Tales of Frankenstein – 2018
This one is a little tough to write about because a) it’s genuinely bad and b) I quite like it. It’s cheaply made, amateurishly acted
Patent Medicines
There is an expectation in this day and age that a medication should do something. You go to a doctor, the doctor gives you a
Have You Seen the Shah?
In 1873, the Shah of Persia visited Europe and Britain. Nasar al-Din Shah Qajar was the first modern Persian ruler to travel in Europe. He
Jurassic Park – 1993
The dead are brought back to life using technology, and then turn on their creators, so sounds like a Frankenstein movie to me. But it goes a little further than that superficial similarity.
Guys and Trolls
Nicely Nicely:I got the wizard hereHis name is Mithrandir,Or Gandalf who goes not to the East of here Fly you,Fly you,If balrogs will come, then
Bad Christmas Cracker Jokes
Warning! None of these are even slightly funny. What machines did the chicken buy to smooth the surface of pieces of corn? Kernal sanders! Why
In Search Of… S05E01 UFO Cover Ups (pt 2)
We left off last week with Leonard Nimoy standing by an army jeep near a chain-link fence, talking about the mysterious Hangar 18 at Wright-Patterson
In Search Of… S05E01 UFO Cover Up (pt 1)
Long story short: the first two series of the X-Files? This episode is that in 22 minutes. Long version: We open on a blurry dot
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)
Frankenstein Must be Destroyed was one of the first Hammer films I ever watched and frankly, I didn’t like it. Looking at it again, I
Why stop at Ratched?
What other villains would benefit from the addition of a preposterous backstory?