1990s
Plot: God made him simple. Science made him a god. The Lawnmower Man is one of those post-The Abyss (1989) special effects extravaganzas that for one reason or another never quite made it to the big time. It was mildly philosophical when it tried and attempted to be cerebral in
1960s
Plot: Eva’s milkshake brings all boys to the yard… To say it in the immortal words of the great philosopher Franz Josef Gottlieb: “Hurra! Die Schwedinnen sind da.” After Joseph W. Sarno’s Inga (1968) (with Marie Liljedahl) the only way to continue was to push the envelope further.
2010s
Plot: 100 contestants, 3 locations, 1 winner. Let the games begin. In lieu of Mermaid Team (美人魚戰隊) (2018) and/or Rescue (絕色營救) (2019) not yet having spawned their expected sequels due to the pandemic it’s up to the little guys to stick it out until the big names make
1970s
Plot: Waldemar Daninsky desperately tries to lift a curse on his bloodline. The seventh chapter in the ongoing saga of immortally condemned Polish nobleman Waldemar Daninsky The Return Of Walpurgis (for some reason released in the English-speaking world as Curse Of the Devil) restores the franchise to its former glory
2010s
Plot: one woman dares stand up against an evil industrialist empire. The second Babes with Blades feature came three years after the entertaining but ultimately misguided Warrioress (2015). The Flower Of Sarnia was conceived and conceptualized during post-production on Warrioress (2015), and it was to be even more ambitious than
1970s
Plot: two liberated adolescent girls escape their boring small-town lives. That To Be Twenty wasn’t going to be the average commedia sexy all’Italiana is more than obvious when it opens with “I was twenty, I won't let anyone say those are the best years of your
1990s
Plot: philandering private eye must diffuse hostage situation. Hilarity ensues! We’re not a fan of Jackie Chan. While arguably one of the enduring and popular martial artists in the western hemisphere, we find his shtick tiring and annoying in equal measure. As a general rule we take great pains
2010s
Plot: can Anna save Christmas from the maws of the living dead? Is it possible to re-enact an earlier movie almost verbatim, spice it up just enough with that original touch that only great directors possess, and pass it off as something new? Apparently, the answer to that is: yes,
2000s
Plot: clumsy student meets a girl who might, or might not, be a cyborg. The early 2000s were a particular rich time for epic romances of various kind, especially in the Asian regions. Bollywood had the Shah Rukh Khan spectacular Om Shanti Om (2007), in Japan there was the modern
2010s
Plot: homeless girl runs afoul of escaped masked serial murderer. At the crossroads of Albert Pyun, Andy Sidaris, and Jim Wynorski lies the ever-expanding cinematic oeuvre of Rene Perez. Perez has been writing, producing and editing his own low budget features since 2010 and shows no signs of slowing down
1980s
Plot: journalist and mercenary take down corrupt South American dictator. Of all the talentless hacks working the Italian exploitation circuit from the 60s to 80s shlockmeister Alfonso Brescia by far was the most seasoned and mercenary. Over a three-decade career Brescia built a reputation on doing it quicker and cheaper
2010s
Plot: cityslickers check in at Mortlake – they won’t be checking out. It took Alex Chandon a decade to get the follow-up his rightly infamous Cradle Of Fear (2001) off the ground. His 2001 offering was a critical darling but audience reaction was mixed under the kindest of circumstances. In