The Second Civil War
Joe Dante’s political satire The Second Civil War (1997), made for HBO, has become more relevant in the 2020s than it ever was in the waning days of the Clinton… Read more »
Police Story
It isn’t much of a stretch to say that Jackie Chan is the Charlie Chaplin of our time. Both Chan and Chaplin write, direct, produce and star in some of… Read more »
Morbius
I really like Marvel Comics’ old horror magazine Vampire Tales (published from 1973 to 1975), especially Roy Thomas and John Romita Sr.’s Satana The Devil’s Daughter stories. Besides featuring comic… Read more »
Bad Girls Go To Hell
Meg (Gigi Darlene) is a Bunny Yeager type housewife. One Saturday, when her husband Ted (Alan Feinstein) is at work, Meg is raped by the janitor in her building. After… Read more »
Under The Skin
In the time since its first release Jonathan Glazer’s film Under The Skin (2013) has only risen in its critical status. Some blogs that I have encountered consider Under The… Read more »
Ilya Muromets
The boutique home video label Deaf Crocodile Films has done justice to Aleksandr Ptushko’s oft maligned masterpiece Ilya Muromets (1956). This Russian folklore epic was butchered for an American release… Read more »
Bonnie’s Kids
After killing their abusive stepfather (Leo Gordon), sisters Ellie (Tiffany Bolling) and Myra (Robin Mattson), run away to their estranged uncle Ben (Scott Brady). While Myra becomes sexually entangled with… Read more »
Commando
Commando (1985) opens with Col. John Matrix (Arnold Schwarzenegger) enjoying his retirement from Special Ops. Matrix spends his days with his daughter Jenny (Alyssa Milano) in the mountains feeding fawns,… Read more »
Bullet In The Head
John Woo’s Bullet In The Head (1990) is his most fully realized portrait of male friendships. The film barrows much of its structure from The Deer Hunter (1978) but with… Read more »
Leptirica
Leptirica (1973) is a made-for-television horror film best known for being the first film of that genre produced in what is now the former Yugoslavia. At just over one hour… Read more »
