Written and directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka is a Blaxploitation parody that follows the exploits of Soldier Jack Spade (Keenen Ivory Wayans) who has to return hometown of Any Ghetto, U.S.A. from the army following the death of his brother Junebug (Bobby Mardis) from […]
Written and directed by Nacho Vigalondo, Timecrimes (aka Los Cronocrímenes) is a Spanish science-fiction thriller. In the documentary Future Shock! The Story of 2000 AD Nacho Vigalondo credits 2000 AD comic magazine as the biggest influence on Timecrimes, particularly the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons one-off “Chronocops” from #310 (1983). […]
Bursting onto the straight-to-video shelves in 1989 came Lorenzo Lamas (Grease, Renegade) as “Soldier” Jack Kelly, a police officer who served in the Marine Special Forces “Snake Eater” team in Vietnam. The “Snake Eater” team were an elite division of the Marines especially trained for search and destroy missions. […]
Arriving in 2010, Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City was the sequel for 2004’s Zebraman, and starred Show Aikawa once again as Shinichi Ichikawa/Zebraman. As the film opens it is revealed that fifteen years have passed since the events of Zebraman and the year is now 2025 and […]
Directed by Takashi Miike, Zebraman follows Shinichi Ichikawa (Shô Aikawa), a man whose life is unravelling before his eyes. At work he is a failing school teacher and at home he is a failing husband and father. His wife is cheating on him, his teenage daughter is dating older […]
Directed by Joel Silberg, Breakin’ (aka Breakdance) was attempt by Hollywood to tap into popular culture. It created a formula that is still seen in dance films today. The film followed a young classical dancer named Kelly Bennett (Lucinda Dickey) who is viewed as a very gifted prospect […]
Directed by Adam Fields, One-Eyed Monster was a science fiction/horror/comedy with a difference. The film opens on a secluded snowy mountain where a film crew arrive to make an adult movie. The group includes veteran actors (basically playing themselves) Ron (Ron Jeremy) and Veronica (Veronica Hart), as well as […]
Directed by Hung Min Chen, Mars Men (aka Huo xing ren) is a bizarre sci-fi movie whose creation is almost as weird as the film itself! In April 1974 Thai Burin Films (a subsidiary of Productions Chaiyo) and the Japanese company Tsuburaya Productions released the movie Giant and Jumbo […]
Directed by Albert Pyun, Raven Hawk follows Rhyia Shadowfeather (Rachel McLish), a Native American woman who is framed for the murder of her parents at the age of 12 years old and forced to flee her reservation. In reality Rhyia witnessed her parents get murdered by dirty cops […]
Directed by Roger Corman, The Wild Angels begins with outlaw motorcycle club riding out to Mecca, California in the desert to look for member Joe ‘Loser’ Kearns’ (Bruce Dern) stolen motorcycle. A piece is discovered in the garage of a Mexican gang and violence soon erupts with the Angels […]
Directed by Joe D’Amato, Antropophagus opens with a two German travellers enjoying a remote Greek island. They decide to hit the beach but meet a grizzly end due to a man that came out of the ocean. Meanwhile, another five travellers are preparing to tour the same area. They […]
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 […]
