James H. Nicholson Archives

Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)

Rating: ★★

Jun 18, 1999Teens vs Alien Invaders

One of the spate of teen monster movies of the 1950s, this is a B movie that at least has the benefit of not taking itself too seriously and the creation of some memorable alien creatures

Director: Edward L. Cahn

Actors: Steve Terrell, Frank Gorshin, Gloria Castillo, Lyn Osborn, …

Category: Science Fiction

18 June 199917 December 2024 by Roog

Master of the World (1961)

Rating: ★★★

Sep 12, 2009Victorian Airship Adventure/Jules Verne Adaptation

One amid the spate of Jules Verne adaptations of in the 50s/60s with Vincent Price as Robur, the inventor of an amazing airship

Director: William Witney

Actors: Vincent Price, Charles Bronson, David Frankham, Henry Hull, …

Category: Science Fiction

12 September 20095 October 2019 by Roog

Pajama Party (1964)

Rating: ★★

Jul 31, 2024Beach Party Comedy with Martian Visitor

One of the popular Beach Party comedies of the 1960s. Tommy Kirk turns up as a bumbling Martian to romance Annette Funicello

Director: Don Weis

Actors: Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Elsa Lanchester, Buster Keaton, …

Category: Science Fiction

31 July 202413 November 2025 by Roog

Dr Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (1965)

Rating: ★

Oct 16, 2000Mad Scientist/Spy Spoof

Very silly AIP comedy that parodies the massively popular James Bond films of the era, as well as features Vincent Price as the villain spoofing his appearances in the studio's Edgar Allan Poe films

Director: Norman Taurog

Actors: Vincent Price, Frankie Avalon, Fred Clark

Category: Science Fiction

16 October 200018 March 2025 by Roog

Dr Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966)

Rating: ★

Jul 4, 2001Mad Scientist/Spy Spoof

Italian-made sequel to the campy Vincent Price starring Dr Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine. Directed by the usually great Mario Bava and overrun by the buffoonish clowning of Italian comics Franco and Ciccio

Director: Mario Bava

Actors: Vincent Price, Fabian, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, …

Category: Science Fiction

4 July 200114 October 2025 by Roog

Wild in the Streets (1968)

Rating: ★★★

Jun 10, 2002Satiric Youth Revolution

Satiric 1960s Youth Revolution film where a rock star becomes US President, reduces the voting age and everyone over thirty is placed in a concentration camp

Director: Barry Shear

Actors: Christopher Jones, Hal Holbrook, Shelley Winters, Richard Pryor, …

Category: Science Fiction

10 June 200210 June 2025 by Roog

De Sade (1969)

Rating: ★★

Apr 19, 2004Marquis de Sade Biopic

A Marquis de Sade biopic that was problem ridden behind the scenes. The result is an incoherent mess on screen that feels as though it is being handled by several different directors, each with a different idea about what is happening

Director: Cy Endfield

Actors: Keir Dullea, John Huston, Lilli Palmer, Senta Berger, …

Category: Horror

19 April 200415 January 2026 by Roog

The Dunwich Horror (1969)

Rating: ★★

Jun 30, 2001H.P. Lovecraft Adaptation/Occult Rituals

Adaptation of an H.P. Lovecraft story in which Sandra Dee is lured by a young Dean Stockwell in order to summon Elder Gods. This seems like it has potential but befalls plodding, nondescript direction

Director: Daniel Haller

Actors: Dean Stockwell, Sandra Dee, Ed Begley, Sam Jaffe, …

Category: Horror

30 June 200116 October 2025 by Roog

Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)

Rating: ★★★

Oct 23, 2024Grand Old Dame Thriller

From the great and overlooked Curtis Harrington, a Grand Old Dames film with Shelley Winters going mad in the Baby Jane vein. This also becomes a modernised retelling of Hansel and Gretel

Director: Curtis Harrington

Actors: Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, Chloe Franks, Michael Gothard, …

Category: Horror

23 October 202412 June 2026 by Roog