Charles D Shell

Godzilla versus Hedorah: Weirdest Godzilla Ever

(Originally posted on February 7, 2018) I actually didn’t get to see Godzilla versus Hedorah (1971) until I was an adult, which is probably good for my mental health.  This is one weird Godzilla movie. That’s saying a lot considering this is a genre filled with sweaty Japanese actors in rubber suits destroying tiny cities.  […]

Hawk the Slayer: D&D Cheese

(Originally posted on June 28, 2017) Hawk the Friggin’ Slayer.  Yes, I’m going there.  You bet your ass. Cast your mind back (if you’re young enough) to the year of 1980.  There, gifted unto the world was the glorious cheese of Hawk the Slayer.  I first witnessed this wondrous spectacle on HBO (before there were […]

Krull: A Flawed Movie That Could Have Been Great

(Originally posted on May 10, 2017) In the ancient days of yore (1983) I viewed a movie called Krull.  It is a strange tale.  Neither science fiction nor fantasy.  Not great, but not terrible.  I weep for the movie it could have been. This chimera of a movie is the tale of an alien invasion […]

Infra-Man: Glorious Cheese

(Originally posted on March 15, 2017) Infra-Man hit American screens in 1976.  Known in China as either “The Super Inframan” or “Chinese Superman”.  My first viewing was as a little moppet of seven years old.  Even in a seven-year-old’s eyes, it’s a weird movie.  It’s a Chinese superhero movie with insane visuals, monsters and a […]

Battleship: A Good B Movie

(Originally posted on March 1, 2017) Battleship came out in 2012 and I ignored it.  I thought: “This is a movie based on a friggin’ board game.  No thank you.”  I didn’t get a chance to watch it until 2014.  Surprise!  It’s pretty good. Don’t misunderstand me, it’s a B movie.  There is no danger […]

The Black Hole: (1979) A Very Weird Disney Movie

(Originally posted on October 19, 2016) Okay, let’s roll the clock back to 1979 to take a look at Disney’s first PG rated film: The Black Hole. Star Wars had come out two years earlier and every studio was scrambling to find their niche in the science fiction boom.  Science fiction adventure films were, for […]