Christmas Evil (1980)
This cult favourite seasonal picture is writer / director Lewis Jackson’s interesting, offbeat take on the holidays, focusing on a pathetic figure named Harry Stadling (Brandon Maggart), whose mind has been warped ever since seeing something as a child that…
Silent Night (2012)
With the festive period now upon us, it’s the time of year to bring out those films that are best watched at Christmas time. You’ve got Home Alone, The Muppets Christmas Carol, Scrooged, Miracle on 34th Street, It’s A Wonderful…
Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)
Ah, Christmas. Although it has become increasingly commercialized and sometimes appears to be nothing more than a huge crash-grab for multi-million dollar corporations, Christmas have remained popular year after year. While the underlying message the holiday carries with it of…
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
I really enjoy this silly little holiday flick. A bunch of serious Martian adults are afraid that their serious Martian children are too serious, so they go to a serious Martian senior citizen. The old guy tells them that the…
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)
Finland isn’t known for it’s film exports, so here truly is a ‘Rare Export’ but should we return it? It’s not exactly in the spirit of Christmas is it? This film is rather a prequel to two short films that…
Black Christmas (1974)
The girls of a sorority house are being tormented by a twisted prank caller who continually calls to convey increasingly vile and abusive sentiments. What at first appears to be a sick joke eventually turns violent for the girls during…
Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972)
Having owned but never watched the Paragon VHS cassette for years, I surprised myself by watching this holiday horror film on this cold, gray winter day. Even more surprising is that hiding behind the generic title of SILENT NIGHT, BLOODY…
Jack Frost (1997)
Here comes the fairy tale about another demented psychopath’s killing spree. Imagine your deepest, darkest fears…conjured up in the manifestation of a KILLER SNOWMAN! Well, in JACK FROST, we are casually acquainted with a repugnant Jack the Ripper-type tormentor named,…
Son Of A Gun
It’s a pretty standard thriller, but Australian import Son of a Gun still has a lot of things to like about it. It heralds the arrival of a pretty ace filmmaker with the feature debut of short film director Julius…
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
I’d heard that when the end credits rolled for ‘Bubba Ho-Tep’ during the premiere in Detroit, there was a five minute standing ovation. Having seen the movie, I have to honestly say a five minute ovation seems not long enough….
Trollhunter (2010)
Recently our Viking brethren from the Icey North have dipped their manly toes in the creative waters of film-making. That’s not to say they haven’t before, but I would say films about an evil Santa Claus, Nazi Zombies and now,…
Carry on Behind
Ugh… horrible. In an earlier review I remarked how the worlds of Carry On and On The Buses were poles apart. But then I hadn’t seen Carry On Behind, which makes “Buses” seem the height of sophistication. Opening with a…
Dolph Lundgren
Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren; 3 November 1957) is a Swedish actor, director, and martial artist. He belongs to a generation of film actors who epitomise the action hero stereotype, alongside Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Steven…
Tormented (1960)
Tom Stewart, the “best jazz pianist in the world,” is getting married to a young, rich beauty in a week…but not if his clingy, shapely ex-girlfriend can stop it. Vi Mason, a smoky singer with a body to rival Jayne…
Hollywood Shrugged
This is has been a tough three weeks for Tinsel Town. Sony Pictures has been deluged by a mudslide of acrimony and ridicule as a result of the first volley of the world’s first Cyberwar. Unit 121, a 1800 strong…
Swamp Women (1956)
SWAMP WOMEN opens and closes with profuse thanks to the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana for help in making this film. If any of the people who are mentioned actually saw SWAMP WOMEN they may have…
Last Woman on Earth (1960)
While not officially listed (on IMDb) as having been worked on by cult director Monte Hellman, he confirmed his involvement on this Corman cheapie during Criterion’s Audio Commentary for his own TWO-LANE BLACKTOP (1971). In fact, it was one of…
The Device – Five Quick Question with Jeremy Berg
Directed by: Jeremy Berg Starring: Angela DiMarco, David S. Hogan and Kate Alden Some alien genre films start off with an attack or conflict in attempt to grab the audience. The Device is much more personal and begins with two…
Rock All Night (1957)
I found “Rock All Night” to be fascinating, but I did fast forward the movie at times. It’s skillfully photographed, and the acting is good. Roger Corman certainly directed this very well in those respects. The story had me wondering…
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
Everybody knows they want to see a movie with giant crabs decapitating people and then absorbing their brain powers. Especially if its directed by Roger Corman,(Undisputabely, king of the B’s.)Corman had just started his sci-fi romp when he made this…