The Dead Bodies In # 223 A Review by Abby Braunsdorf
Review by Abby Braunsdorf A businessman cheats on his wife with his favorite prostitute. The hooker ODs on drugs and dies in his hotel room. So he calls the cops and the movie’s over, right? Of course not. In the…
Beach Blanket Bingo (1965)
The fifth entry in the “Beach Party” series is universally acknowledged as the best of the lot. Having watched three such films in quick succession, I have to agree: it’s not that those concerned made a concentrated effort at creating…
The Oblong Box (1969)
In the end of the Nineteenth Century, the aristocrat Edward Markham (Alister Williamson) is disfigured by sorcery in Africa by the natives. His brother Julian Markham (Vincent Price) brings him back to the Markham Manor in England and keeps him…
Shin Godzilla : A Review By Abby Braunsdorf
Review by Abby Braunsdorf When I tell people here in the US that the Japanese have made a new Godzilla movie, they invariably ask “How are the effects?” I find that curious because, as a dedicated student of Godzilla movies,…
Devil Hunter (1980)
When a man who doesn’t have Alzheimer’s can’t remember how many films he’s made, he probably is the world’s most prolific director after all. That man is Jesus Franco, the king of so-called ‘eurotrash’. His 1980 flick Devil Hunter is…
The Cannibal Man (1972)
WEEK OF THE KILLER is definitely a more satisfying title for this film, it is at least an honest title as well. It’s a shame that those marketing this film to help it gain a profit opted for the title…
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
If a quintessential example of a Hammer Studio’s exercise in Gothic Horror exists, it is probably this film. Not because it is a flawless piece of film-making, far from it. Rather because this film manages to squeeze just about all…
Dr. Cyclops (1940)
“Dr. Cyclops” was an unusual horror film for its time. It did not use any major stars and was shot in glorious technicolor (unheard of for a film of this type). The plot is a typical “B” movie plot but…
Divorce: Hollywood Style
Partnerships come to an end for many reasons. The ending of these partnerships or divorce usually happens in several stages and is a result of a cascading series of events and lack of communication. Always there seems to be a…