In the wake of George Romero's Of the Dead series, Italy's exploitation community went more than a little nuts with zombie films, leading to the Zombi/Zombie/Zombie Flesh Eaters series, depending on the region. Most of the films that appear in these disparate series are not actually related in any way, but titles were changed or … Continue reading Nightmare City (1980)
Don "The Dragon" Wilson is a secret service agent in a future world where a corrupt CEO has successfully implemented robots into the Department of Justice, completely circumventing the need for the judicial system. Unfortunately for Don, the senator he is protecting is completely corrupt and backs the Cybercore corporation to the point he is … Continue reading Cyber Tracker (1994)
I watched this with my girlfriend, and her reaction was, "That was worse than the crap you usually watch." While I dispute that (thank you, The Night Brings Charlie), I admit that I can't say she was too far off. Jupiter Ascending is not only incomprehensible, it's hampered by what should be top-tier actors going … Continue reading Jupiter Ascending (2015)
Slasher films often get a bad rap for being misogynist and uninventive. Splatter University will do nothing to change that opinion. Here's the plot: a mental patient breaks out of an asylum. A couple of years later, a teacher gets murdered. The next semester, more murders happen. It's up to the new teacher to figure … Continue reading Splatter University (1984)
Holy shit, this was exactly the kind of thing I wanted to see! Bo Hopkins and Wings Hauser are very different guys just passing through a small town in Utah when all of a sudden everything goes to Hell: all motor vehicles die at the edge of town, all outside communication has been cutoff, and … Continue reading Nightmare at Noon (1987)
Straight out of the Philippines in an attempt to look like Vietnam come the most anticipated First Blood wannabe knock-off of 1983 that nobody knew about: Fireback! Richard Harrison, possibly the greatest of the 1980s white dude movie ninjas, is a weapons expert who gets captured along with his latest super weapon by the Vietnamese … Continue reading Fireback (1983)
I was on the edge of my seat! Until I scooted back, because that was definitely a potential hazard. Maintain a safe living environment folks, otherwise that's how accidents happen in the workplace or home. Anyway, Cy Warrior is about a robot super soldier who gets accidentally activated during a poker game and escapes from … Continue reading Cy Warrior (1989)
The United States and the Soviet Union have engaged in a nuclear exchange, devastating the first lines of defense for both nations. In an attempt to prevent further exchange on population centers, the two world powers decide instead to pit their best soldiers in a one-on-one contest to see who is top dog. In the … Continue reading The Final Sanction (1990)
Such a cool movie poster. Such a terrible movie. According to this Roger Corman film, the secret to time travel is through hypnosis and Satanism. Basically a psychic discovers that through hypnosis, he can send a soul back in time to previous lives. Unfortunately when he does this to a prostitute, she gets stuck and … Continue reading The Undead (1957)
A family has an accident out in the desert on an Air Force bombing range. That's when the cannibals come out to play. The Hills Have Eyes is a movie in three parts based on the time of day. The first day is setup, with the coming of the Carter family to the desert, the … Continue reading The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
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