Billy Jack (1971)
BILLY JACK came out during the absolute height of discontent about the Vietnam War. The sequel, out in 1974, was after the war officially ended. At this point, the thrill of the hippie movement had lost some of its appeal…
Eyeball (1975)
Umberto Lenzi doubtlessly is one of the greatest and most multi-talented Italian Cult directors, who has contributed gems to pretty much any genre and sub-genre Italian genre-cinema has brought forth, be it rough Poliziotteschi like “Milano Oida… La Polizia Non…
Roy Colt and Winchester Jack (1970)
While this comic Spaghetti Western was nowhere near as bad as its low reputation amidst the director’s canon would seem to suggest, it can’t possibly hold a candle to Sergio Leone’s classic THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (1966)…
Please Don’t Eat My Mother! (1973)
Roger Corman’s “The Little Shop of Horrors” (1960) was filmed in under five days with the teensiest of budgets, yet it is a very funny, consistently entertaining little gem of a movie. The 1972 soft-core remake, “Please Don’t Eat My…
Dust Up (2012)
Reformed one-eyed ex-soldier Jack (well played with stoical and laconic cool by Aaron Gaffey) just wants to live a peaceful solitary existence. Jack is forced to revert back to his previous brutal ways after he makes the acquaintance of Ella…
Curse of the Faceless Man (1958)
Found in the ruins of ancient Pompeii is this mummified man with a box of jewelry buried next to him. It’s soon discovered by the eminent historian Dr. Emenuel,Felix Locher, of ancient Roman Greek and Egyptian times that the body…
Doing the Beijing Waltz
I have been hearing a lot from within the people in the movie industry of the abundance of Chinese investment available for bona fide projects in this business. Of course the most widely known investment was the acquisition of AMC…
Invasion of the Animal People (1959)
This was a 1959 Swedish/American co-production. In the Lappland of Sweden a meteor crashes. Turns out it’s not a meteor–it’s a spaceship from another world. For no given reason–a huge, hairy monster comes from the spaceship, walks around, causes destruction…
Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983)
I live for movies like YOR. Even without the Margheriti connection YOR would be high on my list of Coolest Movies Ever. Quite frankly it has everything: Giant dinosaur puppets, hot cave girls with oiled thighs, a funky rock music…
Crack in the World (1965)
It is hard to look at some movies as being little more then a list of clichés. A story about a group of scientists attempt to unlock what they hope will be a vast depositary of energy and minerals underneath…
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
I can’t quite find the words to even come close to describing the pure brilliance of this movie. When this movie was made, the western genre was dominated by the big hollywood studios. The western was taken by these studios…
High School Hellcats (1958)
In every decade since the birth of film has their been a flick about the dangers (for teens) of behaving contrary to established rules? Yes, and “High School Hellcats” falls into that genre. Acceptance by one’s peers is a big…
The Black Pit of Dr. M (1959)
After Dr Mazali (Rafael Betrand) makes his dying colleague Dr Aldama (Antonio Raxel) promise to reveal the secrets of the afterlife to him, in a séance he is then given a stark warning: in a few months time, he will…
Trog (1970)
Trog is set in England where three potholers Malcolm (David Griffin), Cliff (John Namil) & Bill (Geoffrey Case) discover a new cave entrance in some marsh land, they enter the cave & explore where Bill is killed by an ape…
Black Snake (1973)
Made one year before ILSA, SHE-WOLF OF THE SS, BLACKSNAKE could have easily been called SUSAN, SHE-WOLF OF THE PLANTATION and it probably inspired the producers behind the Nazi sexploitation epics to go ahead with their more infamous films because…
A Cat in the Brain (1990)
“Cat In The Brain” is a series of extremely violent sequences knitted together by a plot that feels more like an overview, describing director Lucio Fulci’s most notorious years of film-making. The movie could also be seen as a dark…
Spy in the Sky! (1958)
1958’s “Spy in the Sky!” was clearly inspired by the launching of Sputnik, but was beaten to the screen by Roger Corman’s “War of the Satellites.” A little seen and rather ordinary spy thriller with no sci fi elements, starring…
The Return of Count Yorga (1971)
Count Yorga (Robert Quarry) is living in a small town outside of San Francisco, where he becomes involved with an Orphanage, primarily as a source of victims. A tragic event leads persons from the orphanage to contact the local police,…
The Beach Girls and the Monster (1965)
“The Beach Girls and the Monster” features a clear shot of Sue Casey speaking on the phone during the trailer. With a boom mike above her. And the perch. The movie itself has a delightful scraping the barrel approach when…
X the Unknown (1956)
Often overlooked even by those who enjoy the sci-fi films of the fifties, “X The Unknown” is one of those sleepers that real afficionados will watch over and over. Starring Dean Jagger, the cast also features a very young Anthony…