Of all the handsome Edgar Allan Poe adaptations Roger Corman mounted during the 60s, surely the most infamous was Pit And The Pendulum; a rousing
Tag: 1960s
House Of Usher (1960) – Review
Long before Mike Flanagan got his mitts on the worlds created by legendary prince of gothic, Edgar Allan Poe, infamous cheapjack producer/director Roger Corman was
Torture Garden (1967) – Review
After launching their particular brand of Hammer-alternative horror films with Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors, Amicus honchos Milton Subotsky and Max Rosenberg decided that sticking
Dr. Terror’s House Of Horrors (1965) – Review
While Hammer Films is understandably credited as the leading light in British horror during its impressive reign, that’s not to say they were the only
The Gorgon (1964) – Review
While it’s hardly fair to say that Hammer Studios only made endless adventures featuring the antisocial exploits of Peter Cushing’s Frankenstein and Christopher Lee’s Dracula,
Tarzan The Magnificent (1960) – Review
As sure as day follows night, thunder follows lightning or George Lazenby follows Sean Connery, the times were a-changing once again for the latest cinematic
Tarzan And The Jungle Boy (1968) – Review
As Tarzan emerges from the sweltering jungle for his latest adventure, there’s almost no sense that the official run of movies was about to slip
Hell In The Pacific (1968) – Review
When it comes to celebrated filmmaker John Boorman tackling the Second World War, most people are drawn to Hope & Glory, his autobiographical take on
The Birds (1963) – Review
“The Birds Is Coming!” screamed early ads for Alfred Hitchcock’s horror/thriller, simultaneously giving grammar nazis an utter conniption and alerting 60s cinema goers that something
Tarzan And The Valley Of Gold (1966) – Review
With the endless obsession and speculation about who has played James Bond or Batman, movie fans would do well to realise that this sort of
Point Blank (1967) – Review
The American crime movie has always been cool as it usually features really bad people doing really bad things in a way that’s perversely endearing;
Casino Royale (1967) – Review
Outside of the monopoly that EON Studios has on all things James Bond, there are two, pesky variants that lurk just outside of the realms
Tarzan Goes To India (1962) – Review
By the time 1962 rolled around, it was all change again for the Lord of the Apes as the obscenely muscular Gordon Scott made way
The Mummy’s Shroud (1967) – Review
If I had to unwrap my personal feelings concerning the nature of the Mummy movie, I’d have to be honest and suggest that filmmakers simply
Tarzan’s Three Challenges (1963) – Review
It’s strange to think how prolific Tarzan movies were in the 30s, 40s and 50s, especially considering that Edgar Rice Burrows’ jungle dwelling avenger doesn’t
Son Of Django (1967) – Review
Also known as Return Of Django and the far more apt, Vengence Is A Colt 45, Son Of Django is one of the more blatant
Django, Prepare A Coffin (1968) – Review
In the world of the vast, sprawling, and mostly unofficial, Django-verse, digging up a worthy successor to Sergio Corbucci’s gothic original is often as tough
Fantastic Voyage (1966) – Review
When it comes to watching some of the older entries in the classic, sci-fi canon, its advisable to keep an open mind so wide, you
Yokai Monsters: Along With Ghosts (1969) – Review
If you think follow-ups, spin-offs and sequels come at us at a fearsome rate now, you should have seen how fast things moved in the
Yokai Monsters: Spook Warfare (1968) – Review
Probably one of the strangest trilogies you’ve never heard of, the Yokai Monsters series saw its second installment hit Japanese theatres a mere seven months
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