It might be hard to believe, but the third and final installment in Shusuke Kaneko’s Gamera trilogy might just be the best of the bunch. This film has it all from breakneck […]
Trilogy’s End – Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris (1999)
Theeemmmm! – Them! (1954)
The world has been under threat from many things over the years. Things like giant asteroids, zombies, nuclear war, killer viruses and pretty much anything you can dream up. Of course, these […]
Issue by Issue – The Warlord #49
Writer – Mike Grell, Jack C. Harris Artist – Mike Grell, Tom Yeates Inker – Vince Colletta, Tom Yeates Colours – Adrienne Roy, Jerry Serpe Letters – John Costanza, Gaspar Saladino This issue sees Morgan […]
Mind Capsules – Guardians of the Galaxy #22 and The New 52 Futures End #33
Guardians of the Galaxy #22 Writer – Brian Michael Bendis Artist – Valerio Schiti, David Lopez colours – Jason Keith This particular issue of Guardians has to be one of the most […]
Kaiju Excellence – Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996)
Not wasting any time after the success of their rebooted Gamera, Daiei decided to put another film out the following year. Now there was a chance that rushing a film out so […]
From Beneath the Earth Comes… – The Black Scorpion (1957)
Surprisingly, The Black Scorpion is not a giant creature-feature directed by Bert I. Gordon, though like many of its kind, does indeed take place in Mexico. The setting should be the last […]
Finally, Some Justice – Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
After being absent for fifteen years, it was thought to bring Gamera back to theaters and the results were better than ever anticipated. Here was the kaiju Gamera was always meant to […]
When Scientists Attack! – King Dinosaur (1955)
During the 1950s, if you had a movie that required something to be literally blown out of proportion, the man to call upon would be Bert I. Gordon. The prolific director of […]
Nooooooooooooooooooo!!! – Space Monster Gamera (1980)
When Gamera was acquired by a new owner after the folding of Daiei Studios, now renamed Daiei Film, it was never expected that they would kill him off in the first film! […]
When Volcanoes Erupt! – The Deadly Mantis (1957)
As far as giant creature movies go, or even giant bugs, The Deadly Mantis is one of the better ones. The visual effects are great and highly effective though it accompanies a […]
The Telltale Mind 