Author Archives: Mac McEntire

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Gamera rewatch – Gamera vs. Gaos (1967)

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching the Gamera movies! Gamera vs. Gaos (1967) introduces Gamera’s most famous rival, and it features several classic Gamera-isms. Here’s what happens: A group of farmers are unwilling to relocate to make way for a new freeway. This is complicated … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Fantastics-giving

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Mac McEntire

It’s a holiday weekend, so here’s some Thanksgiving/holiday stuff: * * * * Want more? Check out my new ongoing serial, THE SUBTERKNIGHTS, on Kindle Vella. A man searches for his missing sister in a city full of far-out technology … Continue reading →

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Gamera rewatch – Gamera vs. Barugon (1966)

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching the Gamera movies! Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) has its high points, but the franchise hasn’t found its voice yet. Here’s what happens: At the end of the last movie, humans defeated Gamera by putting him on a rocket and … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Big in Japan

Posted on November 18, 2022 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan was a four-issue miniseries attempting to bring some classic kaiju action to the Marvel Universe. Zeb Wells is writing, but clearly artist Seth Fisher is the … Continue reading →

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Gamera rewatch – Gamera the Giant Monster (1965)

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching the Gamera movies! Gamera the Giant Monster (1965) has a classic “creature feature” feel, only hinting at the kid-friendly action movie silliness the series would become. Here’s what happens: An airplane carrying a nuke is shot down in the … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: More foes, more problems

Posted on November 4, 2022 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. It’s the second half of the Fantastic Four: Foes miniseries from Robert Kirkman and Cliff Rathburn. We’ve got mind games, aliens, and Negative Zone action, but does it all tie together? The … Continue reading →

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DuckTales rewatch – The Golden Goose

Posted on November 1, 2022 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching DuckTales! This is it, folks. The final episode of DuckTales. It all concludes with a two-parter, “The Golden Goose.” Is it truly… the end? Here’s what happens: Scrooge and family are at a foreign marketplace, where he hopes to … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Oops all villains

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Fantastic Four: Foes was a six-issue miniseries from comics whiz kid Robert Kirkman, who’d later go on to create The Walking Dead and Invincible, and artist Cliff Rathburn. It promises a big … Continue reading →

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DuckTales rewatch – Scrooge’s Last Adventure

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Mac McEntire

Rewatching DuckTales! We’re almost at the end of the series. You’d think that “Scrooge’s Last Adventure” would be the finale, but this is the next-to-last. Also, virtual reality! Here’s what happens: Huey, Dewey, and Louie are roughhousing inside the mansion, … Continue reading →

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DuckTales rewatch – New Gizmo Kids on the Block

Posted on October 10, 2022 by Mac McEntire

DuckTales rewatch! What do you when you debut a new superhero? Debut a bunch of variations of that superhero. That’s what the show is doing in “New Gizmo Kids on the Block.” Here’s what happens: Fenton’s mother learns about a … Continue reading →

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