Welcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where Reb Brown is the best Captain America…Ok, not really, but he’s great! Today we’re talking about what may be the man’s most famous movie, 1988’s Space Mutiny! What’s The Plot? Heroic pilot Dave Ryder (Reb Brown) joins the crew of the Southern Sun, a…
DetailsHey gang, welcome back! It’s time for another RETRO REVIEW of a DC Comics book. So this week I’m looking at Superman # 233, cover dated January 1971. It features an iconic Neal Adams’ Superman image of him busting some kryptonite chains from around his chest with the words “Kryptonite Nevermore!” below the image. The…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where the definition of bad is flexible. Today, we’re looking at 2011’s Karate Robo Zaborgar! What’s The Plot? Hot blooded secret policeman Yutaka Diamon, with the help of his robot partner/motorcycle/kind-of sibling Zaborgar, battles mad science terrorists Sigma to save the Earth! Then he falls…
DetailsSaturday, April 25th – US & Foreign Coin Auction @11AM Eastern This session is both in the showroom and online – join us in person or live via Proxibid. 310 lots of gold and silver coins from the US And abroad. Lots of proof/mint sets & commemorative. Type Coins from Large Cents to Dollars! Many pre-1900 and early-1900s dates represented. Many graded…
DetailsTime for another Fabulous Find! And this week I’ve gone to the fanzine section of my collection and pulled out All Dynamic # 5/6 from July 1970. All Dynamic was published by Dynamic Publications. And Dynamic Publications was Alan Light of The Buyer’s Guide for Comic Fandom, or later, just The Buyers Guide (TBG) fame. The…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where B-movie stars are Best Actor in a Leading Role. Today we’re hunting carnivorous triceratops with 1983’s Yor: The Hunter from the Future! What’s The Plot? Caveman hunter Yor travels the world to find answers about who he really is and where he comes from.…
DetailsThanks for checking back in. This week it’s time for a new RETRO REVIEW, featuring a Marvel Comics book. Drum roll please … From 1979, it’s Rom # 1, or if you prefer, Rom Spaceknight # 1, cover dated December 1979. Before I get to the actual comic itself, maybe I should share a little…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where lower budgets make better movies. Today, we’re examining one of the rare 1-out-of-5s where the laughs are intentional: 2011’s Manborg! What’s The Plot? A young soldier is killed during Hell’s invasion of Earth and is resurrected in the distant dystopian future as Manborg! This…
DetailsHey ho everyone! Sorry that I’ve been missing for the last two weeks. Hope you didn’t miss me too much. What’s that? You didn’t even know I was gone? Well, whether you missed me or not, I’m back this week, with a new Fabulous Find. And I’ve brought along the 1979 first edition book, entitled;…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where the worst of the worst get the praise they deserve. Today, we’ talking about 2008’s inexplicable rip-off of a Hitchcock classic, Birdemic Shock and Terror. What’s The Plot? Rod, an inexplicably successful and completely uncharismatic software salesman turned green technology entrepreneur, falls in love…
DetailsWelcome back to 1 out of 5 – Would Recommend, where movies that are awfully great (in a literal sense) get their due. This week, we will be examining the 1987 masterpiece of poorly executed action cinema known as The Miami Connection. What’s The Plot? A group of multiethnic orphan Taekwondo experts/rock musicians/college roommates/best friends…
DetailsWelcome back to One Out of Five – Would Recommend, a movie review column wherein movies that fail at drama are given respect for their unplanned comedy. This week, we’re singing the praises of 2003’s The Room. What’s the Plot? Saintly banker Johnny (played by writer/director/producer Tommy Wiseau) is cuckolded by his duplicitous future wife…
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