Tag: United States

Forbidden World

From the production factory of Roger Corman comes a gory, gooey, sleazy, thoroughly entertaining Alien rip-off. more ›
Beyond the Black Rainbow

At the end of Beyond the Black Rainbow, directed by Panos Cosmatos, a period of quiet contemplation is required to begin unpacking everything. more ›
Ravenhawk

Bodybuilder Rachel McLish defends Tribal land from smug jerks led by the ultimate smug jerk, William Atherton in a low-budget actioner from Albert Pyun. more ›
Shock ‘Em Dead

Angel, a pizza shop worker, makes a voodoo deal to become the world’s greatest metal guitarist. Devil torubles ensue. more ›
Future Hunters

Cirio Santiago’s Future Hunters melds time travel, kung fu, and post-apocalyptic chaos into a confusing jumble that encapsulates the anything goes 1980s filmmaking quirks for which the director was famous. more ›
The Kindred

This is one of those fragmented movie memories where the only thing I could remember was ‘Amanda Pays turns into a fish’ — and even that I convinced myself happened… more ›
Bloody Pit of Horror

Lurid is an important word to have on hand. It may comprise a mission statement on the part of the filmmakers. At least in terms of what they promise, which… more ›
Lifeforce

Lifeforce mixes everything into a completely loopy sci-fi horror tale featuring a perpetually nude lead and an exploding Patrick Stewart. more ›
The Stranger

The Stranger paints a skintight black leather outfit onto martial artist Kathy Long and drops her in a modern day High Plains Drifter. more ›
Angelfist

The action may be bad, but there’s a lot of it. Like stars Melissa Moore and Cat Sassoon, all this movie wants to do is entertain you. And like its… more ›
Enter the Ninja

Hot on the heels of Chuck Norris’ The Octagon came Golan and Globus with 1981’s Enter the Ninja, the film that really kicked the trend into high gear and gave… more ›