There was a time when Roger Corman thought he was done directing feature films, but along came a man with a lot of money to woo him out of retirement. Looking high […]
When Past and Future Collide – Frankenstein Unbound (1990)
Where the Nose Leads – The Atomic Man (1955)
Released in 1955, The Atomic Man is a light bit of fluff that is full of easy humour, a bit of science-fiction and a decent helping of nuclear espionage. It is a […]
Nowhere to Run and No Escape – Island of Terror (1966)
Directed by Terence Fisher, Island of Terror, released in 1966, may not be the most memorable of pictures to be associated with the man, but it is a fun one. There would […]
Time to Grow Up – Teenage Caveman (1958)
The most remarkable thing about Roger Corman’s Teenage Caveman, which was released in 1958, is that it stars a very young Robert Vaughn as the titular character. Everyone has to start somewhere, […]
No Johnny 5 Here – Maximum Overdrive (1986)
There would be one time during his career as a writer that Stephen King would step away from the pen and paper to direct a film and that would be in 1986 […]
Straight From the Red Planet – Contamination (1980)
Contamination is an Italian horror and science-fiction effort from Luigi Cozzi, a movie about an alien invasion that never really gets off the ground thanks to a couple of stalwart heroes as […]
Universal Madness – The Spirits of Jupiter (1984)
When it comes to low-budget and obscure, one has to look no further than The Spirits of Jupiter as it fits the bill more than most and yet, that does not mean […]
In Need of More Dimensions – Dimension 5 (1966)
In 1966, United Pictures released Dimension 5, a movie that blended science fiction and espionage to create something a little different from the norm. Sadly, it was all a little underwhelming when […]
It’s Miller Time! – Night of the Creeps (1986)
Written and directed by Fred Dekker, the same man who gave the world The Monster Squad, Night of the Creeps is a mishmash of everything one can think of and while some […]
Trying to Get Ahead – The Man Without a Body (1957)
If there is one thing that can be said of B horror films, it is that they can either be really good, really bad or ‘so bad it’s good,’ and The Man […]
