Retro Review: ‘Devil Story’
The shores of France are renowned for their beauty and heritage. One would can see why there are those who would shudder the thought of transforming such a place into a film set,… Continue reading
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Retro Review: ‘Talons of the Eagle’
I believe I may have a medical condition that when I encounter a cheap, B-grade action flick from the 80’s or 90’s I am sold 110% on it. So during the last Vinegar… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Scissors’
In the early 1990’s, Sharon Stone became a superstar thanks to the then trend of Hollywood to delve into dark sexually charged thrillers which did big business among hip, urbane adult moviegoers. Starting… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘American Ninja’
One of the great parts of the legacy left by 80’s studio Canon Films is their ninja films, most notably their American Ninja franchise. In an era where action movies needed to bigger… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Memories’
To say Katsuhiro Otomo is is one of the towering figures of anime and manga is an understatement. His creation Akira brought the style to an international audience. Since then his work in… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Death Spa’
The 1980’s saw an explosion in people looking to don bright colored spandex and start working out. Of course in an era when filmmakers were putting slashers into every conceivable place one of… Continue reading
Retro Review: Satanis: ‘The Devil’s Mass’
In 1966, occult fanatic and counterculturalist Anton LaVey founded the Church of Satan in San Francisco. Naturally founding a church devoted to the entity believed to be the father of all evil is… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Solomon King’
One constant threat to the art of cinema that has been recognized is that of films being lost. Thankfully preservationists both at the studios and in nonprofit organizations have been hard at work… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Beware! Children at Play’
Like some of you reading this, part of my Black Friday was spent going through the Blu Rays available from the good people at Vinegar Syndrome. Amid their vast collection of grindhouse, cult,… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Smokey and the Bandit’
A few months ago I was fortunate enough to see horror movie host/film critic Joe Bob Briggs present his famed lecture “How Rednecks Saved Hollywood”. Naturally, he discussed a number of the “hixploitation”… Continue reading
