Reviews
Ninja III: The Domination (1984) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo Review)
Ninja III: The Domination (1984) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo Review) Directed By: Sam Firstenberg Starring: Lucinda Dickey, Sho Kosugi Rated: R/Region: 1/1:85/Number of disc: 2 Available from Scream Factory A female aerobic instructor is possessed by an evil spirit of a fallen ninja when coming to his aid. The spirit seeks revenge on those who killed him [...]
Lifeforce (1985) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo Review)
Lifeforce (1985) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo Review) Directed By: Tobe Hooper Starring: Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Mathilda May Rated: R/Region: 1/2:35/Number of disc: 2 Available from Scream Factory A mission to investigate Halley’s Comet discovers an alien spacecraft. After a deadly confrontation, the aliens travel to Earth, where their seductive leader begins a terrifying campaign to drain [...]
The Howling (1981) (Blu-ray Review)
The Howling (1981) (Blu-ray Review) Directed By: Joe Dante Starring: Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan Rated: R/Region: 1/1:85 /Number of disc: 1 Available from Scream Factory Severely traumatized by a near-fatal encounter with a serial killer, TV newscaster Karen White (Dee Wallace) takes time off at a secluded retreat called the Colony. But when, [...]
Twisted Illusions 2 (2004) (DVD Review)
Twisted Illusions 2 (2004) (DVD Review) Directed By: John Bowker, Tim Ritter, Joel D. Wynkoop Starring: Jasi Cotton Lanier, Joel D. Wynkoop, Larry Joe Treadway Rated: UR/Region: 1/Widescreen/Number of disc: 1 Available from SRS Cinema Twenty Years ago, Tim Ritter and Joel D. Wynkoop unleashed a little video anthology called TWISTED ILLUSIONS that helped jumpstart [...]
The Grand Duel (1972) (DVD Review)
The Grand Duel (1972) (DVD Review) Director: Giancarlo Santi Starring: Lee Van Cleef, Horst Frank, Jess Hahn, Alberto Dentice, Rated: R/Region: 0/Widescreen/Number of disc: 1 Available from Blue Underground Philipp Wermeer has been framed for the murder of a powerful figure known as The Patriarch. Wermeer escapes, but the three Saxon brothers, sons of The [...]
Maniac (2012) (Movie Review)
Maniac (2012) (Movie Review) Directed By: Franck Khalfoun Starring: Elijah Wood, America Olivo, Nora Arnezeder Rated: UR Just when the streets seemed safe, a serial killer with a fetish for scalps is back and on the hunt. Frank is the withdrawn owner of a mannequin store, but his life changes when young artist Anna appears [...]
Summer School (1979) (DVD Review)
Summer School (1979) (DVD Review) Directed By: Bethel Buckalew Starring: John McLaughlin, Shelly Horner, Phoebe Schmidt Rated: R/Region: 0/1:33/Number of disc: 1 Available from VCI Entertainment Cut-rate “If this vans rockin’, don’t bother knockin’” classic for teensploitation schlockophiles. It’s all here: jocks, boogie boardin’, a candy ass doofus, and plenty of shag van vs. four [...]
Cool Air (2006) (DVD Review)
Cool Air (2006) (DVD Review) Directed By: Albert Pyun Starring: Morgan Weisser, Crystal Laws Green, Jenny Dare Paulin Rated: PG-13/Region: 1/1:78/Number of disc: 1 Available from Lions Gate Struggling screenwriter Charlie Baxter sets out to write his long-blocked “great American screenplay” when he suffers a heart attack and his mysterious upstairs neighbor Doctor Shockner comes [...]
Road Hell (2011) (DVD Review)
Road Hell (2011) (DVD Review) Directed By: Draven Gonzalez, Pete Jacelone, Alex Pucci Starring: Jaclyn Marfuggi, Jim Hazelton, John Link Rated: UR/Region: 1/Widescreen/Number of disc: 1 Available from Alternative Cinema When a horrific accident forces a deeply dysfunctional couple to check into a decrepit motel, a lecherous and deranged desk clerk arranges for them to [...]
A Haunting at Silver Falls (2013) (DVD Review)
A Haunting at Silver Falls (2013) (DVD Review) Directed By: Brett Donowho Starring: Alix Elizabeth Gitter, Erick Avari, James C. Burns Rated: UR/Region: 1/Widescreen/Number of disc: 1 Available from Inception Media Group A small town is haunted by the twin daughters of a wrongfully convicted man. Young Jordan is sent down the path to who [...]
