Red Blooded American Girl (1990)
Like many of its nu-gothic contemporaries, Red Blooded American Girl tries to re-invent the vampire legend for the 1990s. Thankfully it manages to do it without the token scene inside a darkly lit goth club, but a muddled plot makes…
What Will Save Movie Going……The Drive-in
The major motion picture studios are being sued in Europe by EU anti-trust investigators. Before you start dancing the quick step and yelling well it’s about time, dig into what it means. The studios — Walt Disney Co., NBCUniversal, Paramount…
Up from the Depths (1979)
A seaside community is besieged by a giant shark like creature that threatens the local serenity. Greedy resort proprietor (Wolfe) sees a marketing opportunity and invites all and sundry to hunt down the perpetrator for a booty in cash and…
Maniac Cop (1988)
To be honest, I absolutely love trash like this! Maniac Cop is a film that clearly isn’t too caught up with trying to establish itself alongside the more professional efforts of the horror genre, and instead simply revels in it’s…
Samurai Cop (1991)
Written and directed by one Amir Shervan, SAMURAI COP is the kind of cinema I live for. An action picture so wrong headed and mixed up that it is hard to believe anyone kept a straight face while making (or…
Rollergator (1996)
A very nice and funny independent production, a road movie on Rollerblades: Sandra Shuker plays a young woman who finds a talking baby alligator (I’m not a baby, I’m almost twelve)who is running away from a fair market owner (Joe…
Swamp Shark (2011)
SWAMP SHARK stars the original BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, Kristy Swanson as Rachel Broussard, the owner of the Gator Shack restaurant located right next to the swamplands of the Atchafalaya Basin. She runs the restaurant with her younger sister Krystal…
Sand Sharks (2011)
Anybody who watches something so obviously meant to be ridiculous and then complains because it is ridiculous is probably the same kind of moron who lies in the sun and then complains that it is hot. As such, I suggest…
Sharktopus
This is not a horror or an action sci-fi movie. It is a comedy, but not your normal kind of comedy that you are used to seeing. There are no crazy characters or silly jokes. The real joke is in…
Mexican Werewolf in Texas (2005)
Contemplating graduating from High School, Anna Furlough, (Erika Fay) Miguel Gonzalez, (Gabriel Gutierrez) Rosie, (Martine Hughes) and Jill Gillespie, (Sara Erikson) try to find something meaningful with their lives stuck in a small Texas town. When the town is suddenly…
Bad Moon (1996)
At the start of the movie “Bad Moon” Janet,Mariel Hemingway, is harassed by this two-bit shyster Flopsy, Hrothgar Mathews, who’s trying to make a quick buck by inciting Janet’s and her young son Brett,Mason Gamble, handsome smart and courageous German…
The Lost World (1960)
Unlike `The Lost Continent’ (1951), this 20th Century Fox Cinemascope production had an ample budget — but the money wasn’t spent very well. A good cast (Michael Rennie, Claude Rains, Jill St. John, David Hedison, and Fernando Lamas) are all…
Wolfen (1981)
I won’t spend time arguing about the merits of whether “Wolfen” is going to be an “effective” or “gee-whiz” entertainment for you and the kids next Saturday night. What I will argue is how the craftsmanship that went into this…
Why Is Comic-Con So Important?
Unless you have lived under a rock for the past decade or have no friends with nerdish tastes, you have heard about the annual San Diego Comic-Con, a four-day convention which descends on the pop culture psyche every July. Is…
Tobe Hooper
Before becoming a filmmaker, Tobe Hooper, a native of Austin, Texas, spent the 1960s as a college professor and documentary cameraman. In 1974, he organized a small cast that was made up of college teachers and students, and then he…
The Legend of Hell House (1973)
This is a classic haunted house plot line executed with quite some style. Four people are sent to a spooky mansion to determine whether the afterlife exists – if they spend a week there they’ll each be rewarded with £100,000….
The Asphyx (1973)
“The Asphyx” a/k/a “The Horror of Death” is one of the most original yet unheralded English horror films. Set in 1870’s England, aristocrat Sir Hugo (Robert Stephens) accidentally photographs an entity (mythological name Asphyx) entering a person’s body at their…
The Evictors (1979)
In 1942, Ben and Ruth Watkins have just moved into an old Louisiana farmhouse. It’s a beautiful place, but they soon learn of it’s morbid past. Apparently, the previous few tenants all died in ways that raise suspicion. This doesn’t…
The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)
The Legend of Boggy Creek is the story of a creature alleged to live in the area near Fouke, Arkansas. The creature supposedly stands 7 feet tall, is covered with hair, smells bad, and kills chickens, dogs, cats, and other…
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
Based on a true story, the phantom killer stalks Texarkana and kills couples who hang out at lovers lanes. Armed with some nasty weapons and a pillow case for a mask, he terrorizes this town to the point of near…