This film combines aspects of a 1950s B-movie film noir with science fiction horror and stars Lon Chaney, Jr....though he only has a couple of lines. Apparently he underwent throat surgery around the time of the film and was therefore unable to speak during most of filming. So instead of having him speak, the movie focuses on closeups of his eyes … Continue reading Indestructible Man (1956)
Oh boy, here we go. We are looking unto the mountain. Behold, a contender for WORST MOVIE EVER MADE! Or not. Yeah, Mac and Me happens to be one of those titles tossed around as perhaps the greatest travesty in the history of film. It gets mentioned in the same sentence as Plan 9 from … Continue reading Mac and Me (1988)
When is a zombie movie not a zombie movie? When said zombies are in fact a hive-mind of beyond-human intelligence and memory bent on world destruction for the laughs. That's where The Hive comes in. I've had this movie described to me as Memento meets the Evil Dead remake (even the trailers do that), and … Continue reading The Hive (2014)
Another misleading movie poster. There's like one car in this movie, and it doesn't have a roof...or much of anything, really. But that one guy does shoot his gun over his forearm, so I suppose it's only half wrong. The Bronx Executioner is another Italian post-apocalyptic Mad Max/Escape from New York wannabe, only this time … Continue reading The Bronx Executioner (1989)
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)
