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.
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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
In Search Of… S04E09 The Abominable Snowman
Unlike the Bigfoot episode, we actually have a bit of budget here. We see people in Bigfoot costumes on snow and in a forest as
Review – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
I went into this one not expecting to like it. I didn’t care for Jurassic World, and frankly I only saw this one because it
The Frankenstein Chronicles Season 1 (2015)
I usually start these essays by summarising the plot, but as Frankenstein Chronicles is a meandering six episode series, it’s probably not a great idea
In Search Of S03E09 Monster Hunters
Cold open on Bigfoot. You heard me. Clear, unambiguous footage of three sasquatches walking along, while Nimoy gives us time, date and place. He then
Van Helsing — 2004
Victor Frankenstein (Samuel West) makes his Monster (Shuler Hensley), just as the angry torch-wielding mob arrives. We learn that Frankenstein’s experiments have been funded by
Metropolis – 1927 (Part 2)
Last time we had a sort of general look at Metropolis as it relates to early Frankenstein cinema. It’s a big subject, and honestly I’m
Metropolis – 1927
I usually like to give a fairly thorough synopsis of movies I review, but let’s face it: this one is just too damned long. Even
The Groovie Goolies – 1970-71
Back in the 1960s that blandest of bland American cultural icons, Archie*, was brought to TV as an animation. From that show came a more