Frankenstein Conquers the World – 1965
The scene: Toho Studios, 1964 Producer: We need a new monster movie. What have you got? Giant bee? Giant crab? Giant bee-crab hybrid? Writer: I
Year: 2016
In Search Of… S02E03: Firewalkers
Cold open on an erupting volcano, while Nimoy intones a speech about the savage awe of nature. Hell yeah! I don’t know where this episode
In Search Of… S02E02 The Man Who Would Not Die
Last week I promised not to do any fact checking on this episode. I have a feeling I’m going to regret that. So, open on
In Search Of…S02E01 The Lost Dutchman Mine
I’m going to do this week and next week a little differently. This is because the first two episodes of Season 2 look at subjects
In Search Of… Season 1: The Reckoning
Hello again, my tens of readers! Particularly those of you who aren’t trying to post spam or guess my password. In other words, ‘Hi, Mum!’
Frankenstein -1910
This is going to be a short review of a strange movie. It’s the first ever film version of Mary Shelley’s novel and it’s… special.
In Search Of… S01E24: The Magic of Stonehenge
We open on Stonehenge, silhouetted against the sun. Awesome. Nimoy talks about how people built ‘this great machine’ then disappeared, leaving their work behind them.
In Search Of… S01E23 Inca Treasures
We begin with lovely footage of the Andes — which as you know are covered by the Gloveys. Sorry, that was awful. Coffee hasn’t kicked
The Monster Squad – 1987
“It was the secrets of heaven and earth that I desired to learn; and whether it was the outward substance of things or the inner
In Search Of… S01E22 Voodoo
Voodoo. This is the sort of topic that could play well to the strengths of In Search Of, but also to its weaknesses. Let’s see