In a year that saw that release of True Grit and The Wild Bunch, you’d have to be something special to stand out between these

In a year that saw that release of True Grit and The Wild Bunch, you’d have to be something special to stand out between these
It begins with a spoiler from a scorpion…As William Holden and his men ride into town with a grim task in mind, he passes some
John Wayne accumulated as many iconic roles in his legendary career as anyone else I can recall – which is doubly impressive when you consider
It seems that as long as you put a six shooter in his belt, an unforgettable line of tough guy wisdom in his mouth and
Howard Hawks was a legendary director and producer, but perhaps his most famous works exist in that of the most American of genres – the
If I’m being honest, when choosing to settle down with a good old western, I usually choose to pick the more stylised, epic works of
Compared to it’s infinitely classier predecessor, 1958’s Return Of The Fly was strange, erratic sequel that took the original concept and transformed it into a
You know what most of those war time movies featuring men on a desperate mission have in common – apart from usually having big Hollywood
When you get past the recognisable scaley visages of the Kaiju rogues gallery of Toho and Daiei and continue onwards into the realms of the
Not to be confused with the 1980’s British cop show where two guys who obviously fancy themselves thwarted baddies around a grotty looking London, The
When you amass the titans of the men on a mission sub-genre of the movies made about the Second World War, more often than not
The “men on a mission” movie has had some cracking entries over the years with everything from most of Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible movies to
If there was a flaw in the inpenetrable stone armour of the vengeful Golem Kaiju known as Daimajin, it’s that his vastly underrated first two
Displaying the same kind of confidence reserved usually for James Cameron’s ever expanding plans for his Avatar sequels, Daiei films back in 1966 released a
In 1966, Daiei Studios were seeing quite the success with their film slate which was chiefly made up of samurai pics and monster movies –
Hey kids! You ever wonder what it would be like if England had it’s own version of Godzilla?Oh… You hadn’t…? Seriously…?Well, one exists anyway so
Technically speaking, I have never seen Psycho – at least not in the way that rotund blonde botherer Alfred Hitchcock had intended. After all who
Surely one of the more esoteric sci-fi franchises ever to exist, the Planet Of The Apes movies are a fascinating mash up of game changing
Holy crackpot! There’s a theory I’ve had for a while now that determines how mature you are based on your understanding and enjoyment of the
The Gamera series, despite it’s many flaws, has always had the weirdest designs for it antagonists. Every single one is a truly bizarre, surrealistic nightmare