Hollywood Armageddon
This week I took another look at Michael Bay’s movie Armageddon. Made in 1998, for a budget of $140 million, the movie deals with a group of wildcat drillers and their attempts to blow up an asteroid which threatens to…
The Swiss Conspiracy (1976)
Swiss Conspiracy opens with a screen of text, explaining that Switzerland has always been the perfect place for people to stash their money, acquired legally or not. How ironic it is that as I am watching this in July 2008,…
Death of a Snowman (1976)
I know exploitation cinema isn’t exclusive to America, many countries around the world have made and continue to make exploitation, but I have to say that I’m rather surprised to see a Blaxploitation film hailing from South Africa. I suppose…
Avalanche Sharks (2014)
To be honest, I suffered through watching most of this movie here and there throughout the past year or so whenever it was airing on television. Although there was worldwide shock and awe with Sharknado (which was so cheesy and…
John Dies at the End (2012)
This film reminded me a lot of Naked Lunch crossed with Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure in some ways (if you’ve seen all three of these movies you’ll know what I mean). You have a guy (Dave) and his friend…
Deadly Blessing (1981)
This film is underrated as hell. I personally consider it Craven’s best film aside from The Hills Have Eyes. Of course, I’ve always been interested in the Amish culture, so this film taking it a step further with the Hittites…
Summertime Killer (1972)
Summertime Killer is a Spanish thriller and would seem to take influence both from the Italian Polizi and mafia genres, as well as the American action films. The film is thoroughly entertaining for the entire duration; but it does suffer…
Cry of the Banshee (1970)
Those familiar with the concept of banshees would probably agree that “Cry Of The Banshee” is an interesting title for this film. I think the film-makers probably just decided it was just too good a title to pass up. Nonetheless,…
Riders to the Stars (1954)
Experimental rockets are having trouble breaking Earth’s atmosphere safely, due to cosmic rays and radiation. The best scientific brains in the United States decide to pick a team of men for manned missions into space. They hope to bring back…
Dark Forest – Review
Emily is in a abusive relationship with her boyfriend Peter. Her best friends Michelle, Jolene, and Francine plan a camping trip and she sneaks off with them for the weekend. Peter is furious and searches the woods for his girlfriend,…
Proud Mary (2018)
By this time, we all know what to expect from a Screen Gems Movie. This is the same studio that has made a living producing small budget films to the urban community like Obsessed, No Good Deed, and When the…
The Omega Man (1971)
This action packed and thought-provoking sci-fi drama has been one of my personal favorites for over 30 years. Charlton Heston found his definitive role here, as the last man on earth, a scientist fighting a single handed battle against hundreds…
Leprechaun (1993)
Leprechaun is actually, in my opinion, a fun horror movie with great comedy and some spooky scares. I know that this movie is beyond silly, but I think sometimes you need a villain that doesn’t take himself too seriously, this…
Malibu High (1979)
It’s definitely the best story I’ve ever seen about a girl who wants better grades and then becomes a prostitute and then becomes an assassin. Part of the excellent “Welcome to the Grindhouse” series complete with trailers for other good…
The Perfect Storm: Deconstructing MoviePass
In August, after the peak of a disappointing summer movie season, MoviePass introduced a fantastic offer: see a movie every single day in theaters, paying only a monthly fee that, in most markets, amounts to less than a single ticket….
Cocaine Wars (1985)
The title and accompanying art work don’t hold out much promise but this is a competent piece of film-making with several touches which lift it ever so slightly above the mediocre. However, the material is too routine and predictable to…
The Sky Calls (1959)
Like most soviet films of the period (and I watched the original version), in has no action whatsoever. The plot is stilted as statues at the People’s Economy Achievements Exhibition in Moscow, and the story drags its feet to no…
Our Queen Is Back……The Return Of The Queen of Trash
Bill DeverThe B Movie Celebration 2018 2 hrs · The Return Of The Queen Of Trash FRANKLIN, IN, [Labor Day Weekend] -Horror Hostess QUEEN OF TRASH makes her return this fall to host the B-MOVIE CELEBRATION in Franklin, Indiana. This…
She Gods of Shark Reef (1958)
What will stick out most in this low budget affair is that it truly is low budget. You can tell not much is spent in this story of a prison escape of two men, aided by the brother of one,…
The Great Silence (1968)
Without a doubt, one of the most overlooked films of all time. Watching THE GREAT SILENCE today, many of today’s viewers may find some “cliche’d” scenes, along with some distracting dubbing. But this flick packs much more than one can…