For the longest time, I have wanted to see The Turning Point, mainly due to the cast and that it’s a film Noir / crime drama, a genre that I enjoy. The movie stars a pair of screen legends William Holden, Edmond O’Brien, and the lovely Alexis Smith. William Dieterle directed this 1952 film. The…
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Based on the short story “Love Lies Bleeding” by playwright John Patrick, The Strange Love of Martha Ivers is a film noir drama from 1946 that features the great acting talents of screen legends Van Heflin, Barbara Stanwyck, Lizabeth Scott, and the iconic Kirk Douglas, who made his film debut with this very picture. The…
YellowBrickRoad Blu-ray review
YellowBrickRoad is a horror film from 2010 directed by Jesse Holland and Andy Mitton and that stars Cassidy Freeman, Anessa Ramsey and Laura Heisler. Yes, YellowBrickRoad has a small connection to The Wizard of Oz, hence the title. The story is about an expedition in the town of Friar, New Hampshire that is trying to…
Rain (1932 film)
As a fan of the classic black and white films, some of my favorites come from the pre-code era. Rain, a 1932 pre-code film that stars screen icons Joan Crawford and Walter Huston to me is an overlooked gem. Rain is a movie that has been made a few times, including a 1928 silent film…
Blu-ray Review – Scared to Death – Vinegar Syndrome
Part scuzzy early 80’s police procedural, part gooey monster movie, SCARED TO DEATH is the debut of writer/director William Malone, who would most famously go on to helm such films as CREATURE, and the 1999 remake of THE HILLS HAVE EYES, here we have him in ultra-low budget mode, crafting a real down and dirty…
Blu-ray Review – Out of Order – Subkultur
Subkultur Films is making their way into the American market with this UHD/Blu combo of OUT OF ORDER, an incredibly tense and claustrophobic cross between a disaster film and character piece. On a Friday evening, four people find themselves trapped in an elevator. Facing the threat of a weekend trapped in the elevator and limited…
Blu-ray Review – Satan’s Children – AGFA
The 1970’s were a boom for exploitation films, everyone and their mother could get a film into seedy grindhouses and drive-ins. Florida was one of the many regional hotspots for horror and exploitation, and with audiences going gaga in the late 60’s/early 70’s for occult and satanic films, in came a tiny film from the…
Blu-ray Review- Final Flesh – AGFA
If you were like me, you enjoyed comedy that was left of center, stuff like WONDER SHOZEN, which aired on MTV2, and XAVIER: RENEGADE ANGEL, which aired on Adult Swim. Both of these were co-created by Vernon Chatman, who wrote this film I’m reviewing today, FINAL FLESH. The film is about a family of four…
Blu-ray Review – Death Game – Grindhouse Releasing
Peter S. Traynor’s Death Game is a film I have been hearing about for years (yes, before Eli Roth remade it as Knock, Knock in 2015). The film is a sleazy exploitation fueled romp that stars Seymour Cassel as George, a wealthy businessman who finds himself alone on his 40th birthday after his wife gets…
Blu-ray Review – Mother of the Goddess Dormitory – Sentai Filmworks
Mother of the Goddess Dormitory is RIDICULOUS! I mean this in the best way possible, of course. So the series follows Koushi, who is down on his luck middle schooler who is having a hell of a year. Koushi’s house burns down, his parents disown him, and for all practical purposes he is homeless (IS…
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