Finding itself in a fairly well viewed rotation of 80’s horror crap that would find itself regularly getting played on the old VHS, Anthony Hickox’s
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The Monster Squad (1987) – Review
Acting like a brain damaging collision between The Goonies and Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein, The Monster Squad is one of those films seemingly destined
Crimewave (1985) – Review
Much like a maddening popcorn kernel lodged in your teeth, between the gore-flecked game changer that was The Evil Dead and radiant majesty that is
Big Trouble In Little China (1986) – Review
Blame ol’ Jack Burton.While it’s true that the lukewarm reception to the chilling wonders of The Thing initially soured the notoriously independent John Carpenter to
Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Bill and Ted are two well meaning, air headed teens who dwell in San Dimas, California and dream of hitting it big with their band
Dragons Forever (1988) – Review
Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao are three martial arts heavyweights who were instrumental in revolutionizing Hong Kong action cinema in the 80’s and
Police Story (1985) – Review
Is there a more enduring, living icon in martial arts cinema than Jackie Chan? He’s spent decades regularly sacrificing every bone and sinew in his
Encounters Of The Spooky Kind (1980) – Review
Those of you unfamiliar with the industry changing works of Sammo Hung outside of that late 90’s show Martial Law is missing a treat. Hung
Fright Night 2: New Blood (2013) – Review
The direct to DVD sequel conundrum is something that’s stuck in my craw for some time now and I guess now is as good as
Bill And Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991) – Review
In the wake of the most excellent adventure of San Dimas’ finest sons, a return visit from Bill S. Preston Esq and Ted “Theodore”Logan seemed
Willy’s Wonderland (2021) – Review
Ever since Nicolas Kim Coppola (known to fans and foes alike as Nicolas Cage) switched up his roles to match the type of deranged acting
Fright Night (2011) – Review
By my calculations, on a long enough timeline, pretty much every movie you hold dear will be remade in some form or another. Take 1985’s
Slither (2006) – Review
I genuinely believe that if more movies were like Slither, James Gunn’s glorious pastiche of 50’s monster movies given a hilarious blast of punk rock
The Babysitter (2017) – Review
If you were to cast an eye over the directorial career of McG, a pattern starts to emerge of a blockbuster director who really had
Class Of Nuke ‘Em High III: The Good, The Bad And The Subhumanoid (1994) – Review
The good, the bad and the subhumanoid; it’s the latest movie from Michael and Lloyd!” blares the title song as the credits mercifully roll on
Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) – Review
By the mid-40’s, Universal Studios were still looking for any way they could to keep their legendary stable of marauding monsters profitable. Their bright idea?
Class Of Nuke ‘Em High Part II: Subhumanoid Meltdown (1991) – Review
Since the 80’s, riotous independent studio Troma has dumped their cinematic equivalent of toxic waste all over the landscape, getting into the faces of their
Class Of Nuke ‘Em High (1986) – Review
Back in 1984, indie distributor Troma Films finally put their money where their foul mouth was and switched from producing sex comedies to forging their
Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000) – Review
After remaining dormant for over twenty years, it seemed that the half-life of the Toxic Avenger had burned out thanks to it’s two sequels that
The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation Of Toxie (1989) – Review
Whilst in the midst of production of their bargain bin, blockbuster epic: The Toxic Avenger Part II, Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz realized that they
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