Every horror and exploitation scavenger has likely had a run-in with the work of Al Adamson at some point. With titles in his filmography like Blood of Dracula’s Castle (1969) and The Naughty Stewardesses (1974), how could any trash movie enthusiast resist? The son of low budget western actor/director Victor Adamson (AKA Denver Dixon), Adamson…
MST3K: Manos The Hands of Fate (Shout! Factory) DVD Review
Somewhere in rural Texas a vacationing family take a wrong turn and end up staying the night at a menacing lodge under the careful watch of the creepy Torgo (John Reynolds), who serves at the best of the Master (Tom Neyman), the leader of a cult that worships a vengeful spirit known only as Manos….
Mulholland Drive (Criterion Collection) Blu-ray Review
Betty (Naomi Watts) is an actress from Ontario, Canada who arrives in L.A. with gleeful positivity about her future in the movie business. She will be staying at her Aunt’s apartment for 3 months while her Aunt is away on a shoot back home in Canada. However, upon arriving at the apartment she discovers Rita…
MST3K Vs Gamera (Shout! Factory) DVD Review
About 2 years ago when I started the site I did an interview with Kevin Murphy for one of the first MST3K releases reviewed for ECAV. I wouldn’t suggest looking for it, it never got posted, as the audio was too terrible to post in .mp3 format, and I could barely hear it myself…
Mad Max (Scream Factory) Blu-ray Review
It is interesting watching Mad Max with people who are not totally familiar with the film these days. The last few times I’ve watched the original film, it has been in the presence with someone who knew the series from the more popular sequels in the latter case this was my own fault, as the…
Major Dundee (Twilight Time) Blu-ray Review
As American is engaged in the Civil War, disgraced Union Calvary officer Major Amos Charles Dundee (Charlton Heston) – currently spending a once illustrious career in the military overseeing a prison stockade in New Mexico – is assembling an army to go into Mexico and capture or kill Sierra Charriba (Michael Pate), the vicious Apache…
Machine Gun McCain (Blue Underground) Blu-ray review
John Cassavetes was the man! Whether Cassavetes is behind the camera (as director), or in front acting usually the end result is fantastic. He is one of those actors that can be put into a bad movie, and elevate it to a higher standard, as long as he in on screen. I don’t mean this…
Macbeth (Olive) Blu-ray Review
Keanrick: We were exorcising evil spirits. Being but a mere butler, you will not know the great theatre tradition that one does *never* speak the name of the “Scottish Play”. Blackadder: What, *Macbeth*? Mossop, Keanrick: Aahhhhh. Hot potato, orchestra stalls, Puck will make amends. Macbeth is probably my very favorite of Shakespeare’s plays from the…
Madman (Vinegar Syndrome) Blu-ray Review
At the conclusion of camping season for gifted children at North Sea Cottages, everyone is gathered around the campfire singing songs and telling stories. Head counselor Max tells the story of a beast of a man farmer that went crazy and killed his family. It took ten men to capture him and hang him but…
Manos: The Hands of Fate (Synapse) Blu-ray Review
If you’ve read my reviews on EuroCultAV.com you might know I don’t really get into declaring extremes. Therefore you will rarely see at least myself declare a best of, worst of, or anything of that nature. Manos: The Hands of Fate was a film made by Harold P. Warren an El Paso fertilizer salesman in…