Duel (1971)
Gleefully sadistic little thriller. Though the young Mr. Spielberg’s hand is evident in many places (the economic storytelling style, the visual wit), the film’s tone probably owes more to screenwriter (and ‘Twilight Zone’ veteran) Richard Matheson. The story has all…
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
This is one of those very rare films that combines good black humor with bloody, messy gore and does it perfectly. Where `Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things’ fails miserably, `Return of the Living Dead’ succeeds triumphantly. It takes a…
She (1965)
Lovely Hammer vehicle about a group of Britishers trying to find fame, fortune, and for one, love in the desert. The three men are Peter Cushing as a professor of archaeology, Bernard Cribbins as his valet, and John Richardson as…
The Arena (1974)
This an interesting mixture of two very different kinds of exploitation film. On one hand, it’s basically a Roger Corman women-in-prison film (complete with lots of showers, catfights, and a big bust-out at the end)featuring WIP regulars Pam Greir and…
Warriors of the Apocalypse (1985)
What is it with me and these cheapo 80’s movies that all revolve around the apocalypse? I seem to pick up another one every time I venture out to the market these days. Was Mad Max really that inspirational? Or…
Mankillers (1987)
Mankillers. The name itself should tell you to ‘lighten up’ and relax while you sit back on a late Friday or Saturday night to watch this one. It’s about a girl (McKenna) who is a former CIA agent that must…
Wonder Women (1973)
A multi-racial gang of ladies with skimpy clothes, big hair and bigger guns is running amok in Manila – kidnapping athletes and skinny-dippers left, right and centre. When they nick a Jai Alai player, hero Mike Harber (Hagen) is called…
Trick ‘r Treat (2008)
Just when it looked like the anthology movie was dead, along comes Director/Writer Michael Dougherty’s Trick ‘r Treat to not only breathe new life into this overlooked format, but also firmly establish itself as one of the best films to…
Re-Shuffling The Deck; Movie Style
Since the beginning of its history, the motion picture has been plagued by middlemen and shysters, often one in the same. Right now because of the way the studios are structured it is easier to make and market a blockbuster…
Super Fly (1972)
The story is about this drug dealer called Priest Youngblood. He has a good business built for himself by selling cocaine out on the streets of New York city. He and his buddy Eddie have made a small fortune with…
The Human Tornado (1976)
Human Tornado (1976) is in many ways a better film than it’s predecessor. The director knew what he had to work with and catered towards Rudy Ray Moore’s limitations as an actor. It’s a fun movie that’s more technically sound…
Earth vs the Spider (1958)
The title may be a little misleading, as it’s not the ‘Earth’ that goes against the spider, but a small town. I’m sure this film is compared to the 1955 film, Tarantula and I know Earth vs the Spider receives…
Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)
Ah, Roger Corman, the purveyor of the finely tuned art of ten-dollar-to-shoot-and-distribute sci-fi movies. This, Attack of the Crab Monsters, is part of the minor boom in the B-movie world of the GIANT THING THAT WILL KILL YOU craze, where…
The Overthrow (1987)
The two protagonists are reporters/photographers who get reluctantly involved in a government takeover in a South American country. In the mix are Communists, terrorists, the C.I.A.(as represented by John Phillip Law), and the national army. The two American characters (Lewis…
Caged Heat (1974)
Arguably the finest women in prison (WIP) film ever made, CAGED HEAT proves that even a trash exploitation film can aspire to decent artistic values. Jackie (Erica Gavin), an accomplice in a drug related crime, is sent to a southern…
Splatter University (1984)
Directed by Richard W. Haines, most famous for his co-directing post on CLASS OF NUKE ‘EM HIGH (and his demotion to second-unit director of the film after only a week), SPLATTER UNIVERSITY tells the tale of random college students who…
A Father’s Revenge (1988)
Brian Dennehy comes to West Germany to rescue his Daughter from terrorists who have taken her hostage. Although short on action, the film moves at a rapid pace, as the desperate Dennehy enlists rather unorthodox methods for freeing his Daughter….
Mad Mission (1982)
Mad Mission, a stunt-filled Hong Kong action/comedy that proved so successful it spawned four sequels, stars Sam Hui as a daring thief who must join forces with a balding cop (Karl Maka) in an effort to retrieve a hidden cache…
Frankenstein Created Bikers (2016)
This straight sequel to the film “Dear God No!” was worth the wait. This is a massive production with tons of extras that exceeds in becoming the new standard for exploitation homages. The cast, look, insane dialogue and sheer whacked-out…
American Samurai (1992)
David Bradley stars as Drew, An American samurai who has incured the wrath of his step-brother by earning his father’s sword. Of course years later the brother Kenjiro (Mark Dacascos) is a yakuza mob boss and Drew now a journalist,…