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
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The Guns Of Navarone (1961) – Review
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
Where Eagles Dare (1968) – Review
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
Wrath Of Daimajin (1966) – Review
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
Return Of Daimajin (1966) – Review
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
Daimajin (1966) – Review
In 1966, Daiei Studios were seeing quite the success with their film slate which was chiefly made up of samurai pics and monster movies –
Gorgo (1961) – Review
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
Psycho (1960) – Review
Technically speaking, I have never seen Psycho – at least not in the way that rotund blonde botherer Alfred Hitchcock had intended. After all who
Planet Of The Apes (1968) – Review
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
Gamera Vs. Barugon (1966) – Review
Unavoidably trudging along in Godzilla’s wake, Gamera’s creators made the decision to also make the turtle titan a white hat and a prospective protector of
Gamera: The Giant Monster (1965) – Review
In 1965, in order to capitalize on the impressive success of Toho Studio’s Godzilla, Daiei Studios produced a rival to the titanic, atomic lizard in
King Kong Vs Godzilla (1962) – Review
After a somewhat muted response to Godzilla Raids Again, the King Of The Monsters took something of a sabbatical as he literally chilled out within
Son Of Godzilla (1967) – Review
By the time Godzilla’s career had reached 1967, the salty tempered saurian had pretty much done it all. He’d been cast as a villainous metaphor
Mothra Vs. Godzilla (1964) – Review
After his Toho-mandated rumble with King Kong gave Godzilla some much-needed box office, it seemed like a no-brainer for the studio to dig further into
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) – Review
The times were a’ changing and Sean Connery, whose smirking visage had impishly eyed many women from his vantage point of being swaddled in a
You Only Live Twice (1967) – Review
It’s a true fact that nothing lasts forever and that sooner or later Sean Connery’s reign as cinema’s premiere super spy would have to come
Thunderball (1965) – Review
Where do you possibly go after Goldfinger? After nailing its formula and sealing it solid with concrete, steel and other tough compounds to further illustrate
Goldfinger (1964) – Review
Growing up, Goldfinger was always that film my dad would go on about that he would always fall asleep in front of on Bank holidays
From Russia With Love (1963) – Review
For Bond’s sophomore effort you can really tell that the producers wanted to double down on double 0 with what they had previously achieved with
Dr. No (1962) – Review
The year is 1962 and woman plays baccarat in a casino. The man she is playing against is cool, calm and – most importantly –
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