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Month: March 2020

Swamp Women (1956)

Only Roger Corman could get the most out of a rented dinghy, access to a small area of swamp and New Orleans stock footage. Man…these cool chicks are very groovy as they put the “touch” on Conners. Not really a…

The Chill Factor (1993)

A good few years before X-Factor, quite a few years after Max Factor, and, probably at the same time of the Krypton Factor, neophyte director Christopher Webster was considering making ‘The Chill Factor’, and, I, for one, am glad he…

Inner Sanctum II (1994)

This is the story of Jennifer Reed who was forced into killing her husband in self defence. As of late, she has been plagued with nightmares of her recently deceased hubby returning from the dead to kill her. Her house…

Bonejangles (2017)

While the 2017 movie “Bonejangles” from director Brett DeJager and writer Keith Melcher is labeled as a horror comedy, there wasn’t much of either of those to be found here. The movie wasn’t the least bit scary, and it utterly…

Fireback (1983)

Fireback reigns supreme among the delirious no-budget trash cranked out by the Filipino Silver Star Film Company and is arguably the greatest moment in the “career” of company poster boy Teddy Page. There is nothing in this film that could…

Dollman (1991)

Brick Bardo (Tim Thomerson), a tough cop from the planet Arturus, pursues his evil nemesis Sprug (Frank Collison), a living disembodied head on a flying machine, across the far reaches of space to Earth (the South Bronx, to be precise)…

Sorority Slaughterhouse (2016)

Movie begins with Eric Roberts as Dean of a college, who has been having an affair with one of the students. He is on the phone with her as she breaks up with him, having sent him a 12″ clown…

The Neon Dead (2017)

The eye-catching poster and action-packed trailer led me to this one. The plot is pretty simple as a young woman spots a glowing zombie in her bathroom and hires two young guys running a paranormal investigators business. Turns out these…

The Future Of Movie Going: The Drive-in

Last week when the walls came crashing down around the business of motion picture exhibition, 631 theaters were still in operation and not shut down. The top six box office performers were drive-ins. There are many reasons why this happened;…

Netherworld (1992)

NETHERWORLD, a Full Moon picture set in the Louisiana swamps, successfully delivers a Gothic atmosphere filled with lush vegetation, isolated manor homes, and brothels operated by voodoo sorceresses. However, thanks to a hopelessly cheesy script, the film never transcends its…

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Puppet Master II (1990)

The puppets return, this time they hunt down some locals and paranormal researchers to assist their master in his evil plan. Charles Band’s story and David Pabian’s screenplay is almost a remake of the first film. Effects wizard David Allen…

Attack of the 50 Foot Cheerleader (2012)

Aspiring college cheerleader Cassie Stratford (Jena Sims) consumes an experimental drug that grants her beauty and enough athletic ability to make the cheer squad. The drug has an unforeseen side effect — Cassie starts to grow and grow and grow….

A.I. Assault (2006)

I thought the movie A.I.Assault was pretty good but I have to say I that I was a little disappointed about a few things, like the fact that the robot was pretty good special effects but totally copied off H.G.Wells…

Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988)

Hell Comes to Frogtown is a hilarious cult classic. The plot alone makes this one a must see. It’s the stuff of legends. No kidding, the greatest plot of all time. Get this: Rowdy Roddy Piper is one of the…

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Is this a sequel? If it is, what did I miss? This movie is a mystery and it is not a sequel by any means. Instead of the usual Haddonfield, Ill., it takes place in California. Instead of dealing with…

Corpsing (2013)

CORPSING has blood and guts, but that’s not the driving focus for this film. The characters have depth and dimension often not found in contemporary horror. Without giving too much away, I even found myself giggling a little as Thomas…

Sorcerers’ Village (1958)

Documentary film recounting the travels of Captain Hassoldt Davis and his wife, Ruth Staudinger Davis, across the Ivory Coast. The Davises filmed their exploits, seeking out in particular evidence of the beginnings and native practices of witchcraft and sorcery, and…

The Cat Creeps (1946)

THE CAT CREEPS over the years has gotten a bum rap that it did not deserve. It has an all too familiar plot, sure, but it also has a darn good cast of character actors who are fun to watch,…

Avalanche Express (1979)

A film more famous for its behind-the-scenes double-jinx (the deaths, within months of each other, of both director Robson – who may have become involved to begin with in view of his work on the spy romp THE PRIZE {1963}…