I’ve been off the grid for a little while thanks to a cocktail of rampant migraines and neverending car troubles. Just call me Tetsuo: The Engine Man until further notice. I also published my first book of poetry called MYSTICS & VIXENS which I will plug now: I have watched many films during my sabbatical, … More Schlock du Jour: Sadistic Eroticism (2012)
wax ramblemic verb 1. To ramble without clear direction. 2. To speak in a manner that suggests the words are spewing out, as vomit. Origin from wax (“increase” or “become”) + ramble + bulimic (relating to the eating disorder “bulimia”) Pardon me as I wax ramblemic. The seasonal treat candy corn, while pleasing to the … More Schlock du Jour: Scary Movie (1991)
Has a movie ever really changed your life–nay, your world? After viewing Tim Ritter’s WICKED GAMES, the world does not look even remotely like the world as I knew it prior. Anytime someone smiles I see the disembodied head of Joel D. Wynkoop transposed across their imitation of a face. The boughs of trees look … More Schlock du Jour: Wicked Games (1994)
The Blood Corrodes Inside Trilogy is a series of extreme horror fetish films released by A Baroque House and all three directed by Akiko Janos. Spit: Spit follows a woman’s decent into depravity after receiving a book of erotica, what follows is a film full of fetishistic madness. Spit runs at around 30 minutes and … More Sick Cinema: The Blood Corrodes Inside Trilogy
There’s magic happening in Wakaliga, Uganda. For those of you who don’t know, Wakaliga is an ENTIRELY DIFFERENT UNIVERSE that makes unhinged action movies that are not concerned with making you escape reality. The VJ constantly reminds you that you are indeed watching a movie, and movies are awesome. You will however escape reality as … More Schlock du Jour: Bad Black (2016)
Shem-ham-forash! Hail Satan! A few weeks ago I hailed the sinful merits of SATAN’S CHILDREN. Today I discuss the other film on that wonderful release from AGFA, SATANIS: THE DEVIL’S MASS. SATANIS gives an appetizer of a gaze into the burgeoning world of 1960’s Satanism in San Francisco. No narration exists in this documentary, rather … More Satan du Jour: Satanis: The Devil’s Mass (1970)
directed by Jamie Dixon runtime: 120 mins give or take In a race between the darkness and the light, a shadow demon is after the kid from Air Bud, and he’s tearing the town apart to get to him. Representing the light is Yondu—er, Michael Rooker as Father Jacob, a gun-toting preacher who says things … More Schlock & Gore: Shadowbuilder (1998)
Whew! There’s nothing like the feeling of a film living up to “the hype”. An oddly busy schedule ruined my chances of catching Hereditary in theaters but somehow…someway all of its delicious secrets were kept from me. Nothing had been spoiled so I was able to come in like a newborn pup. I’m going to … More The Merits of Sin: Hereditary (2018) (USA)
directed by Gary Whitson runtime: 95 mins Boys and girls, it’s long overdue, but finally I am bringing you a W.A.V.E. Productions movie review. Some of you may ask, “What the frick is W.A.V.E.? More like W?A?V?E?, am I right?” Well before I get to the review, allow me to enlighten those of you in … More Schlock & Gore: Sleepover Massacre (1989)
directed by Adam Rifkin written by Penn Jillette runtime: 90 mins Penn Jillette makes magic in whatever he does. This movie is no exception. …Scratch that. Director’s Cut is a crowdfunded movie about crowdfunding gone wrong, that is somehow so right. …No, let me try again. Director’s Cut is clever beyond measure. Never has there ever … More New Release: Director’s Cut (2016)
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