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
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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
Movie Review: ‘Deadly Games’
Director: René Manzor Cast: Brigette Fossey, Louis Ducreux, Patrick Floersheim, Alain Lalanne, François-Éric Gendron, Stéphane Legros Plot: A young child is left home alone at the large family house during Christmas. While his… Continue reading
Movie Review: ‘Don’t Open Till Christmas’
Director: Edmund Purdom Cast: Edmund Purdom, Alan Lake, Belinda Mayne, Gerry Sundquist, Mark Jones Plot: In the lead up to Christmas a couple of London detectives search for a pathological killer targeting anyone… Continue reading
Retro Review: ‘Blind Fury’
Inspired by the Japanese film/TV character Zatoichi, actor turned producer Tim Matheson sought to create his own visually handicapped, sword-wielding hero. His vision was realized in 1990 when he and director Phillip Noyce… Continue reading
Noirvember Review: ‘Try and Get Me!’
Every November fans of classic cinema celebrate one of the great genres of filmdom, the film noir. These beloved films ensure fans get their fill of; gritty streets, tough detectives, dark alleys, mysterious… Continue reading
Noirvember Review: ‘Where the Sidewalk Ends’
Every November fans of classic cinema celebrate one of the great genres of filmdom, the film noir. These beloved films ensure fans get their fill of; gritty streets, tough detectives, dark alleys, mysterious… Continue reading
