CBS LATE MOVIE: Starman (1984)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Starman was on the CBS Late Movie on February 23, 1990. If you know director John Carpenter only as the undisputed king of synth-laden horror and gritty urban chaos, Starman proves just how versatile the man behind the camera really was. Steering away from pure terror to craft an intimate, cross-country romance, Carpenter delivered a […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Humanoid Puppet (1992)
Week 12 (Sept 6 – 12) – Japanese V- Cinema: V-Cinema is shorthand for the Japanese direct-to-video wave of the 90s and 00s. These movies were often produced by major studios on very low budgets, but they gave filmmakers huge creative freedom as long as they could deliver the “exploitable elements.” This proved to be a great […]
Burning (2024)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Joseph Perry writes for the film websites Gruesome Magazine, The Scariest Things, Horror Fuel, The Good, the Bad and the Verdict and Diabolique Magazine; for the film magazines Phantom of the Movies’ VideoScope and Drive-In Asylum; and for the pop culture websites When It Was Cool and Uphill Both Ways. He is also one of the hosts of When It Was Cool’s exclusive Uphill Both […]
CBS LATE MOVIE: Samson and Delilah (1984)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Samson and Delilah was on the CBS Late Movie on March 24, 1989 and March 23, 1990. Based on Husband of Delilah by Eric Linklater, this made-for-television movie stays true to the original Biblical story of the legendary Israelite hero (Antony Hamilton) gifted with supernatural strength, but it isn’t just a straight rehash. It takes […]
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