The Harrad Experiment (1973)
The “Harrad Experiment”, which is based on the 1960’s free love novel by Robert H. Rimmer, starts out with Sheila, Laurie Walters, arriving at Harrad Collage. Later as all the students are paired off in the main collage auditorium by…
New Years Evil
While many holidays have been explored in the horror genre in abundance like Halloween and Christmas, there aren’t many that have tackled the New Year’s Eve theme. Thankfully films like “New Year’s Evil” fill that gap with a wonderfully trashy…
Why Are B Movies So Damned Important?
Some ramblings by Bill Dever Imagine Rock and Roll. Now imagine Rock and Roll without Louie Louie, Paul Revere and The Raiders, The Beau Brummels, The Monks, Tommy James and The Shondells, The Troggs, The Velvet Undergound, The Ramones The…
Punks In Space
Back in the early ’80s, Liverpudlian director Alex Cox had just finished his debut feature, Repo Man, a twisted punk-rock crime comedy starring Emilio Estevez. But the film had yet to become a breakaway cult hit, so the then-30-year-old optioned…
The Horror Of Dracula (1958)
It’s difficult to overestimate the significance of Dracula. Far more so than its predecessor, The Curse of Frankenstein, it set the tone for Hammer’s movie output over the next two decades – the two decades (1956-1976) when British films, or…
Mr. Ricco (1975)
When watching this film, the question is — why did it end Dean Martin’s film career? There were a number of reasons, really, that had nothing to do with the film itself. Just a little over a year before this…
Donna Douglas, aka Elly May Clampett, passes away at age 81
Family members say Donna Douglas passed away at the age of 81. Douglas was an actress, best known for her role as Elly May Clampett, the only daughter of Jed Clampett, in the CBS television series The Beverly Hillbillies. Charlene…
Evilspeak (1981)
An army cadet is bullied by four other students and some authority figures. One day he is sent to clean the old church basement as a punishment and, while there, he finds a secret room which contains an ancient Satanic…
Cover Girl Models (1975)
Enjoyable, brief ‘n’ breezy drive in fare from New World that serves as quite a good companion piece to “Fly Me”. “Cover Girl Models” follows a trio of luscious young women – Barbara (Pat Anderson), Claire (Lindsay Bloom), and Mandy…
New Jack City (1991)
New Jack City is The Untouchables for the black community right down to the last tee.Wesley Snipes is playing Robert De Niro’s part as Al Capone,while Mario Van Peebles is the Elliot Ness of the story,making for a black man’s…
Capone (1975)
Cheaply-made and over-simplified account of the life and times of the most notorious gangland figure of The Roaring Twenties; clearly intended as exploitation – with liberal doses of nudity and foul language to embellish the typical blood-soaked exploits – the…
Galaxina
Crew of interstellar police ship is sent to recover a mysterious crystal, the blue star. Sub Plots: The ships female android and a crew member fall in love. Alien is spoofed as as the captain gives birth to an alien…
Attack of the 50ft Cheerleader (2012)
As one who remembers the Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, I was hoping that the special effects would have improved after 55 years. Well, the improvement was not worth the viewing. I suppose the 1993 made for TV version…
Sick: Survive The Night – January 6th release
January 6, 2015 audiences will experience complete world governmental collapse, billions dead and the human race on the brink of extinction in the film Sick: Survive The Night by Ryan M. Andrews. Ryan did not want a typical zombie shoot…