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Wild West Cat Fight?

Posted on January 2, 2013 by gooberzilla

Strap on your sidearm, because Johnny Guitar is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring guest host Neil Nadelman.

Review in a Nutshell: An atypical Western filled with strong feminist themes, male insecurity, and sublimated sexual tension, Johnny Guitar is an oddly subversion film from the 1950s. It’s little wonder that French New Wave directors loved this film.

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Filed under: Drama, Greatest Movie EVER | Tagged: 1950s Movies, Ernest Borgnine, Joan Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge, Nicolas Ray, Sterling Hayden, Westerns | 5 Comments »

No Breakfast Cereal for You, Gillman!

Posted on September 16, 2012 by gooberzilla

Charge up the Aqualungs, because Creature from the Black Lagoon is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the poster or the movie title above to download our review of the film, featuring Sean “Hollywood” Hunting.

Review in a Nutshell: Originally a gimmicky 3D horror film, Creature from the Black Lagoon has aged surprisingly well, taking on layers of environmental allegory as newer generations interpret the film. The special effects and underwater photography are especially strong, but don’t discount the human drama or the sad, lonely state of the movie’s persecuted monster.

Filed under: Greatest Movie EVER, Horror, Sci Fi, Dinosaurs | Tagged: 1950s Movies, Creature Features, Black & White Films, 3D Movies, Universal, Monsters, Ben Chapman, Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Gillman, Jack Arnold, Ricou Browning | 10 Comments »

Skeletons in the Closet: The Screaming Skull

Posted on October 7, 2011 by gooberzilla

Pack up the peacocks, because The Screaming Skull is the Greatest Movie EVER!

Click on the movie poster or the title above to download our review of the film, featuring the return of the Mistress of Malapropisms.

(This episode is part of a cross promotional theme month for The Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit.)

Review in a Nutshell: Make sure your life insurance policy is up to date and notify your next of kin, because The Screaming Skull just might frighten you to death!

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