WEEK OF MADE FOR TV MOVIES: Gargoyles (1972)
When I was a kid, I remember asking my dad what movies he thought were scary. He answered Night of the Living Dead and Gargoyles, so I was always nervous to watch this movie. It just looked strange, and in the late 1970s, it wasn’t like I could find it on demand. But the unique storytelling of […]
WEEK OF MADE FOR TV MOVIES: Trilogy of Terror (1975)
Dan Curtis and Richard Matheson pretty much ruled 1970s made for TV horror. But when you throw in Karen Black and a memorable miniature villain, you’re left with pure nightmare fuel for 70s kids. Sure, we can endure all sorts of gore and doom now, but on March 4, 1974, the ABC Movie of the Week […]
WEEK OF MADE FOR TV MOVIES: Bad Ronald (1974)
The beauty of made for TV movies is that they can be way, way weirder than anything you’ll ever see on the big screen. For a blast of pure insanity — as long as you can get your brain to agree with the major reality bending events you’ll witness — you can’t go wrong with […]
WEEK OF MADE FOR TV MOVIES: The Night Stalker (1972)
At one point, network TV was the only home entertainment option. And for so many genre fans, they were rewarded with some truly amazing offerings. Sure, there are plenty of fangless horror telepics, but there are also so many more incredibly frightening and well made ones, too. We say all the time — they don’t […]
The Howling (1981)
The Howling is a movie in love with movies. Watching it, one comes away with the purest of joy, a celebration of past horror movies to come without ever talking down on the past, unlike post-modern teardowns like Scream. In a werewolf packed year that also gave us the seminal An American Werewolf in London and the near-forgotten Wolfen, it still […]
Next week — MADE FOR TV MOVIES WEEK!
We’re turning back the clock next week to the thrilling days of TV movies — not those insipid SyFy ones — and bringing you some slabs of CBS and ABC goodness. This is but the first of many TV movie weeks — depending on your feedback — and we’re excited to share them with you! […]
B&S About Movies episode 71: Clownhouse
On one hand, Clownhouse is an interesting movie from a young filmmaker. On the other, that same filmmaker was sexually molesting his star. So right off the squeaking bat, this is a weird movie. And it gets even weirder. We watched it. Please listen either on the link below or find us on iTunes. https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/bandsaboutmovies/episodes/2017-08-03T10_33_39-07_00
Warriors of the Year 2072 (1984)
If you ever watch a movie with me in person, you can tell exactly how I feel about it. If I love it, I will cajole you with bon mots and trivia and exclamations like, “Did you see that shot?” If I hate it, I’ll probably just fall asleep (even if I like a movie, […]
Suicide Cult (1975)
Whenever someone asks — and they often do — “What’s the craziest movie you’ve ever seen?” I usually respond with Suicide Cult. I’ve never had to pick my jaw off the floor more, as watching it felt like the little people I am certain live in my TV were putting on a magical play just […]
Manborg (2011)
Manborg is obviously inspired by The Eliminators, reviewed early this week. But where that film is ridiculous in spite of itself, humor is obviously the goal of Manborg. Created by the Astron-6 collective (which includes Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie, who created The Void), this quickie is all about Count Draculon, the leader of an army of Satanic Nazi vampires […]
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