Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973)
This stuff is fascinating, all this old science fiction. If you dig around in the US stuff from the 50s, you get noir. The fundamental noir notion is that there is some agency that controls fate, that is somehow apart…
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)
This is among the best of Abbott and Costello’s films because it is so much fun. It also didn’t hurt that it is one of their films that combined monsters with comedy–a sure recipe for success. The first of these…
Invisible Centerfolds – Review
Invisible Centerfolds is guaranteed to entertain, deliver laughs, and stimulated the audience. Professor Jennings (Frankie Dell) has concocted an experimental invisibility formula and is ready to test it on humans. Jennings connives Rachel (Misty Stone) to be his first test…
Some Girls (1969)
MASTER PLAN: utilize female robots and a sonic weapon. Some do satisfy you and they do mystify you, there’s no doubt about it. This follow-up to the James Bond-type thriller “Deadlier Than the Male” features the return of investigator Hugh…
Mean Mother (1974)
“Mean Mother” is very different from those other exploitation films of the 70’s. This one takes place in Europe. It’s about two Vietnam war buddies who go AWOL and go to Europe; the African-American goes to Spain, the Caucasian goes…
River of Death (1989)
After a first attempt at finding the Lost City had failed and ended up with the woman he loved being captured and her father being murdered, adventurer Josh Hamilton is about to go back and conduct a very daring rescue…
Shock ‘Em Dead (1991)
The delectable Traci Lords stars in this tatty and at times crude, but rather amusing heavy metal rock comic b-grade shot-on-video horror item. Even with its minor budget, there’s so much enthusiasm and creativity streaming through it that I found…
The Love Factor (1969)
Kicking off the sporadic genre of British comedies that served up softcore nudity with sci-fi trimmings, 1969’s Zeta One was itself based on a short lived photo-magazine that obsessed on models scantily dressed in futuristic clothes. At its liveliest the…
The Blade Master (1984)
I mean, you just have to love the Italian film industry. Someone came up with a post-doomsday action movie (“Road Warrior”) and the Italians were busy for years doing one rip-off after another. Then some other one came up with…
Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1975)
More exploitation than horror, MARY, MARY, BLOODY MARY is a visual treat. Not only because the leading lady, Cristina Ferrare, is downright gorgeous but the Mexico location offers an abundance of locales providing eclectic situations to keep the viewer interested…
Dr. Orloff’s Invisible Monster (1970)
pparently, the Orloff name was strong and universal enough to be dealt with by hands other than Jess Franco’s, who created him (like, say, Dr. Mabuse, whom the notorious Spanish film-maker eventually got to grips with himself). As for The…
$elfie Shootout – Coming January 2016
Two young and broke guys concoct an online contest scheme to get sexy females to submit their selfie for $15 a pop. They start by offering a $1,000 cash prize but as things go wrong and expenses balloon they ultimately…