Sybil Danning’s Adventure Video: Rush (1983)
Tonino Ricci was a madman who would direct anything placed in front of him, and this time he got his hands on a script by the legendary Tito Carpi (Warriors of the Wasteland and Escape from the Bronx). Here, he’s basically taking the DNA of Max Rockatansky and mixing it with John Rambo to make a tasty […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: The Shiver of the Vampires (1971)
Also known as Sex and Vampires, Strange Things Happen at Night, Terror of the Vampires, Thrill of the Vampire and Vampire Thrills, this is the third time that Jean Rollin would bring a vampire movie to the screen. Look, if you’re obsessed, you’re obsessed. Isle (Sandra Julien, Je Suis Frigide… Pourquoi?) and Antoine (Jean-Marie Durand) have just […]
MVD REWIND COLLECTION BLU-RAY RELEASE: Force: Five (1981)
When a dangerous cult — the Palace of Celestial Tranquility — successfully brainwashes the daughter of a U.S. senator, Cindy Lester (Amanda Wyss), local authorities find themselves completely powerless. With time running out, the government turns to seasoned agent Jim Martin (Joe Lewis) to assemble a specialized team of elite martial arts experts known as […]
WEIRD WEDNESDAY: The Shape of Things to Come (1979)
Following the global devastation of the Robot Wars, the remnants of humanity fled Earth to establish New Washington, a domed city on the Moon. Society here is fragile, entirely dependent on Raddic-Q2, an essential anti-radiation miracle drug mined exclusively on the distant planet Delta 3. Enter Omus (Jack Palance), a scenery-chewing cyborg-controlling tyrant who overthrows […]
Sybil Danning’s Adventure Video: Fireback (1983)
If you dig deep enough into the trenches of exploitation movies, you eventually find yourself watching Filipino action cinema. Directed by the prolific Teddy Page (working under his own name alongside his Teddy Chiu moniker), Fireback is a relentless blast of custom weaponry, wild pacing and pure cinematic adrenaline. The narrative kicks off in the […]
Sybil Danning’s Adventure Video: Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (1980)
Also known as Dragon and the Cobra — perhaps to cash in on Williamson playing Black Cobra? — this was released as a Sybil Danning’s Adventure Video title, and man, that back title alone makes me lose consciousness. Maybe that’s Sybil using Dim Mak on me. Adolph Caesar — the man whose voice told us “A […]
NEON 4K UHD AND BLU-RAY RELEASE: Hokum (2026)
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 90% of 199 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The website’s consensus reads: “A classic haunted house story enriched with atmospheric folklore and perfectly-timed shocks, Hokum further solidifies writer-director Damian McCarthy as a modern master of horror.” For fuck’s sake. Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) […]
PARAMOUNT 4K UHD/BLU-RAY RELEASE: Scream 7 (2026)
Woodsboro always finds a way to bring people back. This time, Scream 7 brings back franchise architect Kevin Williamson, back in the director’s chair alongside co-writer Guy Busick. This seventh installment leans heavily into its rich history while building a brand-new chapter for our ultimate final girl, bringing back the genre icons we grew up […]
Sizzlin’ Summer of Subterranean Psychotronica 2026: Angel Number Nine (1974)
Week 7 (Aug 2 – 8) – Muscle Distribution Catalog Muscle Distribution is an exciting new venture that’s hard to sum up with words alone, but if you dig into the catalog, you find a shape that’s more well-defined than any mission statement. Liz is keeping it hot for us. From Muscle’s website: Muscle is a new film distribution […]
Sybil Danning’s Adventure Video: Seven (1979)
Andy Sidaris’ second non-documentary movie is all about what happens when seven gangsters take over Hawaii, leading the FBI to bring in ex-agent-turned-killer Drew Savano (William Smith, Invasion of the Bee Girls, Maniac Cop), who has hired seven of the world’s best killers to take out the trash. They become Sevano’s Seven – the Playmate, the Black […]
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