KINO LORBER BLU RAY RELEASE: Ants AKA It Happened at Lakewood Manor (1977)
EDITOR’S NOTE: This film was originally on the site on December 31, 2021. Thanks to the new Kino Lorber blu ray release, I’m sharing a revised article on the film. The Kino Lorber release has a brand new 2K scan as well as commentary by author and film historian Lee Gambin, new interviews with Barbara Brownell, Barry […]
KINO LORBER BLU RAY RELEASE: Terror Out of the Sky (1978)
The Savage Bees was a big deal. I mean, Jeannie Devereaux (Gretchen Corbett) trapped in a VW Bug during Mardi Gras? Well, on December 26, 1978 CBS brought Jeannie back — now played by Tovah Feldshuh — put her in a love triangle with her boss David Martin (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) and her kinda sorta […]
Prey (2016)
Released in the U.S. as Uncaged, this movie was directed and written by Dick Maas, the man behind The Lift, Amsterdamned and Sint. Taking place in the architecture of Amsterdam, Prey unleashes a gigantic lion that takes no prisoners. On the trail of this 450-pound mountain lion are Detective Olaf Brinkers (Rienus Krul) and forensic veterinarian Lizzy (Sophie van Winden), all […]
Tales from the Dark Side episode 4: “The Odds”
Tommy Vale (Danny Aiello) never skips a chance to bet. So when a dead man comes back — Bill Lacey (Tom Noonan) — and wagers that Tommy will be dead in 24 hours, he takes that bet. And then we wait. This episode feels almost like a stage play with Aiello’s quiet dignity even in […]
Alligator II: The Mutation (1990)
More remake than sequel, Alligator II starts with rich villain Vincent Brown (Steve Railsback) dumps some of the Future Chemicals into the sewers which goes right to the baby alligator from the end of Alligator. Detective David Hodges (Joseph Bologna) and his wife Chris (Dee Wallace, forever battling against eco horror) realize that all the parts […]
Chattanooga Film Festival: Buddymovie (2022)
Directed and written by Ryan McGlade, Buddymovie has two old friends meeting up once again in the forest, discussing their past moments of being pals and then dealing with a large steel warehouse that’s full of demeaning wisecracks. This is a quick one, but driven by some sharp dialogue more than the cinematography. Can a building […]
GET READY FOR TWO BLASTS OF SHEER MADNESS ON THE DRIVE-IN ASYLUM DOUBLE FEATURE!
This week, we really have two movies ready to ruin your brains. Join Bill and me on the Groovy Doom Facebook and YouTube pages at 8 PM this Saturday. Up first, it’s a movie that defies categories and answers, Winterbeast! You can watch it on Shudder or Vimeo. Every week, we talk about each movie, show an ad […]
Chattanooga Film Festival: The Blood of the Dinosaurs (2021)
Once, we went to a Mystery Spot and after we walked toward the center of the room, it kept pushing us into the walls and I was young and trying to hold my mother’s hand and it made me cry. Then, we all got on a train and it went through a forest and animatronic […]
Chattanooga Film Festival: Sophie In Furbyland (2021)
When Sophie Stark uploads her silicon artwork online — it takes the Furby toy of the past and reinvents it in organic and often disturbing ways — she becomes a viral success and goes into business full-time selling her creations. I really loved Pacey Hansen’s film, as it makes one confront the expected nature of […]
Chattanooga Film Festival: Cubed Row (2022)
There’s a first part of this — Cubed Row is the second issue in the ongoing series This Space Space — so I have no idea how much I’ve missed, but judging on how little of this I could comprehend, I’m going to say it was a metric fuckton. Wilde and the other beings discover the structure […]
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