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Synopsis: A successful cosmetic company owner, Janice Starlin is informed sales are decreasing because she is the face of the company and her customers see her getting noticeably older. When the eccentric Dr. Eric Zinthrop shows he can reduce aging with a serum he created using royal jelly from a queen wasp, Janice agrees to fund his research on the condition she is used as one of his test subjects. The serum works and she is soon twenty years younger. However, the serum comes with an unexpected side effect, she periodically turns into a deadly wasp-like creature. Who's in it? The movie stars Susan Cabot , Anthony Eisley , Michael Mark, Barboura Morris and William Reorick. Review: I am a fan of most Roger Corman movies and when I came across The Wasp Woman on Amazon Prime, I decided to add it to my watch list as a result. Truthfully, it wasn't one of my favorites from the director, but I also didn't hate it. The film is pretty much what you'd expect from a movie ma...

Synopsis: Dr. James Xavier develops a serum that will increase human vision to allow people to see ultraviolet and X-ray wavelengths. With his primary sponsor threatening to shut down his research funding, Xavier takes the drastic step of testing the serum on himself, only to lose the funding anyway after it works too well, and he winds up hospitalized as a result. Soon after, he accidentally kills one of his colleagues and while a fugitive from the law attempts to raise money for further research by using his X-ray vision to pretend to be a mind reader, run an underground medical clinic and win money at a Las Vegas casino. Who's in it? The movie stars Ray Milland ,  Diana Van der Vlis , Don Rickles , John Hoyt and Harold J. Stone. Review: I came across the Roger Corman-directed X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes last night and thought it sounded interesting enough to give a try. After watching it this morning, I concluded it was an OK film, though maybe not quite what I was expec...

Synopsis: Even though she comes from a wealthy family, Sabra Tanner is a bit of an outcast in her sorority. That, along with a poor relationship with her mother, causes her to torture a pledge, something that has her on the verge of being expelled. When she learns one of her sorority sisters, Tina, is pregnant, she attempts to exploit the situation by convincing Tina to blackmail a local bartender, Mort, for $1000 if he doesn't want her to lie and name him as the father. Only the plan doesn't work, leaving both women in a crisis. Who's in it? The movie stars Susan Cabot , Dick Miller , June Kenney , Barbara Cowan and Barboura Morris. Review: I ended up picking out the movie Sorority Girl this morning mostly because I saw it was directed by Roger Corman, and I normally enjoy his films. After watching it, however, my opinion of it was very mixed. I thought the movie did a great job of developing the characters. This is especially true of Sabra (Cabot), who is technically...