BEST OF MARCH 2024

Balladeer’s Blog’s annual end-of-year retrospective continues with a look at March’s best.

SILENT MOVIES ABOUT THE RESURRECTION OF JESUS – On Easter Sunday I reviewed silent films that were relevant to the holiday. The movies dated from 1898, 1899, 1903, 1906, 1912, 1916, 1917, 1923, 1927 and 1928. Click HERE.

ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION: A TALE OF THE X-RAY (1898)- Written by Clara H. Holmes. Click HERE.

SUPERHEROES FROM INDONESIA – From the 1950s onward, it’s a selection of heroes and heroines like Tira, White Garuda, Merpati, Starblast and more. Click HERE.

THE LEGEND OF FRANCOIS VILLON – The life and legend of this 1400s poet and outlaw from France. Follow his saga as a lauded poet who was often on the run in between crimes. Click HERE.

ALIEN: NO MAN’S LAND (2024) – A tribute film set during World War One. Click HERE.

ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION: THE WORLD UNDERGROUND (1741) – A novel about the discovery of life and civilizations deep inside the Earth.

This pioneering work blazed a trail for many later stories about Inner Earth adventures. Click HERE.

USTINOV AD LIB (1966) – Peter Ustinov’s comedy special with guest star Dudley Moore. Click HERE. 

SPACE MONSTER WANGMAGWI (1967) – A South Korean attempt to jump on the Godzilla and Gamera bandwagon as invading aliens unleash their enormous monster called Wangmagwi on the world. Hilariously bad. Click HERE.

IBERIA, INC: SPAIN’S SUPERHEROES – Beginning in 1996, Spain’s homegrown superteam Iberia, Inc. caught lightning in a bottle with stories that combined the best qualities of Claremont’s X-Men with the multi-decade saga of the Watchmen. Click HERE.

ROAR (1981) – I review the infamous, long-banned film about jungle cats run amok. Literally dozens of cast and crew members were seriously injured in the making of this movie. Stars included Tippi Hedren and Melanie Griffith. The most dangerous film ever made. Click HERE.

THE DUTCH SUPERHERO CALLED THE SILENT WITNESS – From 1989 into the early 2000s this Dutch-Belgian hero had a series of adventures, both solo and as part of a team. Click HERE.

VIRGIL TIBBS: THE FORGOTTEN NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES – The author of In the Heat of the Night wrote additional mysteries featuring his brilliant detective Virgil Tibbs. Click HERE. 

ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION: THE DERELICT (1912) – Sci-fi horror on the high seas as only William Hope Hodgson could present it. Click HERE.

THOR AND HERCULES: TOGETHER – The mythical figures fighting side by side against a long line of world-shaking menaces. Click HERE.

THACH SANH: TALE OF A VIETNAMESE DEITY – I took a look at his lengthy saga HERE.

NORRIN RADD: THE SILVER SURFER – Marvel’s popular cosmic character in his first solo series. Click HERE.