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docudrama \ documentary \ drug culture \ drug film \ Lech Kowalski \ Troma Entertainment
Story of a Junkie (IRL Drug Culture Docudrama)
The crown jewel in the paste crown of the Troma Team, Lech Kowalski’s Story of a Junkie (originally filmed as Gringo) is a wild trip through despair and addiction on the sordid streets of the Lower East Side circa 1983. Depressing, exhilarating, refreshing and a marked contrast from the usual Troma swill, Story of […]
Altered Innocence \ French New Extreme \ Gaspar Noe \ Les Cinémas de la Zone \ Studio Canal \ thriller
Irréversible (Reverse Order Rape Revenge Thriller)
Sooner or later, everything you know and love will be taken from you. When it happens, the only thing that separates you from everyone else is how you react. Do you suck up your pride and cry into your beer? Do you pack up and take matters into your own hands? Once you do, […]
Astra United Film Production & Distribution \ Bounty Films \ giallo \ Hedwig Schreck \ slasher film
Manhattan Zodiac ’77 (Modern Giallo Slasher Trashterpiece)
Hell has finally frozen over… The 1970s and 1980s Grindhouse era of exploitation cinema spawned a curious breed of trendy bullshit infesting streaming sites and video shelves. Blame Tarantino and Rodriguez for this, their failed gimmick inspired a phalanx of imitators who couldn’t tell you the difference between Violent Shit and Dawn of the […]
Blu-ray \ giallo \ Italian horror \ Vinegar Syndrome \ Vittorio Rambaldi
Primal Rage (Giallo Bio-Horror)
At the tail end of the 1980s, the Italian horror business was in crisis mode. Argento had fled after Opera for an attempt at grabbing the brass ring of a career in America. Fulci had taken ill and his sporadic output suffered as a result. Lamberto Bava never fulfilled his early promise and Michele […]
lo-fi \ Michael Fredianelli \ Unearthed Films \ western
The Scarlet Worm (Abortion Brothel Revenge Western)
Normally, I have a policy not to review movies made by friends and acquaintances because I actually value the people in my life and it would suck if I wrote a bad review and lost a good friend in the process. That said, I’m glad to be breaking company policy today because The Scarlet […]
Blu-ray \ DVD \ Hong Kong \ horror action \ horror comedy \ Unearthed Films \ William Chang Kee
Calamity of Snakes (Reptilian Slaughter Horror Comedy)
Well, well, well…it looks like my big buddy Stephen Biro released another decent movie. Praise Allah. In another case of broken clocks telling the right time twice a day, Unearthed Films unleashes Calamity of Snakes. This truly obscure 1983 Hong Kong disasterpiece has languished on the likes of cheap Brentwood DVD sets for far too […]
Blu-ray \ Dario Argento \ Italian horror \ Italy \ Synapse Films
Phenomena (Italian Psychic Power Insect Horror)
Dario Argento is a legend for many reasons, a director with a body of work most directors would kill for. While his work of recent memory has been scattershot at best, there’s no denying that he was on a tear from Deep Red until possibly The Stendhal Syndrome (some would say Opera). Today, we’re […]
drugs \ Elizabeth Banks \ horror comedy \ Universal Pictures
Cocaine Bear (Drug Addicted Nature Horror Comedy)
Where did Elizabeth Banks come from? After the loathsome reattempt at a Charlie’s Angels revamp, Banks has apparently channeled her inner mad lad and gone plumb nuts with the absolutely savage Cocaine Bear. Is this thing stupid and needlessly gory? You better believe it. It’s also more fun than you’d imagine. This is Raising Arizona […]
Fauzi Mansur \ gore film \ splatter film \ VHS
The Ritual of Death (Satanic Splatter Horror)
Sometimes the shiniest bits of gold are tucked away in the dirtiest pockets of soot and slime. This analogy works with certain gore films, especially the late-80’s work of prolific South American pornographer Fauzi Mansur. Little is known on these shores about Mansur yet the man enjoys a small but fervent cult following to […]
Gaspar Noe \ psychological drama \ psychological horror
Vortex (Decaying in Love Psychological Drama)
Have you ever watched a movie that rattled you deep to your core? The kind of film that you just can’t shake and the very thought brings tears to your eyes? Yeah, Vortex is one of those movies. Actually, it’s more than a mere piece of cinema, this is the dividing line where Gaspar […]
