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The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) – I despair of ever getting a fully faithful version of H.G. Wells’ novel in the age of genetic engineering.  Yes, I understand that the original premise of using vivisection and other physical modification to turn animals into pseudo-men is completely unworkable.  But I think that that unworkability is…

One from my sketchbook this week: …and six that are now up for sale in my Etsy store.

Safety Last! (1923) – You’ve seen this image of silent movie star Harold Lloyd clinging to the hands of a huge architectural clock, right? This movie is where it comes from.  Lloyd is a small-town boy moved to the big city to become “a success,” after which he’ll send for his sweetheart and they’ll get…

One sketch posted this week was straight from my sketchbook… …and the rest were convention sketches that I’ve put up for sale on Etsy. Enjoy!

In my long tradition of doing this with my children, this year’s move marathon was the most ill-attended.  Jason (lives elsewhere) and Emma (lives at home) didn’t show up for it at all; Jason was in a performance of Mamma Mia and then had to be up at 8am to take the ACT, and Emma…

Monster Island (2019) – No, I don’t learn.  To cash in on Godzilla, King of the Monsters, The Asylum released this shoddy quickie, with bad acting, cheap SFX, a pointless plot, and Eric Roberts. Here’s really all you need to know: Roberts’ role is, as usual, a confined cameo (i.e., he’s in one location, communicating…