Hit Man (1972)
This brutal , austere crime-thriller focuses cheerless Tyrone in the title role (a tough , amoral African-American Bernie Casey) , he’s a hit-man who returns home to investigate his brother’s death by some mobsters . Two-fisted Tyrone in order to…
Hemoglobin (1997)
‘Bleeders’ is known as ‘Hemoglobin’ in the UK which I will proceed to refer to this films as. At the beginning of a film a young couple, Kathleen (played by the gorgeous Kristin Lehmann) and John Strauss (Roy Dupuis) arrive…
Silent Rage (1982)
A young, unstable man hacks to death the lady and man he lives with, and Texan Sheriff Dan Stevens comes face to face with the killer, to only see him gunned down by his men after he tries to escape…
The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976)
A weird and obscure little film from exploitation director Cimber, The Witch Who Came From The Sea gained a degree of notoriety some years ago when it appeared on the UK’s controversial ‘video nasties’ list. With its prominent themes of…
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
John Carpenter is one of few directors who can successfully transform their movies into giant roller coaster rides without insulting the audience. James Cameron does this, sometimes, but usually adds more plot to his stories. Carpenter just takes simple premises,…
Intruder (1989)
INTRUDER is without a doubt one of the last great slashers from the genre’s peak decade. Scott Spiegel had been a friend of both Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell since hi school and had also worked with them on most…
Graduation Day (1981)
This fairly standard slasher offering is bolstered significantly by a splendidly macabre final twist, which is sufficient in itself to ensure that Graduation Day stands out amidst the crop of early-80’s splatter fare surrounding it. The whodunnit aspect of Graduation…
The Farmer (1977)
I was fortunate enough to see this film, and it is one of the best 70’s style revenge film, but also wisely uses screen time to build up the plight of the lead character, and also has some great “revenge”…
The Damaging Of the Movie Ecosystem
ec·o·sys·tem ˈēkōˌsistəm/ noun ECOLOGY 1. a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. (in general use) a complex network or interconnected system. “Silicon Valley’s entrepreneurial ecosystem” Everything is this world is part of an ecosystem. An ecosystem sets…
The Harder They Come (1972)
Ivan is a country boy in Jamaica who comes to see his Grandmother and `make it big’ by recording a record. However when he finds himself exploited by a record producer he turns to drug running to make money. When…
Brides of Blood (1968)
I saw “Brides of Blood” recently on its new pristine DVD release, and I was struck by several facts. First, the film has a ridiculous plot about a nuclear-fall-out-created monster (called “The Evil One”) killing screaming native girls on the…
The Black Godfather (1974)
The title to this Blaxploitation flick pretty much tells you all you need to know. Rising gangster J.J. (Rod Perry) wants to get his black brothers buying dope from their own kind and in order to do this he must…
The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968)
The fourth of the British made Fu Manchu films starring Christopher Lee(STAR WARS MENACE), this shows the series desperately flagging and in dire need of a heart transplant. The other three films weren’t exactly stunning but at least two of…
Jared Cohn Spotlight
The moment award winning Director Jared Cohn yells, “THAT’S WRAP!” he rushes off set and hops onto the director’s chair at another location and yells, “ACTION.” Cohn ranks as a top director and directs on average five to six films…
Batman (1943)
Batman is not technically as “good” as other serials such as most Republics, but I do like it better and enjoy it more than most others. Sure it is too long in the middle with 15 chapters and all, but…
Bang! Bang! You’re Dead! (1966)
British-made film (released under a variety of different titles around the world) involves Tony Randall as an American hotel-builder, newly-arrived in Morocco, who becomes involved in a $2M plot to change votes at the United Nations. Despite poster art designed…
The Black Klansman (1966)
This is a weird one by all accounts. Shortly after the so-called civil rights movement succeeded in forcing through legislation ostensibly to desegregate the country – in practice the Deep South – there is a backlash in Hicksville, USA which…
The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966)
“The Brides of Fu Manchu” is the second of five Fu Manchu movies produced by Harry Alan Towers and starring Christopher Lee.The film is definitely the most entertaining of all the Fu Manchu films.The production values are top notch and…
Picture Mommy Dead (1966)
Susan Gordon plays Susan Shelley a demented child not unlike Jan Brady, just released from a convent/ institution run by nuns…where she’s been placed after suffering from the shock of seeing her mother, (the flamboyant Zsa Zsa Gabor) Jessica Flagmore…
Kill Baby, Kill (1966)
I see a lot of people complaining about the silly title “Kill, Baby, Kill”, but the original title, “Operation Fear”, is no better. But don’t be deceived, this is a first-rate Bava shocker with plenty to look at. Here we…