Project X (1968)
The “X” in “Project X” (1968) may well stand for the X in Matrix. In this story, set 150 years after 1968, Christopher George is a spy whose memory has been wiped clean after his capture by an Asian empire…
The Inglorious Bastards (1978)
Bo Svenson stars as an American officer who’s thrown into a prison convoy with a murderer, Tony (Peter Hooten), Fred (Fred Williamson), a thief, Nick (Michael Pergolani), and a coward, Berle (Jackie Basehart). The convoy comes under attack by the…
Prison Heat (1993)
Sure it’s not a great drama,but is this the reason you wanted to see it? Four young females (College Coeds) are on a vacation close to the border of Turkey when they are falsely arrested by guards and the next…
Dr. Orloff’s Invisible Monster (1970)
Apparently, 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…
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…
Punching A Hole In The Dam
As a young man and an aspiring filmmaker, I had always thought that my talent (which has diminished with age) and hard work would naturally lead me to the heady life as a Hollywood based filmmaker. I of course was…
Shock ‘Em Dead (1991)
Rehearsing with a band, Angel Martin, (Stephen Quadros) is quickly booted out by the other members, Greg Austin, (Tim Moffett) Izzy, (David Homb) Dustin Clean, (Christopher Maleki) and Jonny Kraft, (Markus Grupa) when he turns them off with his playing…
Tidal Wave (1973)
In the wake of the disaster cycle of the 1970’s Roger Corman imported this film about the destruction of Japan, hacked out about 90 minutes, added Lorne Greene and dumped it on an easily fooled American public. How would Gone…
Invisible Agent (1942)
Invisible Agent has had a pretty low reputation for years amongst horror fans, but that is probably to do with the type of story on display here rather than the quality of the film itself. It’s a good, enjoyable adventure…
The Frozen Dead (1966)
The creator of IT! (1966) also made this preposterous but slightly more enjoyable precursor to the “Nazi Zombie” sub-genre earlier that same year and, funnily enough, I came across both these hitherto rare movies almost simultaneously from different sources…which is…
The Bellboy and the Playgirls (1962)
Here’s the outline: the bellboy wants to be a private investigator so he’s reading a book about it, and decides to practice on hotel guests. A group of women check in that represent a lingerie manufacturer. The bellboy poses as…
Amuck (1972)
This giallo is probably most famous for the slow-motion lesbian sex scene between Barbara Bouchet and Rosalba Neri near the beginning. That scene is certainly impressive (as you might imagine if you have ever seen either of these two actresses…
The Dunwich Horror (1970)
“The Dunwich Horror” of 1970 may not be great Horror, but it is nonetheless a worthwhile little film that has many qualities. The film is based on the writings of the almighty H.P. Lovecraft, which may be one of the…
Some Girls Do (1969)
Campier, less successful sequel to DEADLIER THAN THE MALE (1967) – basically the only department where this surpasses the original is in the title track! Incidentally, it makes no attempt to be a direct continuation of the earlier film –…
A Study in Terror (1965)
As I wrote in my review of ‘Jack the Ripper’ (1959), it’s only in recent years that movies about Saucy Jack have bothered with historical accuracy and providing a ‘real’ solution to the question of the Ripper’s identity. The German…
The Gorgon (1964)
Those who tiresomely belabor the inadequacy of the snakes on the Gorgon’s head at the film’s conclusion entirely miss the point. It is not surprising in our cretinous era that some would lament the unavailability of computer generated special effects…
The House That Screamed (1970)
A young girl (Cristina Galbó) arrives at an isolated boarding school in the south of France where several students are believed to have run away, but were actually the victims of a psychotic killer… Odd mixture of giallo mystery and…
12 to the Moon (1960)
“12 to the Moon” is certainly not a very good sci-fi film, though with so many terrible sci-fi films made during this same era, at least it cannot be counted among them. Heck, at times the film almost is good…almost….
Movies And Liberation
I am lucky to witness the impact movies have on people when they shine a light on a specific truth. Movies, which celebrate the true nature of the human spirit, often become classics and bear repeat viewings. Movies like Casablanca,…
Devil’s Express (1976)
The only known film in which a would be rapist is dragged into the New York subway system by a Chinese monster who has inadvertently contributed to a race war in the big apple- ‘Gang Wars: Devil’s Express’ was distributed…