The Horrible House On The Hill (1974)
The Horrible House On The Hill or Devil Times Five is basically your basic seventies horror flick about a bunch of people in an isolated location being terrorised by psychos; except this one has a twist, and that twist comes…
Blood and Lace (1971)
After her whore of a mother is murdered by a hammer-wielding nutjob, teen Ellie Masters is sent to live at the rural Deere Orphanage. She immediately begins plotting her getaway, as she wishes to track down the father she never…
The Born Losers (1967)
Given its low budget, this is not a bad movie. A motorcycle gang, led by the scruffy Jeremy Slate, terrorizes a small California town, and in the process rapes several college girls. There’s lots of tough talk, motorcycle noise, and…
Snow Devils (1966)
Antonio Margheriti’s THE SNOW DEVILS was probably the first of his GAMMA ONE QUADROLIGY films to be made though the last released in English and remains the most unique of the four movies … though it may not necessarily be…
Peaking Behind The Curtain: The Future Of The Movie Theatre
There has been a flurry of behind the scenes meetings between groups of theatre owners and the studios. A range of topic are being discussed including windows, day and date with direct to the home services and picture holds. While…
INMATE #1 – The Danny Trejo Story
Brett Harvey to direct Danny Trejo story Inmate#1 “I owe a debt. A debt to society” – Danny Trejo World-renowned actor Danny Trejo has teamed up with award-winning filmmaker Brett Harvey (Ice Guardians, The Culture High) to tell a story 71-years…
Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
One’s expectations for an early-60s B movie from American International Pictures are never very high. But this movie was a surprisingly well thought out & thought-provoking story. Just as a family has left LA for a vacation in the woods,…
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 Cosmic Man (1959)
“The Cosmic Man” is about an alien craft that arrives on Earth. While the humans involved argue over how to deal with the situation, the Cosmic Man himself (John Carradine) materializes. But it’s not certain just what his presence means;…
The Van (1977)
The cult of personality has elevated the status of Roger Corman, Sam Arkoff, Lloyd Kaufman etc. as kings of the B’s. Because the folks at Crown International were so key, they haven’t been elevated to the status they richly deserve….
Macabre (1958)
A doctor in a small town has done a good job of making himself hated because of his role in the deaths of two sisters. When his daughter disappears and a caller announces that she has been buried alive, will…
Savage Beach (1989)
“Savage Beach” has the most unusual story of the Lethal Ladies series. Instead of an over-equipped investigation with a plan, this is more like an accidental adventure. No Las Vegas night clubs or expensive sports-cars – “Savage Beach” plays on…
House of Usher (1960)
Roger Corman’s brilliant adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s chilling tale is one of the greatest achievements in cinematic horror. It’s hard to pick one of Corman’s Poe adaptations as the best, but this, the first, might be it. The movie…
Mega Shark vs. Mecha Shark (2014)
When a massive Megalodon shark is released into the ocean’s waters, a Navy team is forced to utilize a monstrous shark-shaped submarine to combat the deadly creature before it’s wake of destruction covers the entire planet. This is a massively…
Videodrome (1983)
It takes the slightest peeks at his career to figure out David Cronenberg (“The Fly,” “Dead Ringers,” “Naked Lunch,” “The Dead Zone,” the upcoming “A History of Violence”) is a director who is not to be toyed with. I forgot…
Searchers Of The Voodoo Mountain (1985)
After a nuclear war has decimated the planet, the few surviving inhabitants are forced to fend for themselves. As a result of these harsh circumstances a small group of men led by a man named “Trapper” (Michael James) wander the…
Equalizer 2000 (1987)
This movie was from an acting, production and plot standpoint awful. The movie is set in a post apocalyptic earth where oil is a natural resource is fought over by tribes of humans. The main character Slade dislikes the “evil…
The Legacy (1978)
The film opens in Los Angeles. Margaret Walsh (Katherine Ross) is talking on the phone, making sure a cheque for $50,000 from a British company called ‘Wigans and Trumble development’ has cleared. She discusses it with her boyfriend Pete Danner…
Capturing The Wild Millennial
When I was a young movie-goers, many, many years ago I used to spent an inordinate amount of time in movie theatres. The movies I went to see were being viewed by hordes of young men 18-24 who at one…
Invisible Invaders (1959)
Eddie Cahn’s “Invisible Invaders” is a fun film despite its extremely low budget, especially for fans of the genre, thanks to an interesting premise and memorable performances from genre stars John Carradine and John Agar. Despite a few comments here,…