Slaughter (1972)
After his parents are killed by the mob, a former Green Beret (Jim Brown) joins forces with “The Man” to get his revenge. An enjoyable Blaxploitation film that’s not without its share of flaws. Obviously, NFL great Jim Brown’s acting…
Samson vs. the Vampires (1961)
This is a late night trash-o-rama joy. Its about a vampire that steals woman and Goliath who goes to get them back. This is one of those so goofy its great movies that hooks you and makes you watch all…
Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975)
‘Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold’ is even more enjoyable than ‘Cleopatra Jones’ (if such a thing is possible!), because it realizes that the best thing about the first movie was its sense of fantasy. The sequel doesn’t even…
The Chase (1946)
This is one of the most off-beat noirs you will ever see.It ranges from tension to turmoil in short bursts because it is, ah, different.You may have to run parts of it back to see if you missed something –…
The Glass Wall (1953)
Peter ( Vittorio Gassman) and Maggie (Gloria Grahame) show what can happen to immigrants that arrive here without proper papers. He has a loophole that he thinks he can use to be admitted to the country, but without enough information,…
What Happened To The Movie Theater?
Everyday I check out my various news feeds. I really try to drill down on whats the latest in motion picture exhibition. My feed is always filled with stories about bigger screens, some theater in Switzerland is putting in beds,…
The Errand Boy (1961)
One of the first of many Jerry Lewis comedies that Paramount (Paramutual) Studios would produce throughout the late 50’s and 60’s. I disappointment to not have the movie in color, the black and white not only shows the movie’s early…
Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation (1952)
The Ma & Pa Kettle films were about a very backward but nice country family*. Early on in the series, the family wins a contest–a fully equipped modern home. Up until then, they’d been living in a tumble-down shack on…
Shakedown (1950)
In Shakedown, Howard Duff plays his specialty, a winsome crumb. As a down-at-the-heels shutterbug desperate for a job, he sells lurid pictures — drownings, defenestrations — without any thought to the peril his subjects face. Once he lands the job…
The Revolt Of the Slaves (1960)
Rhonda Fleming would shortly be ending her big screen career and would henceforth do roles mostly for television. I’m sure that Revolt Of The Slaves might have had a lot to do with that decision. It was a project of…
The Asylum’s D-Day Coming Soon
In honor of the 75th anniversary of the historic D-Day landings, Cinedigm Corp. announced that it has acquired all North American distribution rights to the Asylum’s WWII film, D-DAY. Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LJMo2wuJZc&feature=youtu.be Written by Geoff Meed and directed by Nick Lyon,…
The Blob (1958)
The Blob is a classic 1950s B-movie sci-fi flick. You probably know the story: two teens (Steve McQueen & Aneta Corsaut) see a meteorite hit the ground, and when they go to look for it, they run into an old…
SS Experiment Love Camp (1976)
Sergio Garrone’s grindhouse Nazi sex flick, shot back to back with the similarly dire SS WOMENS CAMP, is one of the most often cited “video nasties”. In actuality it is totally ridiculous on every level, even relative to other genre…
Chrome and Hot Leather (1971)
As biker movies go, Chrome And Hot Leather is unusual. Biker films, tended to highlight the wild lifestyle of the outlaw biker culture, as desirable. But this film doesn’t glorify bikers. In fact, the military establishment, and their straight-arrow values,…
Night of the Zombies (1981)
Imagine a movie with a completely nonsensical plot, something about zombie soldiers left over from World War II. Now slap a bit of blue make-up on someone’s face and call them a member of the undead. Not convinced? You ain’t…
Zombie Nightmare (1987)
Ever get together with your pals and watch horrible movies while you suck down donuts and cheap beer? Well then this one is for you! Actually this movie really sucks. However there are some inspired moments of suckiness. Such as…
Making the Grade (1984)
Determined to watch every Golan-Globus movie ever made, I finally sat down to watch this years after it was released. To tell the truth, I wasn’t expecting much. However, I was pleasantly surprised that it was pretty painless to sit…
Street People (1976)
Roger Moore and Stacey Keach star in this Italian-American co-production, and try to be the Martin and Lewis of 70’s crime exploitation cinema. The rigor mortis of Roger Moore was never more noticeable as it is here, playing the straight…
Hit! (1973)
“Hit” is an interesting revenge on Marseilles drug kingpins film, that one can’t help comparing to “French Connection 2”. I found “Hit” to be the better film. It does require some patience though to sit through the entirely too long…
Rubber (2010)
The movie opens with a desert road randomly strewn with simple wooden parsonage chairs facing in all directions. Next a car appears and begins deliberately swerving into the chairs, breaking each one of them, until it comes to a halt….