EVEN MORE FUCKED UP FUTURES: Wheels of Fire(1985)

Cirio H. Santiago sure has some interesting movies in his oeuvre: TNT Jackson, Vampire Hookers, Stryker, Hell Hole, Caged Fury, The Sisterhood, Demon of Paradise and many, many more. Today, we’re here to talk about his take on post-apocalyptic movies. “If you thought Max was mad — meet Trace!” Trace is looking for his sister, Arlie (Lynda Wiesmeier, Malibu Express) and finds her […]

MORE FUCKED UP FUTURES: Warrior of the Lost World (1983)

Three things got me to watch this film: Persis Khambatta. Donald Pleasence. Post-apocalyptic. Then I found out that Fred Williamson was also in it and I raced to find this. Perhaps I shouldn’t have been so hasty. Released as Il Giustiziere Della Terra Perduta (Vigilante of the Lost Earth) 4 years after Mad Max and 2 years after The Road […]

MORE FUCKED UP FUTURES: She (1982)

H. Rider Haggard’s She, A History of Adventure pretty much set the rules for the Lost World genre and presented a white goddess warrior queen named Ayesha who rules a kingdom in the middle of Africa. It’s been adapted many times for the screen, starting in 1899 with Georges Méliès’ The Pillar of Fire. Probably the best-known version is the […]