Grab Your Six Shooters! Time To Saddle Up For Some Western Action! I love the western genre. As a kid, these classic movies were all over TV at all hours of the day and night…starring some of America’s heroes, like… Read More ›
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An “Exploitation Primer”! Your Guide To The World Of Classic Cult “Spoitation” Genres! Cult Movies To Make You Blush!
Say Hello To The Face Of Exploitation Cinema! Someone asked me to explain the phenomenon of exploitation cinema – an era from the late 60’s to the mid-80’s when movies pushed boundaries and broke taboos…and resulted in some of the… Read More ›
Blood! Sex! Possession! Five Horrific Halloween 2015 Classics! The Exorcist! Carrie! Chainsaw Massacres!
Smile! It’s Halloween! It’s my favorite time of year – when the scariest films of all time return to my TV screen! Everyone has a favorite horror film – you know, one that really scares you…and modern cinema has given… Read More ›
“Knock” After Sexy “Knock”! Keanu Reeve’s Halloween Horror! Sex-Charged “Death Game”! Eli Roth’s Erotic Thriller!
Countdown to Halloween Continues With A Great Joke: “Knock! Knock!” “Who’s There?” Horror! It’s the month where you NEVER answer your door at night – and here is a great example of why not…as one reviewer puts it: “What we… Read More ›
Enter “The Green Inferno”! Eli Roth’s Homage To Shocking “Cannibal Holocaust!”
“Have you ever had fantasies of saving a tribe?” It’s the stuff of horror legend: eager young environmentalists go into the Amazon with the best intentions: to save noble tribes…but things never go as planned, do they? Director Eli Roth… Read More ›
Rock’s “Supermensch”! Mike Myers’ Brilliant Documentary On Shep Gordon!
Time To Meet A “Supermensch!” Here is one of the most entertaining entertainment documentaries I’ve seen – and a terrific inside look at Hollywood – and Hollywood excess – it’s the classic story of Shep Gordon, who did indeed wear… Read More ›
Sex! Violence! Sexy Nun Raquel Welch! Enter The Twisted World Of ’70’s “Euro-Sleaze”!
It’s Awards Season! As Hollywood celebrates the best films of the year, I am reminded of movies that are destined for A DIFFERENT TYPE OF RECOGNITION – um, INFAMY – need proof? Is This Wrong? Is there ANY justification for… Read More ›
Audacious, Mind-Blowing Cinema! “Enter The Void”, “Vanishing Waves” And “Holy Motors”!
Whenever awards season is underway, it always reminds me of some of the most audacious – and neglected – films ever released… These are movies that are hard to describe in a one sentence, challenge the viewer in ways you… Read More ›
Classic Movie Gimmicks! “Mark Of The Devil” Vomit Bags! Censored Movie Madness!
When Do You Know A Movie Is A Classic? Hint: When It Comes With THIS: Enough with the Oscar winners: time to have fun with the “other” classic films! That’s right: imagine a movie SO SHOCKING, SO UNSETTLING, that the… Read More ›
Valdez Is Coming! Lawman! Gun-Blazing Burt Lancaster Western Revenge Double Bill!
I’ll tell you, Lucas, if I had somewhere to run, I’d run. But I don’t, so I’ll stand. In the mood for some classic western revenge? With a big Hollywood star? “Tell him: Valdez is coming.” When Burt Lancaster tells… Read More ›
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