When Sci-Fi Goes “Splat”

No one is immune to low-budget turkeys, of course, not even in the distinguished United Kingdom, and one of the most lackluster examples of the 1960s, or of sci-fi in general, is 1969's The Body Stealers. Not The Body Snatchers but The Body Stealers.  It's an important distinction, and unfortunately that's where the distinctiveness ends because the movie … Continue reading When Sci-Fi Goes “Splat”

Reading Rarities: Eating For Victory

OK, if you're thinking we've been here before, you'd sort of be right. It's World War Two-themed and it centers around food and family. Heck, I even did a review of a Marguerite Patten cookbook three years ago that had this exact title, sans the "Reading Rarity" part. Still, there are a few differences here, … Continue reading Reading Rarities: Eating For Victory