A bit tardily, Balladeer’s Blog concludes its annual retrospective with this look at the best of September 2023.
THE 14 AMAZONS (1972) – My review of this terrific movie about the women of the legendary Yang Family in China. This film is set when there were so few male family members left due to losses in war that the women of the family band together and set out for revenge on the Yang enemies. Click HERE.
AGZCEAZIGULS – A look at the fictional South American land Agzceaziguls, from a 1919 novel by Charles Derennes. The land is inhabited by descendants of the Incas. Click HERE.
SURF NAZIS MUST DIE (1987) – My review of the renowned post-apocalypse film about a black woman taking on a gang of Surf Nazis to wipe them out for killing her son. A wild ride. Click HERE.
AN AUTOMATIC ENIGMA (1872) – An “ancient” science fiction story by Julian Hawthorne – Nathaniel’s son. The tale involves an early robot. Click HERE.
THE GREAT MOLASSES FLOOD OF 1911 – Read about it HERE.
OF ANTICHRIST AND HIS RUIN (1692) – John Bunyan’s neglected novel about the Antichrist, his methods and the destructive war that is unleashed. Click HERE.
THE SILENT FILMS OF ALFRED HITCHCOCK – His overlooked movies from the silent era. His films from 1922-1929 HERE.
ANOTHER WORLD (1873) – An “ancient” sci fi novel about the history of civilization and technology on the planet Mars. Click HERE.
JUSTICE SOCIETY STORIES: 1950-1951 – The JSA’s final Golden Age adventures vs the Diamond People, the Four Kings, the Circus of Thrills, Bakeelu of the Green Star, the Chameleon Race and the Key. Click HERE. Continue reading
THEDA BARA: SILENT FILM STARLET – My examination of this big-screen femme fatale, her surviving films and what little is known about her movies that have not survived. A Fool There Was, Cleopatra, The Vixen, An Unchastened Woman, Sin, Madame Mystery and more. Click 
LIFE IN A THOUSAND WORLDS (1905) – “Ancient” science fiction story about life on other planets in our solar system AND around distant stars. Click 
PETER PAN (1976) – My review of this forgotten musical version of the Peter Pan story, starring Mia Farrow as Peter, Danny Kaye as Captain Hook and Paula Kelly as Princess Tiger Lily. Click 
DENVER DOLL DIME NOVELS – My look at the four Dime Novels starring the fictional female gunslinger the Denver Doll during the 1880s. Click 
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