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 […]
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 […]
The Eliminators (1986)
When you’re 14 years old, you can’t yet comprehend that a movie can be a total piece of shit. Seeing the Mandroid rolling around, knowing that a ninja was in this movie, I lost my mind and couldn’t wait to see it. But when you’re 14, you often are at the mercy of your family’s […]
GEORGE ROMERO TRIBUTE: Knightriders (1981)
Following the success of Dawn of the Dead — and the cottage industry that it brought to Italy with the near insta-sequel Zombi 2 and many lesser rate retreads — George Romero made another play to escape the horror genre with an incredibly personal film — Knightriders. Inspired by the Society for Creative Anachronism — one need only drive […]
GEORGE ROMERO TRIBUTE: Martin (1978)
In the five years between The Crazies and Martin, much had changed, both in the life of George Romero and his adopted hometown of Pittsburgh. After the post-World War II economic boom, an outdated manufacturing base — that had already been overextended for the past two decades — was further taxed by hostile relationships between management and […]
GEORGE ROMERO TRIBUTE: The Crazies (1973)
After the lessons of There’s Always Vanilla and Season of the Witch, The Crazies (also known as Code Name: Trixie) brings George Romero back to familiar territory: the towns surrounding Pittsburgh and how they deal with the collapse of society in the wake of a science fiction-related calamity. Shot on location in Evans City and Zelienople — 30 miles north of […]
GEORGE ROMERO TRIBUTE: Season of the Witch (1973)
The more you get into exploitation films, the more you get used to the same movie being released under many different names. Like this film, which started as Jack’s Wife, was retitled and recast as a soft core porn movie called Hungry Wives, then became Season of the Witch after the success of Dawn of the Dead, then became a lost film for […]
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