Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961)
When I was an art critic I decided that it wasn’t part of my job to warn people about the Thomas Kinkades of this world. The people who found Kinkade artistic were not going to be dissuaded by reading my…
Country Cuzzins (1970)
This Harry Novak produced example of 1970’s sexploitation concerns comedy more than coitus. Like most soft-core porn, “Country Cuzzins” exposes the gals more than the guys. Occasionally, you’ll see male genitals, but there are neither erections nor penetration scenes in…
Champ-O-Sauras
The trailer and official poster have just been released for the micro-budget mocku-mentary film “CHAMP-O-SAURAS” about the infamous Lake Champlain monster “Champ”! It was directed by the very talented duo of Joel Plue and Lori Kelly. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3534258 https://www.facebook.com/pages/Champosauras/731282570229583 In the…
The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976)
A weird and obscure little film from exploitation director Cimber, The Witch Who Came From The Sea gained a degree of notoriety some years ago when it appeared on the UK’s controversial ‘video nasties’ list. With its prominent themes of…
Time After Time (1979)
“Time After Time” was one of those movies of which I didn’t even knew it existed. It certainly is a movie that deserves more recognition for this movie truly was one of the most entertaining movies I have seen in…
The Fog
A fair number of film scholars and enthusiasts would agree that the career of John Carpenter began with tremendous success, culminated with his much-loved 1978 scare picture “Halloween,” and has been merely sputtering ever since. I am not one of…
Plastic
A One Direction-starring remake of “Ocean’s Eleven” would probably carry more swagger than “Plastic,” a dismal My First Heist thriller that is all-too-aptly nailed by its own title. Aimed squarely at adolescent boys, yet far too laborious in…
When Hell Broke Loose
Routine, low-budget WWII drama start off the day Pearl Harbor is bombed and we see con man Steve Boland (Charles Bronson) pretty much turn the other way not caring about his country. He eventually gets busted for a crime and…
The 27th Day (1957)
I guess I owe the Turner Classic Movie channel a big thank you for it’s New Year’s Day hangover relief recipe, a full day of sci-fi programming that offered some great well known classics, along with (for this viewer) previously…
The Equalizer
The last time they worked together, Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua conjured up “Training Day.” That collaboration won Washington an Academy Award for Best Actor, and it was the only time in Oscar history that a black man won…
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
During an orbital exploratory mission to Mars, Commander Christopher Draper (Paul Mantee) and Colonel Dan McReady (Adam West) are forced to take evasive maneuvers to avoid a large meteor. They inadvertently put themselves in a position for Mars’ gravitational pull…
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012)
Just the basic story: Scott Adkins awakes in hospital after he dreams about JCVD and some guys in black uniforms kill his wife and daughter. He is then approached by some sort of government agent and starts to search for…
Kickboxer
Nah, you’re not interested in “Kickboxer,” the Jean-Claude Van Damme martial arts movie set in the exotic and mysterious Thailand and focuses in on the brutal sport of Muay Thai, are you? You’re not going to miss Van Damme’s hammy…
Crack in the World (1965)
‘Crack in The World’ used to play a lot on ’70’s British television, but has been strangely invisible for years now. My copy was taped off Sky about 1994! It is a gripping sci-fi thriller based loosely on the ‘Mo-Hole…
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)
Spoiler Alert!! 100 years from now scientists discover a new planet in the solar system hidden on the far side of the Sun. It shares earth’s orbit and revolves at exactly the same speed so that it has remained undiscovered…
The Quest (1996)
The Quest is a surprisingly decent Jean Claude Van-Damme movie. Quest is a period piece, and a pretty well-done one at that. Taking place shortly after World War I, Van Damme plays Chris Dubois, a humble indentured servant figure with…
Dark Angel
As an action lover firstly, Dark Angel is a film that any enthusiast will find hard not to enjoy. It’s a great, and entertaining slice of violent sci-fi hokum served up in a brisk 89 minutes. Secondly as a fans…
The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961)
What a pleasure to return, by chance, to an age of cinema when visual trickery, emaciated plot and stereotypical non-characters were not the norm! Scanning the shelves at the local video store recently, I was beginning to get that insidious,…
Get Ready for….. Lavalantula
While Syfy has a slew of interesting series coming out over the next year or so, it would be remiss of everyone on Earth to think that the network had turned its back on making incredibly bizarre mash-up creature features….
‘Automata’
The overwrought, uncontrolled sci-fi thriller Automata is a disappointing example of a film which lacks the imagination to follow persuasively through on its engaging initial premise. Featuring Antonio Banderas as a hero whose bravery in putting his name to the…