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EDITOR’S NOTE: Darkman was on USA Up All Night on May 24 and October 3, 1997 and November 5, 1994. Before he had the chance to make Spider-Man, Sam Raimi had wanted to make a comic book movie. Having failed to get the rights to The Shadow and Batman, he just decided to create his own hero. […]
Taylor Sheridan’s Special Ops: Lioness centers on the CIA’s “Lioness” program, a black-ops initiative that is as morally bankrupt as it is effective. The drill is simple: recruit female operatives to get close to the female relatives of high-value terrorist targets, maneuver into their inner circles and take out the bad guys before they can […]
Scott Reynolds’ directorial debut, The Ugly, isn’t just any slasher. It’s a grim, stylized and genuinely uncomfortable look at a fractured psyche. The film takes place within the decaying, claustrophobic walls of an Auckland asylum. Simon Cartwright (Paolo Rotondo), a young, soft-spoken serial killer who has already racked up a body count in the double […]
Do you like and/or know who Cradle of Filth is? Then you may/may not care about this movie, which features nearly everyone from the band’s Midian era lineup, as well as placing leader Dani Filth into a role that connects all of the stories. It was written and directed by Alex Chandon, who had directed […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Combat Academy was on USA Up All Night on February 10 and August 24 and 25, 1990; March 15 and August 3 and 30, 1991. When it comes to the youth-against-authority genre, you really can’t go wrong with Neal Israel. Just look at his resume. Beyond directing Bachelor Party, he wrote Police Academy, Moving Violations and Real […]
Week 3 (July 5 – 11) – Maverick Entertainment Group One of the most overlooked and consistent low-budget film companies of the 21st century, they’ve been full steam ahead in the streaming era while other indies have cratered. From the Maverick Entertainment Group website: Founded in 1997, Maverick continues to be a leading distributor and producer of […]
This Saturday, there are two great movies waiting for you on the Groovy Doom Facebook and YouTube channels at 8 PM EDT. Joe Zaso and Bryan Thomas Norton will join us. Want to know what we’ve shown before? Check out this list. Have a request? Make it here. Want to see one of the drink recipes from […]
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 […]
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 […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Up the Academy was on USA Up All Night on February 18 and July 28, 1989; June 27 and July 28, 1990; February 5 and June 25, 1994; February 24, April 10, August 5 and 25, 1995. In 1980, 8-year-old Sam was all in on MAD Magazine—every issue. It’s how I saw so many R-rated […]
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