Produced by Roger Corman, and written and directed by Howard R. Cohen, Space Raiders follows Captain C.F. “Hawk” Hawkens (Vince Edwards) – a former Space Service Colonel turned pirate – who leads his crew on a mission to steal a freighter owned by an interstellar corporation simply referred to […]
Based on the novella Het Gouden Ei by Tim Krabbé, The Vanishing begins with a glimpse into the life of chemistry professor Barney Cousins (Jeff Bridges) who is at his cabin trying to perfect the method to carry out a perfect kidnapping. He is so absorbed by this […]
Directed by William McGann, Sh! The Octopus follows detectives Kelly (Hugh Herbert) and Dempsey (Allen Jenkins) who are in pursuit of a mysterious master criminal known as The Octopus. The detectives find themselves inside a haunted lighthouse full of suspicious characters, including the titular character, who appears to be […]
Based on the book Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs, David Cronenberg’s movie interpretation of the same name follows exterminator William Lee (Peter Weller) who makes a shocking discovery that his wife Joan (Judy Davis) is stealing his insecticide to get high. William is later arrested by the police […]
Directed by James William Guercio, Electra Glide in Blue follows Arizona motorcycle Police Officer John Wintergreen (Robert Blake) as he keeps order on the highway with his partner Officer Zipper Davis (Billy “Green” Bush). Wintergreen is an experienced patrolman who is tiring of his current role and longs to […]
Directed by Brian Owens, Happy Hell Night (aka Frat Night) begins on Halloween night 1963, where a fallen Catholic priest, Father Zachary Malius (Charles Cragin), murders seven fraternity pledges from Winfield College after they broke into his family’s crypt and enacted an occult initiation ritual. Only one student […]
Written by Broderick Miller and directed by Lewis Teague, Wedlock (aka Deadlock) follows diamond thief Frank Warren (Rutger Hauer) who after a recent robbery is betrayed by his best friend Sam (James Remar) and his fiancée Noelle (Joan Chen), who turns him into the authorities. Frank is sentenced to […]
Jindřich Polák’s Czechoslovakian highbrow masterpiece Voyage to the End of the Universe (aka Ikarie XB-1) set a high bar upon its release in 1963 and went on to become a distinct influence in the science fiction movie genre from 2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Trek, through to films […]
Directed by Thomas J. Wright, No Holds Barred stars Hulk Hogan as Rip Thomas – the World Wrestling Federation Heavyweight Champion. Kurt Fuller plays Brell – the struggling head of the World Television Network. Following Rip’s recent title match Brell sets up a meeting in an attempt to lure […]
The Bride was the film that reunited Quadrophenia alumni Phil Daniels and Sting – it had that big evil dude from the Highlander in it and that girl from Flashdance – so why wasn’t it a bigger hit? Director Franc Roddam (Quadrophenia, K2, Aria, The Lords of Discipline, […]
Written and directed by Claudio Fragasso (who was credited a at the time as Clyde Anderson), Monster Dog (aka Leviatán, The Bite and Los Perros de la Muerte) opens with Vince Raven (Alice Cooper with his voice dubbed by an uncredited Ted Rusoff – in fact The only time […]
Written by Joseph Ellison, Ellen Hammill and Joe Masefield, and directed by Ellison, Don’t Go In The House follows Donald ‘Donny’ Kohler (Dan Grimaldi – The Sopranos) a man obsessed with fire and human combustion. Through the use of flashbacks we learn that a young Donny (Colin Mclnness) suffered […]
Written by Eduardo Quiroz and Jose Quiroz, Hood of the Living Dead follows the plight of a young scientist named Ricky (Carl Washington) who resides in a poor and violent section of Oakland with his brother Jermaine (Brandon Daniels). The struggle of the brothers to survive the Oakland hood is […]
Directed by S. Shankar., Enthiran is the first instalment in the Enthiran franchise and stars Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai, Danny Denzongpa, Santhanam and Karunas. As the film opens we meet struggling scientist Vaseegaran (played by Rajinikanth) who is battling to control a robot he created in his own image […]
Written and directed by Minoru Kawasaki, Earth Defense Widow follows Dan (Mitsu Dan), a former geisha, who is now working as an ace pilot for the Earth Defense Troops known as JAP. Earth is suddenly attacked by a space monster called Bemurasu who consumes nuclear waste. Bemurasu kills Dan’s fiancé […]
Written and directed by Albert Pyun, Brainsmasher… A Love Story follows the adventures of Ed “Brainsmasher” Malloy (played by Andrew Dice Clay). Malloy is a bad ass bouncer from Portland, Oregon who runs into glamorous supermodel Samantha Crain (Teri Hatcher)- a woman who has everything—except for true love. Samantha runs […]
Directed by Isaac Gabaeff, The Sand (aka Blood Sand) follows a group of friends who are having a big beach party. As the party begins all the teenagers agree to put their mobile phones in the trunk of a car in an effort to ensure that no one […]
Written by Miloš Macourek and Dušan Vukotić, and directed by Vukotić, Visitors from the Galaxy follows Robert (Žarko Potočnjak) a hotel doorman who is obsessed with science fiction. Robert has plans to write his own science-fiction book about three alien androids—Andra and children Targo and Ulu—who land on Earth coming from an […]
Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, Hausu (aka House) follows a young Japanese girl who goes by the nickname Gorgeous (played by Kimiko Ikegami) who has plans for a summer vacation with her father (Saho Sasazawa) who had been in Italy scoring film music. When Gorgeous’ father returns home he surprises […]
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Peggy Sue Got Married takes place in 1985 and follows Peggy Sue Bodell (Kathleen Turner) – a woman who has recently separated from her husband Charlie Bodell (Nicholas Cage) after putting up with his infidelity for years. Peggy and Charlie have been together since […]
