The Horrible Dr. Hichcock (1962)
I suppose how horrible you think Doctor Hitchcock is depends on your own view of necrophilia. I mean, sure, the first time we see him he’s bashed the head of a gravedigger so he can have a quick go on…
Book of Numbers (1973)
Philip Michael Thomas has probably only been seen by most audiences in the MIAMI VICE television series, the quintessential action TV show of the 80’s. But prior to MIAMI VICE PMT was seen in quite a number of blaxploitation films…
Head of the Family (1996)
Head of the Family is cheesy B-movie trash at its best, the plot if there is one revolves around mutant quadruplets that are control by their brother who just happens to be a giant disembodied head. The plot good as…
Don’t Move (2013)
While the idea behind Don’t Move is nothing special, it is interesting and makes the viewer think a little bit. You can just imagine how difficult it would be to stand perfectly still as if your life depended on it;…
Lisa and the Devil (1973)
Lisa (Elke Sommer) who is a tourist gets lost from her group in an ancient Spanish city, but she come across a couple Mr Frank Lehar, his wife Sofia and chauffeur and gets a lift off them. Though, its short-lived…
Kill, Baby… Kill! (1966)
Here we have an isolated Transylvanian village haunted by the spirit of a dead little girl intent on collecting the souls of the inhabitants. The plot finds a young doctor summoned to the town to perform an autopsy in the…
Rising From The Flames
A phoenix is a Greek mythological bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Associated with fire and the Sun, a phoenix obtains new life by arising from the ashes of its predecessor. In discussions I have within this…
The Devil’s Hand (1961)
A man has strange visions of a mystery woman. One day he notices a doll in a shop window which exactly resembles the enigmatic lady who inhabits his dreams. He ventures in and is soon entwined in an underground voodoo…
Cooties (2014)
First off the main thing that killed my buzz with this was how unlikable Elijah Wood’s character was, I get that they were doing this on purpose but the scenes with him in them just made me get more and…
Horror of Dracula (1958)
It’s difficult to overestimate the significance of Dracula. Far more so than its predecessor, The Curse of Frankenstein, it set the tone for Hammer’s movie output over the next two decades – the two decades (1956-1976) when British films, or…
The Brain (1962)
While ‘Donovan’s Brain’ wasn’t the first movie version of Curt Siodmak’s sci fi shocker, it is by far the best known and best remembered of the three adaptations (so far). As a corny but entertaining b-grade movie it is hard…
Dracula’s Daughter (1936)
In London, two policemen find the body of a man, Renfield, with neck broken and Dracula with a stake through his heart. They arrest Prof. Von Helsing (Edward Van Sloan) that tells that he did it and take him to…
The Body Beneath (1970)
One rainy day in London on the edge of Hamstead Heath, there’s a knock at the front door of the Ford family home. Unknown to any of the Ford household, the Reverend Alexander Algernon Ford, is actually the head of…
The Creeper (1948)
Although the film’s director and actor Onslow Stevens have done similar work for Universal, this film is more reminiscient of Val Lewton’s horror thrillers for RKO. The film title itself refers to a black cat and many of the key…
Spook Chasers (1957)
The Bowery Boys must battle crooks when a real estate agent sells their friend Mike (Percy Helton) a rundown piece of land. The group end up finding money there, which draws the attention of a couple gangsters who plan on…
The Reptile (1966)
A young couple, Harry and Valerie Spalding, inherit and move into a small cottage previously owned by the husband’s now deceased brother, Charles. Charles’ death is something of a mystery, but none of the locals in the small Cornish village…
The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
This movie begins with a young woman by the name of “Alice Mary Tompson” (Jacqueline Pearce) awakening from what appears to be a bad dream. The scene then shifts to London where a gentleman named “Sir James Forbes” (Andre Morell)…
Rebuilding The Foundations Of Movie Going
Rebuilding the foundation At its root motion picture exhibition is about storytelling. Storytelling that reflects the concerns and the focus of the community that the theater serves. As soon as you take your eye off that community you begin to…
The Love Witch (2016)
The Love Witch” (2016 release; 120 min.) brings the story of Elaine, the self-proclaimed “love witch”. As the movie opens, we see Elaine, in a bright red dress, driving her bright red Mustang convertible, on her way to a friend’s…
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Bud Abbot and Lou Costello were an amazing comic team who endeared themselves to their fans with the kind of humor they projected; theirs was the kind of good fun with a lot of sight gags that made them one…