Space Master X-7 (1958)
Behind this bland, forgettable and indescriptive title is one of that decade’s more interesting low budget items. “Blood Rust” was probably the script’s original name, and this refers to the red coloring of Mars which, as is found out on…
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
“When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth,” like its predecessor “One Million Years B.C.” was one of those great movies when I was a kid that helped ease my transition from comic-book-reading, baseball-card-collecting dinosaur geek to comic-book-reading, baseball-card-collecting chick freak. I was…
Beginning of the End (1957)
This is one of the most enjoyable of the 1950s “big bug” movies. Filmed in 1957, in the middle of my favorite sci-fi era, this film enjoys a better than average cast than you would expect for B science fiction….
The Brotherhood of Satan (1971)
This totally odd-ball feature is a typical and prime example of satanically shocking 70’s horror. The events are thoroughly confusing and it takes up quite a while before you figure out what the hell is going on, but the brooding…
Beyond Evil (1980)
I first noticed the lovely “Linda Day George” in “Pieces” where she made bad-horror-movie history by screaming “BASTARRRRDS!” three times in a row to riotous effect. She’s not as overtly hilarious here (in fact, it appears she was probably a…
Don’t Look in the Attic (1982)
Well, I’m an Italian horror big fan and I love movies from directors such Argento, Fulci, Bava Sr and Bava Jr, only to quote the most famous. “La villa delle anime maledette” is one of the most unknown movie of…
Cry of the Banshee (1970)
Lord Edward Whitman(Vincent Price) is a wicked magistrate who why while not believing in Witchcraft, delights in accusing peasants of the crime. The punishments he dishes out are not always within the law though. Working On a tip off, his…
Die Sister, Die! (1978)
It’s not hard to see why some viewers might mistake this for a TV movie, for it does have that sort of feel, except spruced up a little bit with mild use of gore. The story is nothing special, and…
They (2002)
This film has it’s good and bad sides. There’s a lot of potential and beautiful scenes in this movie. I don’t know how they managed to find that country scene with mists, the moon, a country road and everything just…
The Glove (1979)
This movie isn’t the best thing I’ve ever seen, but as a fun PI flick from the late seventies it gets the job done and has a quirky personality of its own. In other words, it isn’t an exploitation classic…
Killers on Wheels (1976)
Two guys and their women constantly get harassed by a group of young motorcycle outlaws on a small island. The situation becomes deadly when one of them gets killed.
Horror Castle (1963)
This film by Antonio Margheriti certainly tells one of the most unusual stories ever told in a Gothic horror movie. Margheriti directed it through and through Gothic – the old, creepy castle, thunderstorms, secret passage ways, skulls piled up, medieval…
Elegy For a Showman
This week the owner/operator of The Family Drive-in, Jim Kopp passed away from the results of COVID-19. Jim was a gentle soul who held a deep lifelong passion for movies and specifically for drive-ins. In the words of his good…
Torture Garden (1967)
This film has many veteran actors and the writer is very famous, Robert Block, who wrote the book, “Psycho” 1960. In this film, Burgess Meredith, (Dr. Diabolo) plays the role as a carnival barker for his show, “Torture Garden” where…
Curtains (1983)
Curtains heralded the directorial debut of Richard Ciupka, a cinematographer that had worked on various cult-movies throughout the seventies and was the main camera operator on the excellent gialli, Blood Relatives from 1982. Peter and Richard Simpson, the Canada-based team…
Bummer (1973)
Very dated (to say the least) movie about groupies. Movie focuses on a rock band called–most imaginatively–The Group. It involves three women–black Janyce, blond Barbara and red head Dolly–getting involved sexually with various members. However everybody ignores fat, ugly, alcoholic…
Latitude Zero (1969)
This truly is the father of modern day Power Rangers, Star Blazers and much,much more. Not only does this have great US actors, but has all the classical features we now see in everyday television and movies. Example: People dressed…
Pieces (1982)
A strange slasher film with some very poor acting. Paul L. Smith wins the honours for worse acting in this daft gore flick but he is also the most entertaining as the very unhelpful gardener whose chainsaw goes on walkabout…
Book of Numbers (1973)
Philip Michael Thomas has probably only been seen by most audiences in the MIAMI VICE television series, the quintessential action TV show of the 80’s. But prior to MIAMI VICE PMT was seen in quite a number of blaxploitation films…
Garden of the Dead (1972)
A woman and her aunt go to Scotland to locate her evasive fiancé. This is a much-maligned film because of its denouement, but up to that point, it’s interesting, well-acted, eerie, and with fine set design (by William Cameron Menzies,…