Mardi Gras Massacre (1978)
The fact that the creator of Mardi Gras Massacre, Jack Weis, went on to direct a Melissa Etheridge special makes me happy to no end. Because it’s as far away as possible from this scuzzy, scummy and downright nasty addition to the world of the slasher. While most slashers spend so much time naming their killer […]
2019 Scarecrow Psychotronic Challenge Day 9: The Last Starfighter (1984)
DAY 9. DIGITAL S(T)IMULATIONS: A pre-2000 movie using computer generated “special” effects. As much as we decry practical effects over CGI — in the same way we demand physical media over streaming — there are times when it doesn’t have to be all that bad. I decided that instead of finding a poor example of […]
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981)
William Asher was credited by many as inventing the TV sitcom. He brought Our Miss Brooks from radio to TV, directed 100 out of 179 episodes of I Love Lucy, produced and directed Bewitched (which starred his second wife Elizabeth Montgomery) and also had episodes of Make Room for Daddy, The Twilight Zone, The Patty Duke Show, Gidget, The […]
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