Find a person who claims to have grown up in the 1980’s but never heard of ShowBiz Pizza or its iconic band of animatronic animal musicians known as The Rock-afire Explosion, and chances are you have encountered a liar. Possibly. I mean, maybe they were huge fans of ShowBiz’s much flashier competitor, Chuck E. Cheese….
Hey Folks! It’s the Intermission Time Video Party! [AGFA] Blu-ray Review
Ah… Can you smell that buttery stale popcorn? Look at all those boxes of brightly-colored, tooth-rotting candy confections! Put down your life savings to buy soda by the bucket! That’s right… We’re going to the movies. As you walk into the auditorium, you hear the familiar skrriitch, skrriiitch of the bottom of your shoes as…
The Defilers and A Smell of Honey, A Swallow of Brine – Blu-ray Review (AGFA/Vinegar Syndrome)
The Defilers (1965) is about two friends, Carl and Jamie, a couple of assholes who are always out for kicks, which means trying to sex up the ladies and successfully smoking doobies. Thanks to his father being a hotshot wheeler and dealer about town, Carl has secured himself a party space/sex dungeon in a nasty…
Dracula (The Dirty Old Man) – Blu-ray Review (AGFA/Vinegar Syndrome)
One night, Dracula wakes up thirsty for blood but also, he’s horny as hell. He hypnotizes Mike Waters, a newspaperman or lawyer or something (who looks vaguely like Wayne Newton), enslaves him, and then turns the guy into Irving Jackalman, a werewolf or werejackal. Dracula then commands Irving to bring him some lovely ladies so…
Shaolin Invincibles + Seven To One Blu-ray Review [AGFA]
The maniacs at the American Genre Film Archive have unleashed another package of unbridled madness on an unsuspecting public with this kung fu two-fer both of which brings fun and unique qualities to your martial arts mayhem marathon. Grab a gorilla, crank up the Pink Floyd and let’s get cookin’! First in Shaolin Invincibles, Judy…
The Black Crystal – Blu-ray Review (AGFA/Vinegar Syndrome)
Will (Mike Conway) is cruising out west in his sick Trans Am to go see his brother, who lives in a small town up in the mountains, when he foolishly picks up a sketchy hitchhiker named Justin. They are on the road for about 2 minutes before they are forced off the road by some…
Attack of the Beast Creatures Blu-ray review
Attack of the Beast Creatures, also known as Hell Island, is a regional independent horror film produced and directed by Michael Stanley. It was filmed in Stanford, Connecticut, and stars a cast of unknowns who are basically known for this one movie! Taking place in 1920, the story is about a group of travelers that…
Blu-ray Review – Wicked World – AGFA
I have been searching for the proper words to describe the experience of watching WICKED WORLD and I still truly do not have the proper words. An absolutely brain melting insane piece of weirdo SOV filmmaking. This is my first experience with the work Barry J. Gillis, who had written and starred in the Canadian…
Blu-ray Review – The Monster of Camp Sunshine – AGFA/Vinegar Syndrome
BFFs Claire and Marta are a pair of fun, independent ladies. Marta works in a laboratory that exclusively experiments on animals and Claire is one of them there fashion models. When the weekend comes, these two gals ditch the big city and head out to Camp Sunshine. That’s right, these ladies are a pair of…
Blood-A-Rama Triple Frightmare Blu-ray review
Blood-A-Rama Triple Frightmare is a Blu-ray release featuring three obscure horror films, Help Me…I’m Possessed, Night of the Strangler, Carnival of Blood. The label AGFA released this trilogy of terror, while Vinegar Syndrome added a limited slipcover to add a little spice to it up. Bill Greer (Charles in Charge) and Deedy Peters (House Calls)…