Uranium Boom (1956)
William Castle’s melodrama takes place in Colorado as Brad (Dennis Morgan) and Grady (William Talman) decide to go in together to look for uranium. They finally strike it so Brad goes to town to file the claim when he meets…
The Loners (1972)
Don’t expect a biker flick. Don’t expect the genius of Easy Rider. Okay, now that you’re not expecting anything….sit back and enjoy Dean Stockwell as a tense, neurotic, lonely and misunderstood youth on his way to self-destruction. This is years…
Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
Godzilla Vs Mothra,the fourth Godzilla film,is regarded by some fans as the best. It doesn’t have the power and allegorical elements of the original,yet it doesn’t go into outright camp like many of the sequels. The film is colourful,exciting and…
Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971)
A powerful film whose impact is through a montage of images, music, and dialogue, alternating to disorient and reorient the viewer. It might be pretty confusing plot-wise (or perhaps it just doesn’t have much of a plot) and the actors…
House II: The Second Story (1987)
Fun but dumb, “House II: The Second Story” is an altogether different tale than that of the original “House,” starring William Katt. In the second installment, a yuppie couple (Arye Gross and Lar Park Lincoln) inherit a mansion, only to…
Shalako (1968)
Shalako Carlin (Connery), meets Countess Irina Lazaar (Bardot) as he is rescuing her from an Indian attack. She is part of a European hunting part that has strayed on to the Apache reservation. As they try to return to her…
The Wanderers (1979)
One of the greatest scenes ever put on film is in this movie: Ken Wahl, about to get married, facing the transition between youth and responsibility, peers through a window at the action at Gerdes’ Folk City in Greenwich Village,…
The Raven (1963)
Clever dialogue, gothic scenery, and three old masters of horror make this film a delight to watch…over and over again. It is not very often one gets a chance to see three horror legends…Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, and Peter Lorre(plus…
House of Usher (1960)
The first of Roger Corman’s adaptations of Edgar Allen Poe stories stars Vincent Price as the head of the Usher house; Roderick Usher. Roderick Usher believes that there is an evil curse on his family, a curse that is also…
Trying To Move Forward:The Movies
During the summer I like to head into my backyard after dinner and sit looking out upon the glorious summer view. It is green, it’s lush, and in the back my grape arbor sits framing the space. I have delusions…
Brain Dead (1990)
The great Taoist master Chuang Tzu once dreamt that he was a butterfly fluttering here and there. In the dream he had no awareness of his individuality as a person. He was only a butterfly. Suddenly, he awoke and found…
Death Race 2050 (2017)
this is a 70’s B/ grindhouse movie throwback in the best way possible. Manu Bennett is awesome as always, Perfectus was the perfect foil, Malcolm McDowell was hamming it up as only he can, and it was just genuinely a…
The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)
“The Tomb of Ligeia” was one of a cycle of films made by Roger Corman in the sixties based on the works of Edgar Allen Poe. Verden Fell, an English country gentleman of the 1820s has become obsessed with his…
Thunder and Lightning (1977)
Fatuous, witless, disappointing Southern moonshine adventure, with Kate Jackson as the daughter of a soda pop king and manufacturer of poisoned whiskey; she and thrill-seeking boyfriend David Carradine attempt to stop of shipment of the bad booze but run afoul…
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
This unusual blend of Southern white trash and blood-curdling terror features a good narrative, capable performances by most, excellent musical score, and a misty, shadowy, eerie atmosphere. Despite other negative reviews, this and many other small-budget 1950s are continually being…
Moving Violation (1976)
This is a typical 1970s car chase movie (Eat My Dust, A Small Town in Texas, Vanishing Point, etc.). You might think movies like that aren’t worth watching, but they’re better than 80% of the stuff they call movies today….
The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967)
The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre” is a very good gangster movie, released five years before the all-time great “The Godfather”. It’s pretty accurate in its chronology, according to the books and documentaries I’ve seen about the incident, only a couple…
It Came from Outer Space (1953)
This modest science fiction film from Ray Bradbury’s short story “The Meteor” is perhaps the most-imitated film in the history of cinema.. The screenplay for this feature was written by Harry Essex, with direction by veteran action-film expert Jack Arnold….
Beginning of the End (1957)
This is another in the long line of movies that dared to make a fast buck by ripping off a classic. This was made by the master of cheap giant monster movies, Burt I. Gordon. Instead of ants, the basic…
Beyond Atlantis (1973)
Three guys and a gal head off to a remote Island to harvest the peals of the local tribe who all wear swimming googles even while on shore. The first half of the movies is OK but then bogs down…