EEGAH! (1962) Blu-ray Review
Eegah! (1962) d. Arch Hall Sr. (USA) (90 min) “Love Breaks the Time Barrier!” Arch Hall Sr. produced and directed this deliriously delightful train wreck under the pseudonym of Nicholas Merriwether,...
View ArticleFool's Views (11/16 – 11/30)
Who is this Chuck Norris person and does he have a flashlight?Howdy, folks! Racing toward the 2019 finish line, but still need to recap the magic that was November! In addition to wrapping up our...
View ArticleMAN MADE MONSTER (1941) Blu-ray Review
Man Made Monster (1941) d. George Waggner (USA) (59 min) When Dan McCormick (Lon Chaney Jr.) emerges as the lone survivor after a bus careens into an electrical pylon, Dr. John Lawrence (Samuel S....
View ArticleFool's Views (12/1 – 12/15)
We're here for the Old Year....Howdy, folks, Well, with the self-defense schedule relatively clear after the first week, December provided rich and varied cinematic terrain to explore and celebrate...
View ArticleSILVER BULLET (1985) Blu-ray Review
Silver Bullet (1985) d. Daniel Attias (USA) (95 min) In the small rural Maine community of Tarker’s Mills, a maniacal killer is on the loose, viciously rending its victims to pieces, leaving the...
View ArticleFool's Views (12/16 - 12/31)
FINISHED!!! TELL ME THERE'S STILL SOME EGG NOG!All right, last lap, everyone! The back half of December was actually quite a treat, since I knew I had done pretty well in terms of total films and...
View ArticleDr. AC's 2019 Horror Wrap-Up Extravaganza!
Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter... I mean, hey, come on in!Howdy, folks! Wow, I’m almost impressed with myself for getting this done in such a timely fashion. I mean, hell, I haven’t even written my rent...
View ArticleCivilian 2019 Wrap-Up and Year-End Stats!
Aaaaaaaaand we're back! Having addressed the horror genre in the previous entry (hey, this is HORROR 101 after all), it’s time to give the Civilian flicks their moment in the sun. As always, all titles...
View ArticleCOLOR OUT OF SPACE (2019) Movie Review
Color Out of Space (2019) d. Richard Stanley (USA) (111 min) Living with his family on their small and isolated farm, Nathan Gardner (Nicolas Cage) enjoys a laid-back existence, eking out a meager...
View ArticleLET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH (1971) Blu-ray Review
Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (1971) d. John D. Hancock (USA) (88 min) Following her release from a sanitarium, emotionally sensitive Jessica (Zohra Lampert) leaves NYC with her classical musician...
View ArticleBODY PARTS (1991) Blu-ray Review
Body Parts (1991) d. Eric Red (USA) (88 min) Bill Chrushank (Jeff Fahey) is a criminal psychologist who loses his arm and nearly his life in a grisly car accident. Dr. Agatha Webb (Lindsay Duncan)...
View ArticleDEATH SHIP (1980) Blu-ray Review
Death Ship (1980) d. Rakoff, Alvin (Canada/UK) (91 min) Crusty and cranky Captain Ashland (George Kennedy) is taking his luxury cruise liner out for one final spin on the ocean before retirement, with...
View ArticleZONE TROOPERS (1985) Blu-ray Review
Zone Troopers (1985) d. Bilson, Danny (USA) (86 min) In contrast to this month’s other KRYPTIC ARMY selection, while I had been aware of its indelible box art staring back at me for decades from the...
View ArticleFool's Views (1/1 – 1/15)
"Doggone it, it's spelled Klaatu Barada Nikto, those idiots!"Howdy, folks! Yep, it’s that time of the year again, where the prestige pics hold sway over our collective cinematic attentions (otherwise...
View ArticleBLISS (2019) Blu-ray Review
Bliss (2019) d. Joe Begos (USA) (80 min) Unable to finish her newest commissioned work, struggling visual artist, Dezzy (Dora Madison) looks to reignite her creative juices by boozing, swearing, and...
View ArticleKILLER CROCODILE (1989) Blu-ray Review
Killer Crocodile (1989) d. Fabrizio De Angelis (as Larry Ludman) (Italy) (94 min) When a group of attractive young environmentalists descend upon an idyllic tropical island community looking for...
View ArticleFool's Views (1/16 – 1/31)
Just... give me a second.Wow. So far behind. But I’m here now! I spent the latter half of January whittling through the stacks of DVDs and Blu-rays that had been covering my desk for months, especially...
View ArticleFool's Views (2/1 – 2/14)
Better late than never, right?Hello, hello. Yes, it’s been a few weeks since I last reported in – anything new going on in the world? I jest, of course. It’s an odd time we’re living in, with the...
View ArticleDEEP RISING (1998) Blu-ray Review
Deep Rising (1998) d. Stephen Sommers (USA) (106 min) A group of terrorists looking to hijack Simon Canton’s (Anthony Heald) luxury ocean liner find the vessel almost completely deserted, with...
View ArticleONE CUT OF THE DEAD (2017) Movie Review
One Cut of the Dead (2017) d. Shinichiro Ueda (Japan) (97 min) I don’t want to diminish anyone’s experience of this fantastic independent effort, one whose against-all-odds genesis and Cinderella...
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