Ruckus (1980)
Ruckus arrives at the end of the 1970s, a time when The Dukes of Hazzard and Smokey and the Bandit led a redneck renaissance in pop culture. Kyle Hanson (Dirk Benedict, Body Slam) spent eight months as a POW and stuck in the jungle, never speaking, which left him a damaged man, unable to adjust to […]
Silent Assassins (1988)
It seems like the strategy of many Linda Blair vehicles has been to pair her with someone else and then make me wonder, “What would it be like if Linda Blair battled Sybil Danning?” Or Sylvia Kristel. Or Julie Strain. Or here, as the case may be, Sam J. Jones, nearly a half-decade removed from the […]
Sorceress (1994)
Sorceress is also known as Tempress II, but I’ve never seen the first one. I did seek this one out because somehow, both Linda Blair and Julie Strain are in the same film, which pretty much feels like the team I’ve been missing all my life. It’s directed by Jim Wynorski (Chopping Mall, Sorceress — and yes, […]
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Nobody loves Exoricst II: The Heretic as much as Bill Van Ryn, who is the creative force behind the website Groovy Doom and the zine Drive-In Asylum. Of course, I had to invite him to write about it. Indulge me for a second and consider the challenge of following a cultural phenomenon like The Exorcist. You’re a […]
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