The Slams (1973)
A robbery crew steals drugs and money from criminals. Curtis X. Hook (Jim Brown) beats his comrades to the double-cross and is the final survivor. He dumps the drugs and hides the money in an abandoned dock. He gets locked…
If You Rebuild It They Will Come….
It is arid and the heat has descended on the Northern part of this world of ours. We retreat into our air condition bunkers and try to hold out until the shroud of humidity lifts. On a Thursday night, August…
Honey baby, Honey baby (1974)
Overseas production Casting Sands (her last film) and Lockhart and director Schultz to market the black action film market is a misfire. The film looks like a unfinished film! Co-star J. Eric Bell appears talking cool explaining the plot as…
Solomon King
This movie was made during the “Shaft” and “Superfly” era. This was the flip side to the now infamous movie, “The Mack” Both were filmed in Oakland, California. “Solomon King” premiered to a sold out black-tie only crowd at the…
The King’s Pirate (1967)
Universal International Studios produced this agreeable pirate comedy set in Madagascar, in 1700, with a British officer , Doug McClure , who must fend off the advances of daring enemies by baring his chest to pose as a pirate ….
The War of the Gargantuas (1966)
Supposedly a sequel to Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) make no mistake that the two movies have zero connection and you won’t be seeing Frankenstein joining the fray here. Another Toho monster film it see’s two giant monsters appear and…
Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)
The gritty, stylish ‘Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)’ is my first experience with American director John Carpenter, labelled an “auteur” by the French and a “bum” by his compatriots. At this early stage, I’m siding with the French. This is…
Christine (1983)
When it comes to “Christine” it was pitch perfect in every way, shape and form. Directed by John Carpenter, who has been hit and miss down through the years. A wonderful array of golden oldie classics playing throughout the movie…
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
A real classic of the zombie business. Directed by Dan O’Bannon who got writer credits for such classics as Alien, Aliens, Dark Star, Lifeforce and Screamers (he is still in business). The Return of the Living Dead is one of…
Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966)
“Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine” (1965) and “Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs” (1966) are spoofs of the early James Bond flicks and, to a lesser degree, the early 60’s beach movies with Avalon & Funicello (mainly because Frankie…
The Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971)
This eerie film is set circa 1640 , when is earthed by a farmer (Barry Andrews) a weird human remains located in an British small village . Later on , a farming community is haunted by the demon himself ….
Shaft in Africa (1973)
This violent Shaft (Richard Roundtree) entry begins when he’s obligated by threats to pull off a dangerous mission . He must go undercover to Ethiopia . In Addis Abeba , Shaft assumes the identity a native , as he’s accompanied…
Fido (2006)
In a 1950s alternate universe where radiation from space has turned the dead into zombies. This radiation still plagues humanity, as all those who die after the original contamination turn into the undead. In order to continue living normal lives,…
Female Trouble (1974)
“Female Trouble” is one of John Water’s best movies, probably the best of his pre-respectable (read: pre-“Hairspray”) flicks. Posessing a much more strong (and bizarre) plotline than the also brilliant “Pink Flamingos”, “Female Trouble” documents the exploits of Dawn Davenport,…
Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus (2009)
Debbie Gibsons finest hour comes with a gritty, mesmerising performance in what has to be described as the film of the decade. The plot, written by premier director Jack Perez, focuses on the age old undersea battle between the two…
Paranoiac (1963)
Freddie Francis has built up an amazing career in cinematography earning multiple prizes and awards thanks to his excellent visual work in movies like “The Elephant Man” (1980) and “The Straight Story” (1999), but he also has a less known…
The Gorgon (1964)
“Overshadowing the village of Vandorf stands the Castle Borski. From the turn of the century a monster from an ancient age of history came to live here. No living thing survived and the spectre of death hovered in waiting for…
Carnosaur (1993)
Roger Corman got the genius idea of going head-to-head with Spielberg’s JURASSIC PARK the same summer and even cast Diane Ladd, the mother of PARK’s Laura Dern. Sadly, the results aren’t that good. Dr. Jane Tiptree (Ladd) has created some…
Machine-Gun Kelly (1958)
Another drive-in special from the guy who really knew how to make them, the ever resourceful Roger Corman. No 1958 teen-ager in the back row, front, or in-between really cared about subtleties of plot, characterization, or other adult stuff like…
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
For those of you who are fans of director Roger Corman’s classic 50s sci-fi films like ATTACK OF THE CRAB MONSTERS, IT CONQUERED THE WORLD, or THE WASP WOMAN, you are going to be surprised that this is the same…