Ursus (1961)
Ursus, Maciste, Goliath, Samson, Hercules, Atlas, wow, those Italian muscle man producers must have had a hard time figuring out what to call the musclebound actors who played all these legendary muscleman heroes…..In the “Mighty Ursus” Ed Fury, formerly Ed…
House of Dark Shadows (1970)
For anyone who enjoys Gothic melodramas, this one is for you. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, producer Dan Curtis was on a roll with his hit afternoon television series Dark Shadows. When the powers that be decided to…
The Executioner (1974)
EXECUTIONER (1974) is a contemporary crime thriller about a secret band of fighters recruited by a disgraced narcotics detective seeking to stop the flow of drugs into Japan. While diehard fans of the film’s star, Sonny Chiba, are partial to…
Blood and Lace (1971)
“Blood and Lace” (not to be confused with Bava’s unrelated “Blood and Black Lace,” though most likely a ripoff of that title) follows teenaged orphan Ellie Masters, whose prostitute mother has been clobbered to death with a hammer alongside a…
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
This is an under rated Sci-Fi gem. Absolutely powerful story line leaving no room for cob webs in your mind. Dr. Charles Forbin(Eric Braeden)puts his life’s work into creating a super intelligent computer that links up with a similar machine…
48 Hours to Live (1959)
“48 Hours to Live” refers to the time limit imposed on a kidnapped nuclear scientist by a ring of spies before his daughter is harmed or killed. This movie sees British actor Anthony Steel taking a leading role as a…
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
The legendary Mr. Lee’s last outing for dear old Hammer Studios in his red contact lenses and silk-lined cape. And what a sorry end to what was once one of the real jewels of British cinema, the Hammer horror franchise….
Penitentiary II (1982)
The second film in Jamaa Fanaka’s trilogy has Too Sweet (Leon Isaac Kennedy) out of prison and living with his sister. He tries getting a new relationship going with a young lady but she’s brutally murdered by the gangster Half…
Teen Lust (1978)
This movie has appeared under a dizzying array of alternative titles (“Police Academy Girls”, “Teen Lust”, “The Girl Next Door”) all in an effort to tie it to bigger-budget and more popular sex comedies like “Porkie’s or “Police Academy”. In…
Journey Into The Beyond (1975)
A minor bad taste classic Journey into the Beyond was one of the first shock documentaries directed by Rolf Olsen, a journeyman director whose work includes everything from violent action movies, sexploitation epics and even children’s films. An apparent investigation…
Truck Turner (1974)
As blackploitation movies go, this is one of the really better ones. Hayes has great screen presence and is in fine form here as a bounty hunter, who you don’t want to push too many of his buttons. I love…
Contamination (1980)
Lewis Coates (Luigi Cozzi to his friends) brings us linguine style “Alien” with Englishman abroad Ian McCulloch star billed but only appearing in the final half of the movie as a banished, drunken former astronaut brought on board a dangerous…
Black Samurai (1977)
“Black Samurai” is one bad movie in the literal sense of the word. Fortunately, its enjoyable to watch because of its sheer ineptness and stupidity. The film features awful and uninspired acting, directing, and writing. When it comes to blaxploitation…
Bizarre (1970)
As the title might just suggest, this is without a doubt one of the weirdest movies I have yet to sit through for review purposes. An obscure, utterly offbeat and indescribable comedy sex film unlike anything else filmed before or…
Redneck Miller (1976)
Beyond obscure, REDNECK MILLER is a fitfully diverting southern-fried potboiler from Charlotte, North Carolina, that has never been released on home video. While not exactly a hidden gem, it nevertheless offers many of the dubious pleasures found in slapdash regional…
Crescendo (1970)
Crescendo is directed by Alan Gibson and written by Alfred Shaughnessy and Jimmy Sangster. It stars Stefanie Powers, James Olson, Margaretta Scott, Jane Lapotaire and Joss Ackland. Music is by Malcolm Williamson and cinematography by Paul Beeson. Susan Roberts (Powers)…
The Abductors (1972)
Lets face it some bad movies age better than others. From the wonderfully horrible fashion and hair worn by the leads to décor including shag carpets (that they actually shag on) and chintzy coconuts holding push pins. (in the bank…
[REC] 4: Apocalypse (2014)
Except the opening few minutes, the rest of the story takes place on a moving ship. Kind of similar to ‘Sector 7’, though both the flicks are entirely different. The ship is used as a laboratory to develop a vaccine…
Slugs (1988)
It’s a monster film’s homage with lots of man-eaters slugs and loads of blood , including revolting , repulsive scenes. This chiller with middling budget packs thrills, chills , some good action , gore , horror and few funny moments….
Getting Off The Movie Studio Highway
The 405 is a highway winding in and out across an assortment of communities of what we commonly call Los Angeles. Often because of the intense traffic issuing facing this town, it resembles an eclectic used car lot with its…