‘Dreamscape’ (1984): Silly then, fairly prescient today
It’s dumb, right?
Tag: Paul Mavis
‘The Klansman’ (1974): A must-see for lovers of deeply wrong moviemaking
One of the holy grails of trash exploitation, finally available uncut!
‘Double Exposure’ (1982): Glossy, violent psycho-thriller is rediscovered
A snazzy little psychological slasher/giallo, where a photographer becomes (or does he?) the killer of his beautiful models.
‘Sweet Sugar’ (1972): Phyllis Davis is both beauty & beast in WIP classic
“WARM HANDS, COLD TRIGGERS, BLAZING DEATH! AN EPIDEMIC OF MACHINE GUN MADNESS! .38 CALIBER KITTENS SPITTING DEATH AS THEY CLAW THEIR WAY TO FREEDOM! NOTHING CAN HOLD HER! NOT CHAINS! NOT BARS! NOT A MAN!”
‘The Man from Planet X’ (1951): Early Hollywood take on America’s UFO/alien fascination
Scream Factory and M-G-M have released on Blu-ray THE MAN FROM PLANET X, the 1951 sci-fi/horror grade Z programmer from indie producers Aubrey Wisberg and Jack Pollexfen (released by United Artists), directed by cult helmer Edgar G. Ulmer, and starring Robert Clarke, Margaret Field, Raymond Bond, Roy Engel, David Ormont, Gilbert Fallman, and William Schallert.
‘When Eight Bells Toll’ (1971): Acceptable Alistair MacLean spy thriller escapism
With it being summer and all, my movie-watching habits are now directly connected to my crushing need to escape while watching whatever it is that I’m watching.
‘Pulse’ (1988): A pre-Internet warning about technology
“Pull the plug…pull all the plugs, lady.”
‘Deadman’s Curve: The Story of Jan & Dean’ (1978): Richard Hatch’s finest moment
When I heard recently that actor Richard Hatch had died of pancreatic cancer,
‘Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone’ (1983): 3-D glasses not required
Ah! That 1980s 3-D that was “new and improved” over the old-timey 3-D…that now looks decidedly old-timey itself.
‘Allied’ (2016): Brad Pitt returns to WWII
Or…Brad, Why You So Blue-Screened, It’s Only WWII
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