son of Zeus on the big and small screen, but none quite so good as Steve Reeves. Reeves had the […]
The World’s Mightiest Mortal Indeed! – Hercules (1958)
Long May He Reign – Kong: Skull Island (2017)
After eighty-plus years, the fascination with giant apes and monsters in general is just as strong as it ever was and thus the reason for the latest release to chronicle the adventures […]
Introducing the One, the Only… – Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Mighty Joe Young is the story of a girl and her gorilla and a friendship that would survive despite the hardships they would endure. Those times would see them leaving their jungle […]
Beware of False Idols – Sabaka (1954)
There is nothing exceptional about Sabaka or even all that good, though to be fair, there is nothing all that bad either. Everything is simply all right, down the middle and okay […]
Deep in the Heart of Mexico is… – The White Orchid (1954)
William Lundigan and Peggie Castle star in the 1954 feature film The White Orchid, an adventure movie that starts off spinning its wheels a little, yet finishes strongly. As far as movies […]
Feared Above All Else, She Was… – Queen of the Amazons (1947)
Queen of the Amazons finds a woman played by Patricia Morison who has headed out to the jungle in India to find her husband no matter what it takes. What is plainly […]
In Search of Redemption, They Find… – Nabonga (1944)
Nabonga is another Poverty Row picture that you would naturally think stars a gorilla who would be named as such and there is, though for the most part, he is simply referred […]
Sadly, Just a Boat – Manfish (1956)
At first, this Lon Chaney, Jr. starring vehicle might have you thinking that it is a horror film featuring some sort of strange man/fish hybrid and in fact, it is not. Instead, […]
On the High Seas With the… – Queen of the Pirates (1960)
As far as peplums go or even adventure films in general, Queen of the Pirates is a fairly standard affair though this one happens to take place on the high seas, some […]
Father Knows Best – Vulcan, Son of Jupiter (1962)
Vulcano, figlio di Giove or as it is known as in America – Vulcan, Son of Jupiter, is as ridiculous a film as one will ever see, yet it is so good […]
The Telltale Mind 