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Saturday the 14th (1981)

Saturday the 14th starts at the reading of a will, as the attorney (Stacy Keach Sr.) informs the various gathered relatives what they have inherited it turns out that married couple John (Richard Benjamin) & Mary (Paula Prentiss) have been…

The Brain from Planet Arous (1957)

If you watch 1950s sci-fi much, then you’re familiar with John Agar. Using a flashlight, he conquered an entire civilization in “The Mole People”; he saved a small Arizona town from destruction in “Tarantula”; but here, he really excels—Agar saves…

Guns of the Black Witch (1961)

In the early 1960s Italian film directors were churning out sword and sandal Hercules/Goliath type “epic” films made with slim budgets and cheesy special effects. All that was needed was an American actor like Steve Reeves or Mark Forrest with…

Samson and the Slave Queen (1963)

This rare costume adventure differs from other Italian films made in the same era, for it actually takes place in a setting highly reminiscent of 16th century Spain. When the king of Nogara dies of the plague, his two nieces,…

Nightmare Beach (1989)

ightmare Beach may not be a very good film in the classic sense, but in terms of entertainment value; the film certainly has a lot going for it. Nightmare Beach is known as a Giallo in some circles, but I…

Meet the Feebles (1989)

Sure, Meet the Feebles may not be director Peter Jackson (yes, Peter Jackson of Lord of the Rings and King Kong) at his finest hour of directorial standing, but as a fan of a certain kind of really deranged and…

Malibu Beach (1978)

This film is one of my favorite of all time. Why? Because there’s obviously something wrong with me. Who in their right mind would find brilliance in a film so thoroughly built for the quick Drive-in buck. Who would tolerate…

Fraternity Vacation (1985)

n attempt to capitalize on the zany 70’s and 80’s late night comedy craze, James Frowley assembled an ensemble cast of characters in order to enlighten the imagination of every teenage boy in the US. Tim Robbins plays Larry “Mother”…

Vamp (1986)

To get into a highly regarded fraternity, Keith and AJ agree to come up with the goods. That is finding a stripper to perform at a party. They need wheels and they turn to the dweeb Duncan for a favour….

The Wraith (1986)

If you care to travel back to 1986, you’ll see a young and not-yet popular Charlie Sheen star as a ghost with a vengeance. This, of course, means that you’ll have to endure a few eighties quirks, which gave the…

Superstition (1982)

Brought to us by producer Ed Carlin and co-producers Mario Kassar and Andrew G. Vajna, who gave us haunted house horrors The Evil and The Changeling, Superstition is yet another supernatural offering set in and around a creepy old property….

The Re-Emergence Of The B Movie ?

I love going to the movies, I am have ever since I was a very young child. There is nothing more magical, more entrancing for me anyways that seeing images flicker on the silver screen (or white for that matter)….

More Movie….More Box Office

Four weeks ago, UK based exhibitor, Picturehouse Cinemas become the first European chain to stop receiving Virtual Print Fees. Virtual Print Fee(VPF) is the name given to a subsidy paid by a film distributor towards the purchase of digital cinema…

Star Hunter (1996)

A group of teenagers are being driven home from a losing football game by their assistant principal when their van breaks down in a rough part of town. Looking for help, they come across Reicher, a blind man who claims…

The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

The Last Witch Hunter tells the story of Kaulder, an immortal who hunts witches for centuries. Straight from the first act, the movie tries to jam as many expositions as possible while panning through myriad of hidden exotic locations practically…

Nightforce (1987)

Christy Hansen (Udy) is a beautiful equestrian rider who seemingly has the perfect life: she’s about to marry Bob Worthington (King), a member of the prestigious and wealthy Worthington family. (Don’t they even sound rich?) – the only problem is,…

The House by the Cemetery (1981)

Quella Villa Accanto al Cimitero/House by the Cemetery(1981) is the first straight forward film for Fulci since Zombie Flesh Eaters(1979). Gets away from the dreamish themematics of his previous two films. Begins with the idea that this could be the…

Hercules Against the Moon Men (1964)

A large asteroid falls on earth and from that emerges a group of aliens who try to take over the ancient world by bringing an evil witch back to life. The story is, like some many of these films, incidental…

Blacula (1972)

It seems that a lot of people dislike this film due to weak contextual restraints. Superficical gripes towards the actors’ fashions or the homosexual lampooning in the film are myopic at best. This film came out in 1972- before Halloween,…

The Land Unknown (1957)

This rip-roaring sci-fi adventure scores high marks in several categories. The story concerns four people whose helicopter lands in an unknown prehistoric valley, a freak temperate zone located thousands of feet below sea level in the Antarctic, kept warm by…