And so with his fifth entry, Lex Barker set aside his loin cloth and vacated the role of Tarzan once and for all. But while
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Tarzan’s Savage Fury (1952) – Review
As we start to reach the end of Lex Barker’s swing as the constantly bare chested jungle lord, it was starting to feel like all
Tarzan’s Peril (1951) – Review
You know, I’ve reviewed so many classic Tarzan movies for this site now (and in the wrong order, no less) that it’s getting virtually impossible
Tarzan And The Slave Girl (1950) – Review
I wonder if the writers of the old Tarzan films ever panicked when asked to pen yet another adventure featuring Edgar Rice Burroughs’ rippling muscled
Tarzan’s Fight For Life (1958) – Review
After wading through a fair few classic Tarzan movies as a result of reviewing them for this site, I’ve come to the conclusion that there’s
Tarzan And The Lost Safari (1957) – Review
Life in the jungle can be brutal, so it’s fairly fitting if I unleash some brutal honesty and declare Gordon Scott’s debut as Tarzan as
The H-Man (1958) – Review
While Ishiro Honda will always be most famous for unleashing a 165 foot tall irradiated lizard onto the world as it masqueraded as the social
The Mysterians (1957) – Review
There’s a test I tend to put on the works by Japanese filmmaker Ishiro Honda that I like to call the Godzilla test. It’s born
Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle (1955) – Review
Much like how Tarzan has to let go of one vine to swing on from the next, the Tarzan franchise once again had to leave
Tarzan And The Trappers (1958) – Review
Despite having a long history of brawling with lions, feuding with hunters and generally sprinting through the underbrush with only a loin cloth to save
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954) – Review
If anyone understood the need for high adventure, it was Walt Disney. Obviously, not every timeless, fantasy epic he oversaw was rendered in lush, groundbreaking
Stage Fright (1950) – Review
After making a slew of cutting edge thrillers in Hollywood since 1939, Alfred Hitchcock decided to return to home soil to make Stage Fright, a
Rear Window (1954) – Review
To say that Alfred Hitchcock loved a gimmick is an understatement the size of claiming that Norman Bates is close to his mum; but in
North By Northwest (1959) – Review
After crafting a filmography full of malicious mistaken identities and craven conspiracies, how does someone like Alfred Hitchcock let his hair down after decades of
Dial M For Murder (1954) – Review
Despite being labelled a Master of Suspense who regularly delved into the dark recesses of the human psyche in thrillers concerning murder, deceit and scandal,
Vertigo (1958) – Review
Preserving the secret of a film that’s armed itself with devastating twist is becoming something of a lost art. Be it through careless posting on
Strangers On A Train (1951) – Review
Give Alfred Hitchcock a decent plot and the man was untouchable – his intuitive use of the camera would certainly guarantee that – but give
The Hound Of The Baskervilles (1959) – Review
There are now so many incarnations of Sherlock Holmes over the years, that deducing your own personal favourite probably has a lot to do with
I Confess (1953) – Review
Hitchcock was always credited with being a master of suspense who was able to wring nerve-shattering tension with almost any scenario placed in front of
The Wrong Man (1956) – Review
Alfred Hitchcock is, was, and ever will be revered as the Master of Suspense as his countless thrillers allowed him to play merry Hell with
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