It Came From Outer Space (1953)
Svengoolie strikes again! I saw this one as I’ve been clearing out my DVR of old Svengoolie episodes and I admit I was jazzed for this one. I’ve heard about this one forever. It Came…
Universally Loved
Brides of Dracula (1960)
Yeah. I hear ya. That’s a Hammer film. It has a gothic castle. It has really beautiful women in the lead. It has Peter Cushing for goodness’s sake! It’s a Hammer film. True. But it…
Matinee (1993)
Joe Dante is not a name like Alfred Hitchcock or Stephen Spielberg in the halls of Universal Studios. He did make Explorers, after all, which wasn’t exactly on their top ten moneymaking movie list. But…
The Nutty Professor (1996)
The Nutty Professor (1996) is a remake featuring Eddie Murphy. The original, unfortunately, was made by Paramount (LOL) by Jerry Lewis in 1963. Many consider the original comedy classic. Personally, I’m not a huge fan….
Tarantula (1955)
It was inevitable that one of my first Universal reviews in this new column would be a classic Universal horror picture. One of the things people forget when revisiting a film like this, be on…
Universally Loved: New Column
Today, we are launching a new column: Universally Loved. This will be a banner for discussions regarding Hollywood’s most entertaining and hard working studio. Disney, of course, has about 500 podcasts based entirely on their…