In which X7 talks about one of this favorite bands, The Smithereens! We get seven awesome songs, three of which are fun covers and the other originals. We wish we had seen this band live, it would have been awesome! Let's get ready to rock and roll!

In which X7 talks about the first live-action crossover/team-up he ever saw... the time when the Green Hornet visited Batman in Gotham City! Sure, the overall story could have been a bit more serious, but it was nice to see Kato and the Hornet show a lighter side. As of this episode, this is the only legit release of the Green Hornet on home video. Which is just sad. Atomic turbines to speed and let's roll!

In which we look at the final Three Stooges theatrical film, The Outlaws is Coming! This is from 1965, and has a lot of familiar faces in it, and one that was about to become world famous, the late, great Adam West! Sure, it isn't the classic Stooge line-up, and they do repeat many of the same gags, but it is an agreeable way to spend 90 minutes. Woo woo woo!

In which X7 takes a look at the 30th and 31st episodes of Ultraman! One is good and sad, the second is pretty fun! Plant aliens need to be destroyed for the most part. Grab that Beta Capsule and let's go!

In which X7 takes a look at one of the oddest kiddie movies of all time- The Magic Sword from 1962! He saw it as a kiddie agent, and has never forgotten it. It is still pretty wonderfully weird overall, but quite a fun movie. We highly recommend it. Anyone got the Blu Ray for sale?

In which X7 reviews the great 1960 Giant Golden Book, Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Reptiles. This was a must have book from the 60s to the 70s for all dinosaur loving kids. The views are a bit outdated now, but it is still a gorgeous and well-written book. We also get to see the new version from 2013 as well!

In which we change things up a bit here and review two episodes of the Avengers cartoon- oops! That is the Captain America cartoon from 1966. These are very interesting adaptations, in regards to the fact that the animation studio left out a LOT of information for both stories. The animation is a bit smoother, though the sound effects still do a lot of work! It is pretty fun to see Cap's Kooky Quartet in action. Avengers, Assemble!

In which X7 talks about one of the most famous luchadors in the world, El Santo, and his most famous movie! This is the English dubbed version, Samson vs. the Vampire Women. It was imported with many other Mexican movies in the 60s by K. Gordon Murray. We are thanking him for making our childhoods weird and wonderful!

PS. The audio issue has been taken care of!

In which X7 reviews the most excellent movie, Ninja in the Dragon's Den (1982)! It is a nice Japanese-Chinese collaboration, full of martial arts, magic, misunderstandings and slight comedy! We highly recommend it and wish there was a Blu Ray presentation of it from Arrow Video! Be that as it may, it's great.

In which X7 takes us on quite the ride through musical history today! Let us find out if he can make it make sense. Somehow, we think we should just enjoy the music!

In which we look at a couple more great episodes of Ultraman! Dada is an artistic invader looking to collect humans for unknown reasons- maybe they want more people to look at their art? This is followed by two innocent monsters that eat gold. Alas, people love gold more than monsters, it seems. Get your Spider Gun ready, you are gonna need it!

In which X7 takes a look at one of the oddest Japanese movies from 1967- Jack and the Witch! He never saw it as a wee agent, so seeing it with older eyes does give one a slightly different perspective. It is a pretty fun movie, though a tad overlong. There are a lot of chases and captures and escapes throughout the film. A ten minute edit would do wonders for the audience!

In which X7 talks for quite a while about the great King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)! We will watch him more next time to make sure he does not filibuster, if you will, about his topic. We cannot promise anything, though. You know X7 and his love of these movies!

In which X7 looks at three more episodes of Kimba, and a special extra episode, which we will get into later on! We have enjoyed watched the entire series, but these would not have been the final two episodes we would have aired. Listen for X7's choice! Let's go, White Lion, for the final time in the 60s!

In which X7 and Captain America meet the amazing Adaptoid in episode 07! This android can copy any individual's abilities, including non-super powers. Can Cap defeat a being with several Avengers powers by himself?

In which X7 talks about the second monster movie directed by Eugène Lourié, The Giant Behemoth (1959)! It is quite entertaining, if a bit "by the numbers" overall. The monster is cool, and a stop-motion rampage is always fun to watch. Find out if it is the "biggest thing since creation!"

In which X7 reviews the fourth and ultimate movie in Chang Cheh's "Shaolin Cycle"- Shaolin Temple (1976)! It is an action-packed and all-star affair, culminating in the destruction of the Temple. Get ready, go!

In which we listen to X7 talk about songs and more! He even talks about the actual artists, occasionally! Let's get ready to rock and roll!

In which X7 reviews the sad story of Gomora, as told in Ultraman episodes 26 and 27. Our lovable monster was minding his own business when a busybody professor brings him to Japan. Good things always happen when monsters are taken from their homes and brought to civilization, right?

In which X7 reviews one of Toho Studios best non-Godzilla or even kaiju related movies- Atragon (aka Kaitei Gunkan). It is a great and emotional movie, filled with spectacle and personal conflict. We highly recommend it!

In which X7 talks about one of the earliest "gore" movies, The Flesh Eaters (1964)! It is rather gory, but it is also in black and white which makes it both better and worse. It is a pretty good little movie, and has a very interesting pedigree! You will have to watch to find out, though, since we aren't giving it away!

In which X7 talks about the sixth episode of Captain America, which is really an Avengers story. In fact, it was the sixth comic book Avengers story! It is a pretty decent adaptation overall, though Giant Man and the Wasp are nowhere to be found. X7 also talks about the first time he saw the episode on 200 foot Super 8mm film. It was not what he expected!

In which X7 edits the final thirteen segments of the Prehistoric Animals Advent calendar of 2024. We get to meet Higgentoot! The cats sure love him!

In which X7 examines the third movie in the Shaolin Cycle of Chang Cheh, which is Five Shaolin Masters (1974). These are the five masters that went into central China after the burning of the Shaolin Temple. It is action-packed and full of Shaw Brothers stars. It's a great martial arts movie, we will tell you what!

In which X7 returns to stop-motion dinosaurs, er, well, a stop-motion dinosaur in the mostly good The Beast from Hollow Mountain (1956). We like it, though it is mostly a standard "oater" or basic western for the most part. The movie does prove that everything really is better with dinosaurs in it!

In which X7 listens to and talks about seven pretty great songs! There are some hits and some deep cuts, and people in the radio biz call them these days. And in keeping with the rule, a song X7 has never heard before today! Let's get ready to rock and roll!

In which X7 reviews two episodes that feature four different monsters! What more could any giant monster loving kid ask for? Great effects and stories that keep you involved all the way through! What a great idea to have a giant hero fight giant monsters! Have your Spider Shot at the ready!

In which we start Series 03 with X7's review of The Brain from Outer Space! It is a fun movie with a silly invader who is trying to take over the world. Seems like many evil brains from space do that regularly. This one has a good brain that follows him, but needs a lot of help to stop Gor. It is quite the memorable movie, we will tell you what. Next time, they should get some meddling kids to visit the macabre Mystery Mountain!

In which X7 talks about the wonderful Time Warp comic book store that he has frequented for many decades. Yes, decades. That happens when people reach a certain vintage. It will be under new ownership as of tomorrow, but X7 has known the former owner for more than four decades. He is a great person and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors. We still love comic books!

In which X7 talks about how Captain America was found and joins the Avengers. It starts out pretty close to the comic book, then veers into a different story altogether. We do not know why, but it works pretty well. An Avengers cartoon might have been a big hit!

In which X7 makes a first compilation video from his series of Advent Calendar shorts! This stars his cats along with the many super cool dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. We don't get to meet Higgentoot the Pachy just yet, but he will be there! He does feature on the cover.

In which X7 reviews the great Heroes Two from 1974! Yes, we blew the number. This is the first released movie in Chang Cheh's Shaolin Cycle, and it is wonderful. Loads of drama and martial arts. We highly recommend the movie!

In which X7 listens to and talks about seven different songs. We have a couple returning artists, and a debuting soundtrack song as well today! X7 even learns a thing or two about a band he has long known. How about that? Get your headband on, it is time to rock and roll!

In which X7 reviews two really good episodes of Ultraman (1966). One is a pretty standard invasion story, but is so well directed that it makes the episode stand out. The second is probably the most tragic story in this first series. We also introduce a new feature! But you have to watch to see it! Higgentoot rocks!

In which X7 takes a look at one of his favorite places in the world, Dinosaur Land in White Post, VA. You can also read more about the history of the park here. This is a tour of the booklet sold by the park in the 70s. They may still have some there now, probably for the same price. Be that as it may, X7 love this park, and it sure had an impart on his wee agent brain. Do you want to go to Dinosaur Land?

In which X7 talks about the very enjoyable 1980 Chang Cheh movie, Flag of Iron, AKA Spearman of Death! Both titles are quite appropriate as well. Now, the movie does have more talking than usual, but it also has a lot of fights. We mean, a LOT. X7 enjoyed this viewing quite a bit this time around. Let's get ready to start kung fu fighting!

In which X7 talks about what should be a beloved dinosaur movie classic, Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955/1960). It sure deserves any accolades it gets, we will tell you what! This movies features a wide variety of effects, and even the "localization" works well. We highly recommend it!

In which X7 reviews the first then-modern day Cap story, where he heads to an unnamed country in South America to get revenge on the baneful Baron Zemo. The thing is, Zemo wants his revenge on Cap! Rick Jones is present in this story from the pages of the Avengers, but we don't see any of his colorful teammates. Good thing Cap has that mighty shield ready!

In which X7 reviews the second Godzilla movie, well the US version of the second Godzilla movie, Gigantis, The Fire Monster. That is a helluva title, we must say. It suffers from rushed-sequelitis for sure, but there is a lot to like here. Let's watch and find out what those qualities are!

In which X7 starts a new segment- Shaolin Saturday! What could be better than a great version of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple from Chang Cheh and Lau Kar-Leung? We do love this Shaolin Cycle, and will be spending the next four weeks with these same people, more or less. Let's get to kung fu fighting!

In which X7 listens to seven great holiday songs for this coldest and darkest season. There are songs about several of the holidays observed this season, but you will have to listen to them to find out! Let's get ready to jingle bell rock and roll!

In which X7 takes a look at two more episodes of the classic effects series Ultraman! We have an avenger monster in Hydra, which looks nothing like the Greek Hydra, and a toxic gas monster in Kemular, who looks a bit like a giant muppet. Neither monster is evil, but they are dangerous! It is almost all-out action! Call the Science Patrol!

In which X7 reviews the oddball and rather fun sci-fi peplum, The Giant of Metropolis! It stars Gordon Mitchell, and takes place around 20,000 BCE. That is quite a long time ago! There are no monsters, but the direction and sets make up for it. There is lots of action as well. He isn't really a son of Hercules, but it still works!

In which X7 reviews a "documentary" that was first released on VHS in 1990, then in a slightly upgraded form on DVD in 2001. It's a fun time machine to see how beat up these trailers are and how happy we were to see them back then. There are not many actual dinosaurs present, but that is quite alright. The movies are all pre-CGI, which is quite refreshing these days. Let's go!

In which X7 looks at either the third or fourth episode (third episode here, but fourth according to Wiki) of the 1966 Captain America cartoon. It was based on Tales of Suspense #69 to 71. Is Steve Rogers AWOL? Looks like it, but he does have friends in high places. Can Rogers be in two places at the same time? Don't touch that dial!

In which X7 talks about the fun action-comedy movie, Dinosaurus! from 1960. The effects are good, the scenery is gorgeous and plot is pretty easy to follow. What more could a person want? Well, X7 does wish he had seen this as a wee agent, rather than as an older, more discerning agent. But life doesn't always work that way, right? The screen grabs are from the Kino-Lorber Blu Ray, which is a great release, so go get it. Dinosaurs make everything better!

Yes, X7 messed up the first upload, but the second one got better.

In which X7 does a traditional "7 Song Friday" complete with a song he had never heard before! It is also Superman Day, so we do acknowledge that! Let's get ready to rock and roll!

In which X7 reviews a DVD from 2001, which was originally a LP VHS tape from 1992. It is amazing how many of these movies are now available in great copies. Let's all be thankful for tapes like this from 30 plus years ago. It was fun to have back then we can tell you what. We also debut the new logo! Let us know how you like it in the comments!

In which X7 talks about seven great songs, yet again, since it is a Friday and that is what we do here in da clerb! OK, no one here is really hip enough (or young enough) to pull that off, but it does make us smile, so there you go. Let's rock and roll!

In which X7 takes a look at two great episodes of Ultraman, and also two rather sentimental favorites as well. We see an alien brother from a different planet seeking to help humans, and then two reincarnated monsters show up. What more could a viewer want? Have your Beta Capsule handy, as you are going to need it!