Movie Review: Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine

Dr. Goldfoot relays instructions to Number Eleven

Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965) dir. Norman Taurog Craig Gamble (Frankie Avalon) is a SIC man. That is to say “Secret Intelligence Command”, a minor government agency, the San Francisco branch of while is run by his uncle Donald J. Pevney (Fred Clark). The budget is so low that he’s his uncle’s only agent,… Continue reading Movie Review: Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine

Movie Review: Return of the Fly

The Fly displays its diplomatic skills.

Movie Review: Return of the Fly (1959) directed by Edward Bernds It has been fifteen years since the mysterious and horrific death of Andre Delambre, which was officially ruled a suicide. His widow Helene never got over the events, and her passing seems almost a mercy to her brother in law Francois Delambre (Vincent Price). But… Continue reading Movie Review: Return of the Fly

Movie Review: The Fly (1958)

Our title character!

Movie Review: The Fly (1958) directed by Kurt Neumann Helene Delambre (Patricia Owens) has killed her husband Andre (David Hedison), crushing his head and arm in a hydraulic press at the electronics plant he co-owns with his brother Francois (Vincent Price). This comes as a great shock to everyone who knows the couple, as they seemed… Continue reading Movie Review: The Fly (1958)

Movie Review: Twice-Told Tales

Time for your neck massage!

Movie Review: Twice-Told Tales (1963) dir. Sidney Salkow  The book version of Twice-Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne was full of ghosts and supernatural occurrences, so it’s not surprising that a star vehicle for noted horror actor Vincent Price would dip into that well. It’s not a very deep dip, though, with only one story from that anthology, one… Continue reading Movie Review: Twice-Told Tales

Movie Review: The Last Man on Earth

Morgan tries vainly to signal any other survivors.

Movie Review: The Last Man on Earth (1964) directed by Sidney Salkow and Ubaldo Ragona. It has been three years since Robert Morgan (Vincent Price) has seen another living human. There are only the dead-and the undead. A mysterious plague swept the Earth in 1965, causing blindness and death. But at least some of those who… Continue reading Movie Review: The Last Man on Earth