Jungle Woman (1944)
Jun 14, 2002Were-Ape Woman
The second of Universal's trilogy starring the exotic Acquanetta as a woman who transforms into an ape. Mostly routine
Lois Collier
Weird Woman (1944)
Mar 12, 2020Witchcraft in Academia
The first of several adaptations of Fritz Leiber's novel Conjure Wife about witchcraft being conducted between rivalry faculty wives in academia. The best version of the story is still the second one Night of the Eagle but this has some eerie moments and great performances
The Cat Creeps (1946)
Dec 22, 2022Old Dark House Thriller
An Old Dark House thriller that has the distinction of being the last horror film made during Universal’s Golden Age of Horror. The results are creaky and impoverished looking
Flying Disc Man from Mars (1950)
Jan 13, 2021Serial/Alien Invader
Twelve-chapter serial that offers one of the first ever depictions of an alien invader on screen. The results are oddly mundane in comparison to the onslaught of great 1950s alien invasion films that came only a couple of years later