The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park (1993) and its sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) had two of the most iconic and popular action figure lines of the nineties. The toys for these… Read more »
Category: Film Reviews
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
When I was in film school there was this one guy in my class who, no matter what our assignment, attempted a post-apocalyptic film on a shoestring budget. His efforts… Read more »
Private Property
For decades Private Property (1960) was thought lost. Upon being discovered and restored the film became widely available via a Blu-Ray release through Cinelicious Pics. Back in the hands of… Read more »
Cute Girl
I first saw Cute Girl (1980) way back when the Dutch home video label CINEMATEK issued its triple feature boxed set of Hou Hsiao-hsien’s first three features. At the time… Read more »
The Doll Squad
I was about halfway through Ted V. Mikels’ The Doll Squad (1973) when it occurred to me that it would make a great double bill with David A. Prior’s Mankillers… Read more »
I Paladini: Storia d’armi e d’amori
I Paladini: Storia d’armi e d’amori (1983), aka Hearts & Armour, is a very loose adaptation of Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso. The film centers around the romances and conflicts between… Read more »
Night Watch
Night Watch (1995) is the sequel to Death Train (1993). Lead actors Pierce Brosnan and Alexandra Paul return as dashing UN agents, though this time they are after stolen paintings… Read more »
Death Train
Death Train (1993), aka The Detonator, was a perennial staple at video stores and retail outlets all through the nineties and into the next decade. The image on the cover… Read more »
Kadaicha
Kadaicha (1988) is an Australian film about a group of teenagers being terrorized by a vengeful Aboriginal spirit. Comparisons to A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) and Poltergeist (1982) are… Read more »
Blood For Dracula
Blood For Dracula (1974), or Andy Warhol’s Dracula, was produced immediately following Flesh For Frankenstein (1973). Much of the same cast and crew was retained by writer and director Paul… Read more »
