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Foundational Cinema

Month: September 2017

Prisoner X (2016)

The best way to describe this movie would be if you took an average episode of The Outer Limits TV series (1995–2002) or the remade Twilight Zone TV series (1985–1989, 2002-2003), and extended it to a 2- hour format.Comes down…

Rollerball (1975)

This film is a classic. A brilliant adaptation of the future and that is way better than the updated version that John McTiernan released which to this day cannot hold a candle to this science fiction masterpiece that was released…

Women of the Prehistoric Planet (1966)

There’s a lot of negative things to say about this movie, which the authors of the reviews prior to mine have already done to death, and I’m not really going to argue with them: this is a badly made, lethargically…

The Invasion of Planet Earth (1966)

Director Arch Oboler (“The Twonky”) pioneered a new 3-D process called “Spacevision” which used polarized glasses to separate the right-and-left images for the audience. The 3-D effect works remarkable well, especially in a scene involving a serving tray which floats…

House of Terror (1973)

A nurse and her homicidal boyfriend plot to kill her rich and seriously ill boss while they too are being stalked by some undefined horror.When the woman turns up dead in a bathtub full of blood the couple begin to…

The Thing That Couldn’t Die (1958)

As “disembodied head movies” go, this one’s right at the top. The movie is workmanlike, the cast doesn’t have famous actors although they are recognizable, and production values are decent. The silly story—a very old head searching for its body—is…

Sorceress (1982)

Sleazy sword-and-sorcery fantasy as only Roger Corman can produce it, “Sorceress” is good fun provided that you’re not too demanding. It delivers a generous amount of amusement and fun, especially when it comes to the ridiculous dialogue, and its delivery….

The Atomic Submarine (1959)

After some half dozen US Navy subs have been destroyed in the Arctic Ocean within 200-from 87 to 90 degrees North latitude-miles of the North Pole it’s decided by the US Military to send it’s most advanced atomic submarine The…

Beginning of the End (1957)

BEGINNING OF THE END opens with a couple sharing a cozy moment in Lover’s Lane. Seconds later they hear a strange noise, the girl looks up, she screams, and cut to the opening titles. We find out that the couple…

Ginger Snaps (2000)

The first thing you need to know before you watch Ginger Snaps is that’s a real horror movie. That means genuinely unsettling, disturbing, makes-your-skin-crawl kind of stuff. And you’re plunged right into this from the start. The opening scene involves…

Silent Night, Deadly Night 2 (1987)

Silent Night Deadly Night 2 focuses on Ricky, the younger brother of Billy who was the original “Santa Claus” killer from the original. Ricky has followed in the path of his brother and become a serial killer as well. Now…

Love, Bullets and The MPAA

Shots rang out from a World War 2 era Italian carbine. Three of the bullets hit their intended target, forever altering the fabric of America. The president was dead and a new administration was about to take control. On a…

Tentacles (1977)

When people start disappearing in a small seaside resort town, Ned Turner (John Huston), a newspaper reporter, becomes suspicious that is has something to do with an underwater construction project being conducted by Trojan, a company run by Mr. Whitehead…

Nocturna (1979)

I have to echo previous commentators’ reviews and proclaim NOCTURNA as one of the best unseen exploitation films of the 70s! Where late-70s flicks like VAMPIRE HOOKERS, LUST AT FIRST BITE and Dracula aren’t too hard to find, NOCTURNA has…

The Ice Pirates (1984)

This is the movie that killed Mary Crosby’s career and nearly derailed Robert Urich’s, Angelica Houston’s and Ron Perlman’s. It’s one of those movies – like 1941 and Paint Your Wagon – that everyone knows is a total turkey, except…

The Outing (1987)

A deadly and powerful evil genie terrorizes a handful of high school kids trapped inside a closed museum at night after it gets unleashed from its lamp. Director Tom Daley maintains a brisk pace throughout and makes good use of…

I Bury the Living (1958)

These sorts of films were mass produced in the late fifties and early sixties, and while many of them are in good standing today; I Bury the Living has strangely managed to fly straight under the radar. It’s a shame,…

Sweet Sugar (1972)

If you’re a fan of 70’s era WIP films, this is clearly one of the best in the genre. Free-spirited, big-busted Sugar Bowman (Phyllis Davis) is framed for drug possession by one of her sleazy lovers and is then shipped…

Megaforce (1982)

Megaforce stars Barry Bostwick as Commander Ace Hunter, the leader of a quick deployment special force. He is a total hoot throughout the film and looks like he’s having a blast. He’s in on the joke – none of this…

Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988)

Let me state for the record, I like Fred Olen Ray. He is a constant, a good guy and someone who truly loves movies. He is the real deal and also let me say that Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers is easily…