Yeah, we're going with another Weird Western, this time a fusion of horror and cowboy cinema which points out the terrifying trouble with western expansion, not just in terms of the racism but also the after effects of the ecological devastation that mass migration into unclaimed wilderness can bring. Also, there are monsters that puke. … Continue reading The Burrowers (2008)
Westerns don't get a lot of love these days, and weird westerns, which combine elements of fantasy, science fiction, or horror with the western setting, have almost always been a rare thing in cinema. That's not to say they don't exist, just that there are relatively few of them. Even fewer are worth watching. If … Continue reading Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Yeah, we're talking a low budget 1950s indie film today. In short, it's our wheelhouse, baby! Livestock are being mutilated in a small town in the mountains of California. Unfortunately, a man has just been murdered, and the hard headed sheriff thinks geologist Wayne Brooks did the deed. Meanwhile archaeologist Dr. Frederick Cleveland has just … Continue reading Giant from the Unknown (1958)
Man, fish-men love the ladies. Have you ever wanted to see a bunch of aquatic horrors gore and claw men to death and then forcibly strip and sexually assault women? If so, you should think about talking to someone, but that's what this movie is about, so I've got something for you! Basically a small … Continue reading Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
The most racist of Poltergeists. Also, that subtitle is nowhere near as good as House II: The Second Story. I'd seen the original Poltergeist and Poltergeist III years ago, so I figured now was a good time to go back and knock out the rest of the original trilogy. All I knew going into this … Continue reading Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
If you're wondering if this movie is as bad as that poster makes it seem...yes. Yes, it is. In the 1980s, an evil cult run by an immortal Satanist seeks a magic jewel that contains immense power from an undreamed of age. They also like to hold private parties for teams of buxom women to … Continue reading The Lost Empire (1984)
Ah, Thunder. You're like if Rambo and Billy Jack had a tough, quiet love child out in the New Mexican desert. And now I'm finishing off the trilogy. A group of white supremacist militia members shoot a couple of horses, and when Thunder intervenes, they shoot up and torch a small Native American village and … Continue reading Thunder III (1988)
Thunder's back, this time on the right side of the law as a new deputy sheriff in the town he had previously destroyed! I'm guessing there wasn't a large hiring pool after the last movie. But corruption abounds in the local sheriff's department, and soon enough, Thunder finds himself unjustly accused and forced into prison, … Continue reading Thunder 2 (1987)
Thunder is a man on the edge. The white man has desecrated his tribe's burial ground, sexually harassed his friend, and violated the treaty that his grandfather struggled to secure. What's a young Native American man to do? Get revenge. Get sweet, explosive revenge. If you haven't noticed it yet, there is a headband around … Continue reading Thunder (1983)
In 2020, nuclear devastation has caused roving bands of gunmen to rape and pillage their way across Texas, driving on motorcycles, shooting each other mercilessly, ransacking towns, and sometimes taking the law into their own hands to force people into an unforgiving prison system. In short, it hasn't changed at all. 2020 Texas Gladiators features … Continue reading 2020 Texas Gladiators (1982)
