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Fantastic Friday: Battle!

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. At the end of the last issue, our heroes were in bad shape. They’d lost their super powers, the evil Dr. Doom had taken over their headquarters and used their weapons against … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: Life Returns

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-Fi Invasion, for five bucks. That adds up to ten cents per movie. This movie, Life Returns, was made in 1934. A disclaimer at the beginning of the film states that it … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: The Giant of Metropolis

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-Fi Invasion, for five bucks. That adds up to ten cents per movie. The Giant of Metropolis is a horribly-dubbed Italian sword and sorcery movie from 1961, lacking in both swords and sorcery. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Powerless

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Mac McEntire

Reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. With issue #39, we’re in the middle of a run of issues that are serialized, so prepare for cliffhangers and recaps. At the end of the last issue, after their fight with … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: Evil Brain From Outer Space

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-Fi Invasion, for five bucks. That adds up to ten cents per movie. A while back, I wrote about Invaders from Space, which was really two chapters of the Japanese matinee serial … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: The Bat

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-Fi Invasion, for five bucks. That adds up to ten cents per movie. Who doesn’t love Vincent Price? His 1959 film The Bat is considered a classic by many, and it’s next … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: Ban the bomb

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. We just met the Frightful Four two issues ago, and now they’re back for more in #38. This one begins on an odd note, in which our heroes are standing atop a … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: The Manster

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-Fi Invasion, for five bucks. That adds up to ten cents per movie. The starched-shirt conservatism of the 1950s comes to an end with all the sex and violence in 1959’s The … Continue reading →

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Ten cent movies: Galaxina

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Mac McEntire

A while back, I bought this 50-movie set, Sci-Fi Invasion, for five bucks. That adds up to ten cents per movie. Next up is the 1980 space romp Galaxina. Here’s what happens: It’s the distant future. The crew of the … Continue reading →

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Fantastic Friday: The final frontier

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Mac McEntire

Re-reading the Fantastic Four comics from the start. Time to blast off into outer space, for issue #37. With a title like “Behold a Distant Star,” you know we’re in for some serious Silver Age goodness. The fun begins as … Continue reading →

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