Flesh Feast (1970)
Producer, Director and Film Teacher Brad Grinter was well liked in the Florida Exploitation film community, if only for the fact that as Grinter was a fully fledged nudist, naked women always seemed to be hanging around his office. His…
Flash Gordon (1936)
Flash Gordon has it all….. There is really a little of everything in this serial: There are lion-men, hawk-men, shark-men, Earthmen, & I guess you’d call em Mongo-men. The sets & costumes combine, Greek, Roman, Oriental, Egyptian and there’s even…
Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
By itself, “Panic in Year Zero,” is a very good movie. The cast has some prominent actors and stars of the past, all of whom give top performances. The film has a solid plot and script, and excellent cinematography and…
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Ray Harryhausen should have received top billing in this film, since his superb stop-action animation is the real star here. None of this nonsense about wise and benevolent aliens a la “The Day the Earth Stood Still”! Here, the aliens…
Invasion of the Saucer Men (1957)
Teenagers Johnny (Steve Terrell) and Joan (Gloria Castillo) are returning from Lover’s Lane when they run over something. At first they fear they’ve ran over a human but when they get out of the car they see a little green…
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
Along with “invasion of the body snatchers”(1956) “forbidden planet”(1956) and “the fly” (1958),the best movie sci-fi offered in the fifties. Richard Matheson’s remarkable novel was adapted by himself,thus the movie is an accurate rendition.Differences are kept to the minimum,and are…
Foxy Brown (1974)
In 1973, the film “Coffy” made Pam Grier a star, a permanent icon of the blaxploitation films of the era, and a symbol of female empowerment in the face of racial tension. She also kicked a whole lot of tail….
Sharknado (2013)
Regardless of genre, most movies are a construction of thoughtfully planned scenes, each of which presenting plot points and character motivations that, together, form a plausible narrative, allowing for the proverbial “suspension of disbelief.” Such careful craftsmanship is never more…
Deadly Prey (1987)
This is the story of evil Colonal Hogan who is utilising kidnapped innocent civilians as big game in order to train his bloodthirsty group of mercenaries. All is going fine in this cruel pursuit to until that is one day…
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)
It is fortuitous that this film has at last reached the light of day again, (via DVD) since it provides a welcome reminder of the type of Saturday matinée “scary” fare 1960s parents could safely drop the youngsters off to…
I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu
The 1978 I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE burned chilling images and sounds into the minds of horror fans that still remain to this day. The story, Camille Keaton’s screams, the brutal tortures, and murders resulted in a controversial film that…
Summer Heat (1983)
One of unsung B-picture director Jack (“A Small Town in Texas”) Starrett’s most appealing and hence underrated features, this disarmingly sweet, big-hearted, beautifully well-observed and surprisingly moving seriocomic slice of blue collar life centers on one Dolin Pike (the always…
Project X (1968)
The “X” in “Project X” (1968) may well stand for the X in Matrix. In this story, set 150 years after 1968, Christopher George is a spy whose memory has been wiped clean after his capture by an Asian empire…
The Inglorious Bastards (1978)
Bo Svenson stars as an American officer who’s thrown into a prison convoy with a murderer, Tony (Peter Hooten), Fred (Fred Williamson), a thief, Nick (Michael Pergolani), and a coward, Berle (Jackie Basehart). The convoy comes under attack by the…
Prison Heat (1993)
Sure it’s not a great drama,but is this the reason you wanted to see it? Four young females (College Coeds) are on a vacation close to the border of Turkey when they are falsely arrested by guards and the next…
Dr. Orloff’s Invisible Monster (1970)
Apparently, the Orloff name was strong and universal enough to be dealt with by hands other than Jess Franco’s, who created him (like, say, Dr. Mabuse, whom the notorious Spanish film-maker eventually got to grips with himself). As for The…
Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1975)
More exploitation than horror, MARY, MARY, BLOODY MARY is a visual treat. Not only because the leading lady, Cristina Ferrare, is downright gorgeous but the Mexico location offers an abundance of locales providing eclectic situations to keep the viewer interested…
Punching A Hole In The Dam
As a young man and an aspiring filmmaker, I had always thought that my talent (which has diminished with age) and hard work would naturally lead me to the heady life as a Hollywood based filmmaker. I of course was…
Shock ‘Em Dead (1991)
Rehearsing with a band, Angel Martin, (Stephen Quadros) is quickly booted out by the other members, Greg Austin, (Tim Moffett) Izzy, (David Homb) Dustin Clean, (Christopher Maleki) and Jonny Kraft, (Markus Grupa) when he turns them off with his playing…
Tidal Wave (1973)
In the wake of the disaster cycle of the 1970’s Roger Corman imported this film about the destruction of Japan, hacked out about 90 minutes, added Lorne Greene and dumped it on an easily fooled American public. How would Gone…