Under the Silver Lake (2018)
First off, I don’t think this review needs spoiler warnings. Because to tell the truth, you can read everything below and the movie still probably won’t make any sense at all to you. That’s because I have a theory, which I will get to in, oh, give or take 1,690 words. Unlike the vast majority […]
Shock Treatment (1981)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show may have failed when it was first released, but somehow, midnight showings have kept it in limited release four decades after its premiere, making it the longest-running theatrical release in history. In 1979, writer/cast member Richard O’Brien wrote a sequel called Rocky Horror Shows His Heels. I remember reading about this […]
Slade In Flame (1975)
Slade is a band near unfamiliar to American ears. This Wolverhampton band had 17 consecutive top 20 hits — three of those singles entered the charts at number one — and six number ones on the UK Singles Chart, making them the most successful British band of the 1970’s. They may have sold over 50 […]
Ten Bands Made Up for Movies
I realize that this list is going to be controversial. After all, there are hundreds of bands that could be picked for this list. Me, I’m only picking ten. Yes, I could have picked your favorite. It wasn’t with any bad intent. It may have even been ignorance on my part. Actually, make your own […]
The Apple (1980)
You know how everyone thinks Cannon put out some completely crazy movies? If you haven’t seen The Apple (also known as Star Rock), you haven’t seen their full power. Directed by Menahem Golan, this slice of sheer madness is a movie I use to test the resolve of anyone brave enough to watch movies with me. The […]
Miami Connection (1987)
Y.K. Kim earned his black belt in taekwondo black belt at thirteen years of age, making him one of the youngest in all of his native Korea. He moved around the world to bring the message of martial arts to the people, from Buenos Aires and New York City to finally Orlando, where he’d set […]
Xanadu (1980)
Xanadu was more than a flop. As part of a double bill with Can’t Stop the Music, it was the inspiration for the Golden Raspberry Awards, which recognize the worst films of the year. Yes, somehow a disco rollerskating remake of Down to Earth — itself the sequel to Here Comes Mr. Jordan — ended up […]
Disco Fever (1978)
Holy shit, this movie. This is a film that could have only been made in 1978, approved with a signature in blood and a mountain of sweet, sweet cocaine. This was the time when the music would never end, when the buttons couldn’t be unbuttoned any lower, when shag carpeting was everywhere and AIDS was […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (1982)
I pity the kids who didn’t grow up watching Night Flight. While the rest of the teenage world was out getting drunk and laid from 1981 to 1988 (although syndicated repeats would last until 1996), I was parked in front of the TV, soaking up the knowledge that would lead to lifelong obsessions in music and […]
Empire Records (1995)
Empire Records may not be a musical, but without music, it wouldn’t really have much of a story, would it? It does fit into the main prerequisite for this week: it was a total bomb on release before finding an audience that was ready for it years after it was actually made. This coming of […]
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