Moonbase (1997)
The most dangerous criminals in the universe escape from the Off-World Penitentiary and stow away to the quiet Moonbase Waste Disposal Plant. Hidden beneath the lunar surface lies an arsenal of nuclear warheads- the inmates’ passport home to earth. Moonbase…
The Divine Tragedies
[youtube_sc url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY8GaONlxzc”] Serial killers have extreme mental problems, but they are still human and can develop and transform their behaviors. That’s where Jose Prendes’ The Divine Tragedies comes in, doing an excellent job of getting into the minds of a killers. Two brothers,…
Wishmaster (1997)
A demonic djinn attempts to grant its owner three wishes, which will allow him to summon his brethren to earth. Wishmaster’ puts a new spin on most people’s perception of genies. Most people think of a genie that fulfills your…
The Demolitionist (1995)
In the not-too-distant future, the mayor of Metro City introduces a law banning all guns in the city. Her mortal enemy, Mad Dog Burns, escapes from Death Row & stages an unsuccessful attempt to kill her. He then exposes an…
The Asylum’s, Hansel Vs. Gretel
[youtube_sc url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VavqPpRVJ5g”] Trapped under a dark spell, Gretel assembles a coven of witches that terrorizes the town until Hansel finds the courage to fight his sister and the sinister forces that control her. The Asylum’s veteran writer Jose Prendes,…
The Returned
Imagine the scene: A talented young filmmaker takes the podium at a news conference and explains that, despite the tidal wave of acclaim, his new movie has been misinterpreted from the get-go. “What you fail to see,” he says, “is…
Piranha
Piranha is a film more self-aware than most of the post-Scream crap to come out of Hollywood. The film knows it follows a formula. In an early scene, we meet the protagonist Maggie playing a Jaws arcade game — acknowledging…
Voodoo (1995)
Andy comes to campus in order to be close to his girlfriend Rebecca. Since he needs a place to stay he joins one of the college fraternities. However, a strange looking man warns him that the fraternity is just a…
On More Time (1970)
I’ve always had a soft spot for 1968’s ‘Salt & Pepper’, in which Sammy Davis Junior and Peter Lawford played ‘Charles Salt’ and ‘Christopher Pepper’, trendy London nightclub owners caught up in an espionage plot. Two years later, the dynamic…
Mario Bava
Born in Italy on July 31, 1914, legendary horror director Mario Bava was the son of Eugenio Bava, a respected cinematographer who specialized in special effects photography in Italian silent pictures. After a failed attempt as an artist, Bava followed…
Dead Alive (1992)
Lionel, a Mama’s boy has the unwanted honor of having to look after his overbearingly evil mother. He ends up falling in love with a local woman who believes that they’re destined together. In a moment of intentional sabotage of…
Psycho à Go-Go (1967)
Don’t ask me how I did it, but even though this is technically a botched and splicey patchwork of a movie, I had a good time with it. It’s poorly made to be sure, but somehow it’s also mesmerizing in…
Boris Karloff
Born William Henry Pratt in London, England, on November 23, 1887, actor Boris Karloff was born into a family of British diplomats. He married stage actress Olive Wilton in 1909, and Karloff himself was bitten by the acting bug. The…
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
The Adventures Of Barry McKenzie’ started life as a satirical comic strip in ‘Private Eye’, written by Barry Humphries and based on an idea by Peter Cook. McKenzie ( ‘Bazza’ to his friends ) is a lanky, loud, hat-wearing Australian…
Kronos (1957)
Made in 1957, this ultra weird science fiction movie “Kronos” is a product of the then unknown UFO phenom and the Soviet Union’s nuclear threat of the time. Before I describe this film, I have to tell you, seeing it…
Murderers’ Row (1966)
MASTER PLAN: Operation:Scorch – use a new heat ray on Washington DC. After “The Silencers,” there was no where to go but with more fun in the sun with Matt Helm – poking fun, that is, at the James Bond…
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
This movie is a classic example of how good science fiction can be created from classic story material. The premise of a man trying to survive in unfamiliar surroundings is set on the then unfamiliar planet of Mars. USAF astronaut…
The Prince
A retired assassin is forced to use his special skills while moving heaven and earth to find his kidnapped daughter. No, it’s not Taken but rather The Prince, Brian A. Miller’s B-movie action-thriller that mainly serves to illustrate how far…
First Men in the Moon (1964)
Someone who had read H. G. Wells’ “First Men in the Moon” and then sat down to watch this adaptation may well be aghast at the opening sequences, which deal with a “modern-day” mission to the moon, as opposed to…
Them! (1954)
As has been my habit of late, I’m catching-up on old movies I remember from my youth seen on the screen at the time of release or remembered from ’60s-’80s replays on late-night television. Watching them on a widescreen TV…