Skip to content

Home
Reviews
Film Index
Trailers
About
Contact

Twitter
Facebook

Movies & Drinks

Discussion of popular movies, obscure VHS faves, & genre films

Tag: Tresa Hughes

‘Lolly-Madonna XXX’ (1973): Atmospheric, violent & senseless Southern cult classic

Strange, hypnotic doom and gloom Southern cult classic, a modern-day Hatfield and McCoy feud underpinned by a violent, fatalistic melancholy.

October 20, 2019September 28, 2019 Movies & DrinksLeave a comment

Follow via Email

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 132 other followers

Email Address:

Recent Posts

‘Evel Knievel’ (1971): Whatever happened to fearless America? July 26, 2021
‘Invasion of the Body Snatchers’ (1978): Paranoid horror remake a treat for any era July 6, 2021
‘Hellfighters’ (1968): Simple, cartoon actioner looks impressive on Blu-ray June 28, 2021
‘Crossroads’ (1986): No karate, kids—just the evil blues June 1, 2021
‘Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze’ (1975): Classic pulp hero finally hits the big screen May 29, 2021

Follow us on Twitter

Search for:

Top Posts

'Ghost Story' (1981): Early '80s attempt at refined, classic horror
'The Magus' (1968): A high-profile failure, but with much to enjoy
'Lolly-Madonna XXX' (1973): Atmospheric, violent & senseless Southern cult classic
'The Trial of Billy Jack' (1974): A spectacularly unwieldy mess of a movie
'Confessions of a Pop Performer' (1975): Brit sex comedy by future Bond screenwriter still a hoot
‘Hellhole’ (1985): Sleazy & amusing, indie ’80s at its most nostalgic
'The Adventures of the Wilderness Family' (1975): City life intolerable? Watch this exciting bedtime story for kids
'The Adventurers' (1970): For true film lovers - bad moviemaking at its BEST!
'Double Exposure' (1982): Glossy, violent psycho-thriller is rediscovered
'Picasso Trigger' (1988): Hardworking video-store actioner is explosive, sexy fun

Connect on Facebook

Connect on Facebook

Follow the Pop Retro Instagram

Since I never watched (& just purchased) the made-for-Sci-Fi Channel sequels, I revisited 1995's SPECIES. Fun times! Michael Madsen in top 90s tough-guy form; Marg Helgenberger scientifically testing crime scene materials 5 years before doing it on CSI; Alfred Molina a decade before he was Doc Ock; 15-year-old Michelle Williams, 3 years before Dawson's Creek; Forest Whitaker (cuz he was in EVERYthing); & Ben Kingsley as Xavier, the leader of this ragged X-Men-style group. But me & the college roomies were 19 at the time I originally saw this. Would we have been as interested if newcomer Natasha Henstridge wasn't the main attraction? 😳 One of my oldest Blu-rays, this is a 2006 pressing from Sony. Still fun to watch.

#OTD in 1953, Portland Wrestling premiered on TV. I stumbled across a DVD recently, PORTLAND WRESTLING SERIES VOL. 1, which featured some childhood faves, mainly Roddy Piper, Billy Jack Haynes & Rip Oliver. Check out my review at DrunkTV.net!

Bruce Willis, Problem Child, Van Damme, Sonic - a look at new & upcoming physical media releases from @MillCreekEnt! Link to watch in description.

Subtitles, axe murders, idiot 80s teens: some thoughts on 1989's GRAVE ROBBERS (Ladrones De Tumbas), released on Blu-ray by @vinegarsyndome. (Video link in description)

My @classicpopmag subscriber copy arrived today. Have you listened to the new @garynuman album?

Finally got around to watching my Blu-ray of CUTTING CLASS (released in 1989, shot in 87-88) - Brad Pitt's first major role. But I watched it for Jill Schoelen, of course. More miracle work by @vinegarsyndrome. Includes a great new interview with Schoelen in the special features.

It's wild & colorful, with a female led gang of bad gals giving Jem & the Holograms arch enemies The Misfits a run for their money in the style department. PUNK VACATION was filmed between 1984 & 1987, but didn't get released until it went straight to video in 1990. An early @vinegarsyndrome release, the disc includes the same producer's NOMAD RIDERS (1984) as an extra (in SD, from the only remaining video source).

More video store nostalgia from @vinegarsyndrome's Archive line with 1989's GRAVE SECRETS. which I found to be a fairly fun & engaging ghost story. Starring familiar faces Renée Soutendijk & Paul Le Mat.

No karate, kids - just those evil blues. @millcreekent has released CROSSROADS (1986) on Blu-ray, starring Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca & Jami Gertz (sigh). Read my review at MoviesandDrinks.com.

A little throwback tonight with THE CELLAR (1989), another direct-to-video creature feature resurrected in HD by @vinegarsyndrome. The story behind the making of the film is just as fun.

What's my favorite movie series? What's my all-time fav TV show? To find out, watch @cerealmidnight's latest YouTube video for an unboxing of physical media I sent to the channel.

'All-American Murder' (1991) was fun! Hokey, jokey and illogical, just how I like my high school-era DTVs. What made me chuckle are the police officers' refusal to ever use handcuffs (would've solved 90% of their issues), & Charlie Schlatter's hair catching wind during the special feature interview. Oh, & Christopher Walken, of course. Also, Josie Bissett is in this, too *sigh*... Another great @vinegarsyndrome release.