Monster of the Day #539
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Monster of the Day #539

I'm not a fan of revising old movies, but you can sort of see why Lucas later jazzed up the Sarlacc with CGI. I once owned a book where the guy raved about this movie. I couldn't believe it. Moreover, he kept talking about how 'relatable' the main characters was. "If you weren't him,…
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Video Cheese: Tarzan’s Desert Mystery (1943)
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Video Cheese: Tarzan’s Desert Mystery (1943)

Wait till you see what crazy stuff they didn't bother to reference in that poster. And in the upper right-hand corner, Tarzan's supposed to be in mortal danger there. The artist really captured that aspect in Tarzan's face, don't you think? I was never a Tarzan guy. Indeed, I’m never even seen the comparatively…
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Monster of the Day #535
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Monster of the Day #535

Well, obviously this guy redefined the invisible monster for the modern age. Once they were used as a cheapie substitute for special effects. Not so after this (or at least less so), as the computer camouflage effect seen here launched a zillion similar monsters. It's the sort of thing that became so ubiquitous so…
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Rock Baker’s Video Cheese: Playgirl Killer (1966)
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Rock Baker’s Video Cheese: Playgirl Killer (1966)

"Psycho artist can't get his models to hold still, so he kills them." During the first half of Playgirl Killer, the phrase "sensory overload" kept running through my brain. It seemed at times that the film had been made specifically for me! Beautiful print, gorgeous color. Low budget 60's exploitation movie shot in Los…
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