M.O.S.S. Movie Tweet-Alongs

Here are transcripts of the films the Mysterious Order of the Skeleton Suit chooses–of our own free will–to watch despite their often damaging nature. Why we do so, is not clear, even to us. This is the True Mystery at the heart of our Order. It began on Mar. 5, 2012 with Sompote Sands’ Magic Lizard (1985) July 1, 2012: We gathered again to watch … Continue reading M.O.S.S. Movie Tweet-Alongs

Terror Beneath The Sea

I have have infiltrated Teleport City and written about Hajime Sato’s Terror Beneath The Sea! Terror Beneath The Sea is a movie with a lot of charm. There are the wondrous conventions of Sixties science fiction: bold colors and sleek design, underwater cities built in miniature, torpedo battles, a safety-striped submarine, and even a Nehru-suited mad man. But Sonny Chiba is the most charming thing … Continue reading Terror Beneath The Sea

Terror of Monkeys vs. Robots

Manipulated by mad scientists, humiliated for humanity’s pleasure, will robots and apes tire of making our cars, vacuuming our floors, fighting our wars, washing our cats and smoking our cigarettes? Who will break first as humankind continually fails to distinguish androids from robots, apes from monkeys? We return again to the question that 2012 inevitably raises:  Who will claim the earth, monkeys or robots? M-11, … Continue reading Terror of Monkeys vs. Robots