Angel (1984) All-time great exploitation classic. Molly is a 15 year old grade A student with no parents, who pays for school and home with money she makes as street walking prostitute on Hollywood Blvd. A cop who cares is trying to get her off the streets before the psycho…
From the Rookie Corner – Muppets Most Wanted
Oh yeah – it’s short person movie review time. This time, I want to go. For those of us….of a certain age… the Muppets are a fond childhood memory. Allegedly, some people do not like Muppets – but those people are weird. I did drag the short people to the theater to…
Monsters Are Such Interesting People – Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero
Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero (2014) Three guys and a girl in the Caribbean for a wedding take a boat out to an uncharted island for a bachelor party. So their luck would have it that the island they chose is where an experimental lab is running tests on a…
From the Rookie Corner – The Walking Dead Put Me in Therapy
So. I am going to go out on a limb with this one and say it’s probably NOT just me. If you have not watched last night’s episode of The Walking Dead – STOP. Do NOT read any more. Seriously. Stop. Now. As for the rest of you. Grab your blankie,…
Monsters Are Such Interesting People – Blood Moon aka Wolf Girl
Blood Moon aka Wolf Girl (2001) Hidden Gem Alert! Amazing Fantasy/Horror film about a teenage girl with hypertrichosis (her entire body is covered in hair) who plays the “wolf girl” in a traveling sideshow. Having no friends her own age and facing unusually cruel taunts from the crowd, she dangerously…
From the Rookie Corner – Mr Peabody & Sherman
Yeah – while the rest of you were out seeing 300: Rise of an Empire, I was at the theater catching Mr Peabody & Sherman. I am out numbered and I was out voted.… so, off to a matinée I went. If you are short on time, my one-word review of the film would…
Retropolis: My 80s in Film: My Favorite Movies of 1981
by Jim Dietz To say 1981 was a great year for movies would be the ultimate understatement. I almost broke my own rules and did two lists of 8 for this year as it’s an embarrassment of riches. The Honorable Mention section would be a top 8 list for any…
From the Rookie Corner – Just Say No
The fairly recent loss of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman got folks talking about drug addiction… for about 5 minutes. Social media and news outlets all seemed surprised. How COULD such a successful, seemingly intelligent man die from a drug overdose? Despite the number of high profile celebrity deaths from both…
Monsters Are Such Interesting People – Erotic Frankenstein Adventures!
Dr. Frankenstein on Campus (1970) Low budget Canadian production about a modern day Viktor Frankenstein, expelled from European Universities and now enrolled in America, putting up with taunts from schoolmates about his infamous name. He experiments with mind control bay making his cat kill his dog in front of his…
Monsters Are Such Interesting People – Blue Sunshine
Blue Sunshine (1978) Hidden Gem Alert! An assortment of seemingly unrelated thrity-somethings start to lose their hair and go on homicidal rages. The protagonist is falsely accused after his buddy shoves three women in a fireplace. He’s on the lamb after killing his friend in self defense, and must figure…