Tuesdays with Lorre: Confidential Agent (1945)
Confidential Agent arrived rather late in the game for a war propaganda films (which is not meant at all negatively, by the way). It hit theaters in November of 1945, roughly six… Read Article →
Posts By: Ken Begg
Update: Monster of the Day #499
One of the comparatively few monster movies based on a Stevie Wonder song. Update: Folks legitimately pointed out there was nothing specifically monster-like about the above still. However, it was the right… Read Article →
Monster of the Day #498
Like that shot, but this one shows the monster better, and one should always pay due homage to a nice rubber suit. Related PostsMonster of the Day #3681 (Feb 21, 2025) Monster… Read Article →
Monster of the Day #497
The second nastiest death in the Cohen canon, I think. Films weren’t quite as nihilistic back in the day (although the cracks really started after Psycho), so this one really had an… Read Article →
Monster of the Day #496
From a script by Ed Wood. Seriously. Never seen this, but it’s available on the Web in its entirety, and I think is on some of those Mill Creek megasets. I doubt… Read Article →
Is this…the FALL of T-FEST?!
Yes. Oct 20th, specifically. Usual place, the Barking Lizards offices in Richardson, TX, near Dallas. Witness the logo-y goodness provided by Kirk Draut. Just in case you’re one of *those* people, you… Read Article →
Monster of the Day #495
Awwwwwwwww! Related PostsMonster of the Day #3665 (Jan 21, 2025) Monster of the Day #3664 (Jan 16, 2025) Monster of the Day #3663 (Jan 15, 2025) Monster of the Day #3662 (Jan… Read Article →
This Weekend on TCM…
Lot of good stuff Friday night, so I thought I’d get this out there early. Fire up those recorders if you got ‘em. All times CST Friday 7:00 PM Gojira 8:45 Rodan… Read Article →
Tuesdays with Lorre: Strange Cargo (1940)
I’m hyper-sensitive to spoilers. In other words, things that other people—even professional critics—don’t think of as spoilers, I do. An obvious example is when people (or reviewers) mention a film has a… Read Article →
Monster of the Day #494
Keep your stamen to yourself, Mister! Related PostsMonster of the Day #3660 (Jan 10, 2025) Monster of the Day #3659 (Jan 9, 2025) Monster of the Day #3658 (Jan 8, 2025) Monster… Read Article →