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The Vanishing Virginian, starring Frank Morgan, Kathryn Grayson

The Vanishing Virginian

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The Vanishing Virginian (1942), starring Frank Morgan, Kathryn Grayson

Frank Morgan stars in a rare leading role in The Vanishing Virginian and does it well.  It’s a sweet, tender story – with moments of bitter-sweetness.  The funeral scene for Josh is truly touching, as well as giving Kathryn Grayson an opportunity to sing beautifully.

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King Kong

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King Kong (1933) starring Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot, Robert Armstrong

To be clear, this is the original King Kong movie, not the 1976 remake, or the more recent remake by Peter Jackson. Both remakes are enjoyable in their own right although I strongly prefer Jackson’s.  This is the original, a movie that is still watched more than 80 years after its original release. There are good reasons for that.

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Man-Thing (2005) starring Matthew Le Nevez, Rachael Taylor

Man-Thing movie review

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Man-Thing (2005) starring Matthew Le Nevez, Rachael Taylor

If you’re a fan of the Man-Thing from Marvel comics, be forewarned. The movie version has almost nothing in common with it.  With the exception of the names of some of the characters, and (partly) the visible look of the monster.

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The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973) starring Kerwin Mathews, Elaine Devry, Scott Sealey

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

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The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973) starring Kerwin Mathews, Elaine Devry, Scott Sealey

Synopsis of The Boy Who Cried Werewolf

The Boy Who Cried Werewolf has divorced father Robert Bridgestone (Kerwin Mathews) is on a weekend outing with his son Richie (Scott Sealey) to their cabin. But late at night they are attacked by a werewolf.  The creature is killed, but not before biting the father.  And no one is willing to listen when Richie tries to warn people that his own father has become a werewolf.

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Godzilla Final Wars - destruction

Godzilla movie list

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Godzilla movie list – a list of all of the released Godzilla movies so far, with Japanese and American versions where needed Updated 10/23/2020

Ghidorah The Three-Headed Monster

Ghidorah The Three-Headed Monster

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Ghidorah The Three-Headed Monster (1964)

Synopsis of Ghidorah The Three-Headed Monster

In Ghidorah The Three-Headed Monster, a meteor crashes to Earth.  With a danger hidden within that will threaten the entire world. Only the combined might of Godzilla, Rodan, and Mothra can stand against it. But neither Godzilla nor Rodan cares to help humanity since they’ve both been attacked by them numerous times. How can Mothra persuade them to work together before it’s too late?

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Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf (1985) starring Christopher Lee, Annie McEnroe, Reb Brown, Marsha A. Hunt, Sybil Danning

Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf

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Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf (1985) starring Christopher Lee, Annie McEnroe, Reb Brown, Marsha A. Hunt, Sybil Danning

Synopsis of Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf

At the end of the original The Howling, Karen White dies …  And Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf begins at her funeral, with her bereaved brother Ben (Reb Brown) meets Stefan Crosscoe (Christopher Lee).  He tries to convince him that his sister died as a werewolf.  Along with reporter Jenny Templeton (Annie McEnroe) the trio head to Czechoslovakia.  Their goal is to defeat Stirba (Sybil Danning), the Queen of all werewolves. Before it’s too late.

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Monkey Shines (1988) starring Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeal, Boo

Monkey Shines

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Monkey Shines (1988) starring  Jason Beghe,  John Pankow,  Kate McNeal, Boo

reviewed by: The masked reviewer

When promising athlete Allan Mann (Jason Beghe) is involved in an accident his world changes forever. He goes from top athlete to quadriplegic in an instant, and he’s not taking it well. His over-dramatic, overbearing mother Dorothy Mann (Joyce Van Patten) tries her best to make him comfortable by hiring a patronizing, lazy nurse Maryanne Hodges (Christine Forrest) to take care of him. Time passes, and Allan’s a shadow of himself, until his friend Geoffrey Fisher (John Pankow) brings Allan a trained monkey named Ella (Boo) to help him.

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