Directed by: Vick Campbellruntime: just a lil over 2 hrs. I have vague memories of channel-surfing during the more dreary mornings of the summers of my youth. It was on one such occasion that I would happen upon the Spanish channel, and see a soap opera resplendent with occult themes and imagery. The episode was … More Review: Black Roses Symphony (2019)
Directed by: Gerald Cormierruntime: 87 mins I believe it was the legendary Irish sportsman Shaquille O’Neal who famously said “necessity is the mother of invention.’ Well in 1990 a man named Gerald Cormier found it absolutely necessary for this world to have a movie where Frankenstein’s monster rips exploding farts. But if you asked me … More Review: Franky and His Pals (1990)
Directed by: David R. Williams, Tilke Hillruntime: 83 mins The struggles of being a creative… Not creating takes so much out of us. Sometimes the stars just aren’t aligned for our visions to come to fruition. That can lead to various forms of depression, and some visceral trips to dark places. But creating isn’t always … More Review: Rust Belt Driller (2022)
Directed by: Matt Jaissleruntime: 72 mins. I know I’ve been inactive for awhile. I had to go away. During that time I’ve learned and grown. Yeah, it’s true! And I’ve watched such awe-inspiring features as TITANIC 666 and SORORITY SLAUGHTER. Yet I realize I haven’t been here to provide you the chuckles and yuks you’ve … More Review: The Necro Files (1997)
The Merits of Sin…The Book Spook du Jour alum and oddball cinema connoisseur Brennan Dortch has published his first book, which is a mighty doozy mind you, and so I figured it would behoove me to say a few words: There’s a shit ton of heart and a severe lack of narrative control which is … More The Merits of Sin…The Book
Virtues: Bloody Bloody Bible Camp fills every promise it makes in its premise and title. It’s a campy camp slasher with a biblical twist. There are quite a few top-notch kills, my favorite probably being this one: Take a drink for every dick joke and you’ll get to where you need to be to enjoy … More A Red-Letter Review of Vito Trabucco’s Bloody Bloody Bible Camp (2012)
directed by: Michael Keeneruntime: 99 mins I think we can all agree that 2020 has been a heap of shit-matted fur on a rat’s diseased asshole. Not only are thousands of people needlessly dying, but one of our primary means of escaping reality has been quelled. I’m talking of course about going to the cinema. … More Schlock du Jour: The Head (2019)
directed by Shinya Tsukamoto Read this if you like crazy shit! THE ADVENTURE OF DENCHU-KOZO or *HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE UTILITY POLE GROWING OUT OF MY BACK is Shinya Tsukamoto’s fantastical 8mm film that preceded TETSUO: THE IRON MAN. It’s almost impossible to discuss Tsukamoto without mentioning TETSUO every 3.85 … More Schlock du Jour: The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (1987)
Directed by Donald G. Jackson (Rollergator) “Written” by Scott Shaw. This introductory paragraph may be an intro to the intro but I don’t care right now. Firstly, this is not the 1999 film Ride with the Devil by Ang Lee. No, far from it. Second, if I sound a little cranky throughout this review, it’s … More Schlock du Jour: Ride with the Devil (1999)
“We’re gonna get the sun drunk. We’re gonna get the sun drunk.” You’ve seen him as a strapping young ladykiller. You’ve seen him as a gruesome old count. Now see him as *checks notes* a band manager? Yes Dracula’s bloodsucking days are behind him, but what’s to stop him from robbing graves to build a … More Schlock du Jour: Dracula of Exarcheia (1983)
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