


Why Horror? Why Not?
It’s that time of year again when I’m about to embark on a scare filled run of horror films and why I love them so. It’s always fun to rekindle some memories that […]

Looking Back at the Highlights of 2019 and Ahead to 2020
If only I could secure a flux capacitor for my Prius I’d travel back in time and relive some great movie moments like seeing Jaws at the theater for the […]

Girl Slaves of Morgana Le Fay (1971)
aka … Morgane et ses nymphes. From director Bruno Gantillon comes a vampire like tale that appears to borrow heavily from the first third of Bram Stoker’s classic novel of […]

Looking Back at 2018 …. Where Does The Time Go?
Here I am a full 5 years into Mike’s Take On the Movies and hopefully still displaying a passion for classic movies from 1999 back to the silent era. I […]

Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951)
Once again Errol Flynn stars in another film utilizing the Adventure tag in the title harkening back to the days of Robin Hood and Don Juan when he was still […]

Vampire, The Key Word on the Movie Poster
I have no idea why some of us yearn to get a good scare as a kid watching movies on the late, late show but I sure did. I’d scour […]

The Girl From Rio (1969)
The attractive Shirley Eaton kind of returns as Sumuru, a female version of Fu Manchu in this sequel of sorts to The Million Eyes of Sumuru from producer Harry Alan […]

La Bambola di Satana (1969)
aka Satan’s Doll or The Doll of Satan if you prefer. Released by Twilight Time on blu ray, this was a new to me title that mixes giallo thrills against […]

The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus (1962)
With a strong hint of what was to come in his future, meaning sex and sadism, Jess Franco helms this effective thriller starring his frequent leading man Howard Vernon in […]