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Movie Review Archive
#A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Starring: Charles Bronson, Andrew Stevens, Gene Davis
Bronson plays a bad ass cop on the hunt for a deranged serial killer that likes to kill ladies in his Birthday suit.
The Beast (1975) aka La bête
Directed by Walerian Borowczyk
Nasty, nasty French flick w/way too much horse penis and beastly spooge.
A Blade in the Dark (1983) aka La casa con la scala nel buio
Directed by Lamberto Bava
Starring: Andrea Occhipinti, Anny Papa, Michele Soavi
A composer uses a lush secluded mansion to record his music in peace, but doesn't much accomplished, due to every woman that enters the house dies a gruesome death. Women!
Directed by L.Q. Jones
Starring Don Johnson, Susanne Benton, Jason Robards
Bizzare post-apocalypitic tale about a man (Johnson) that roams the wastelands with his telepathic dog and stumbles onto an underground Fellini-esque nightmare.
Directed by Joe D'Amato
Starring: George Eastman
Eastman plays a greek zombie-like-killer that loves the taste of baby...as well as his own entrails.
The Beyond (1981) aka E tu vivrai nel terrore - L'aldilà
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Starring: Catriona MacColl
One of the 7 gateways to hell is opened in New Orleans and unleases a zombie horde.
Beyond the Darkness (1979) aka Buio Omega
Directed by Joe D'Amato
Starring: Kieran Canter, Franca Stoppi
Ah, young love...young necrophiliac love.
The Big Gundown (1966) aka La Resa dei Conti
Directed by Sergio Sollima
Starring: Tomas Milian, Lee Van Cleef
A renowned gunman is sent to track down a sneaky Mexican theif for raping and murdering a 12 year-old girl, but is he really guilty of his crime. An original and entertaining Spaghetti Western, with an incredible score by Ennio Morricone.
The Big Racket (1976) aka Il Grande Racket
Directed by Enzo G. Castellari
Starring: Fabio Testi
Fabio Testi plays a badass inspector that has to break up a ruthless racketeering gang.
Directed by Robert Clouse
Starring: Jim Kelly, Gloria Hendry, Scatman Crothers
Ba-dum....ba-dum, bum-bum, ba-dadda-dum---bwaaa-bwow! Jim Kelly kicking ass and making with the funny.
Directed by Larry Cohen
Starring: Fred Williamson
The rise and fall of the first black man allowed in the Italian mafia, backed by the funky sounds of James Brown.
Directed by William A. Levey
Less Frankenstein, more a Blaxploitation take on The Island of Dr. Moreau, but I suppose The Island of Dr. Black didn't have the same ring to it.
Directed by Jack Arnold
Starring: Fred Williamson, D’Urville Martin
The Hammer brings racial justice to the old west.
Directed by Arthur Marks
Starring: Fred Williamson, Pam Grier,
Thalmus Rasulala
If you got a problem, yo-The Hammer will solve it!
Directed by Douglas Cheeks
Starring: John Heard, Daniel Stern
Something cheesy lurks under the streets of NYC, and it wants to eat you!
Cannibal Apocalypse (1980) aka Invasion of the Flesh Hunters
Directed by Antonio Margheriti
Starring: John Saxon, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Tony King
An experimental warfare drug turn ex-soldiers to cannibal fiends.
Directed by Umberto Lenzi
Starring: Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Lorraine De Selle, Robert Kerman
Lenzi's take on the the cannibal genre--features all sorts of nasty things happening to men and women's naughty bits.
Directed by Ruggero Deodato
Starring: Robert Kerman
A documentary crew get lost in the jungles of South America on the search for cannibals, only their footage is found. A classic!
Cannibal! The Musical (1996) aka Alferd Packer The Musical
Directed by Trey Parker
Starring: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Dian Bachar
Trey Parker's (South Park) musical version of the Alferd Packer story.
“Shpadoinkle!”
Cannibals (1980) aka Mondo Cannibale
Directed by Jess Franco
Starring: Al Cliver
Jess Franco's personal shit stain on the cannibal genre.
City of the Living Dead (1980) aka The Gates of Hell
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Starring: Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Catriona MacColl, Christopher George
A priest hangs himself and unleashes the gates of hell. A splatter classic.
Cold Eyes of Fear (1971) aka Gli occhi freddi della paura
Directed by Enzo G. Castellari
Starring: Giovanna Ralli, Frank Wolff, Fernando Rey, Julián Mateos
A crime drama from action guru, Enzo Castellari (INGLORIOUS BASTARDS). It's short on action, but features an enthralling story, and great performances from a stellar cast.
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Starring: Andrea Occhipinti, Jorge Rivero
Fulci ventures into sword and sorcery with lackluster results.
Coonskin (1975) aka Street Fight
Directed by Ralph Bakshi
Starring: Philip Michael Thomas, Barry White, Scatman Crothers
Blaxploitation take on Song of the South. Offensive as it is awesome.
Directed by Ossie Davis
Starring: Godfrey Cambridge, Raymond St. Jacques, Red Foxx
Gravedigger Jones and Coffin Ed track down stolen loot hidden in a bale of cotton in Harlem.
Directed by Albert Pyun
Starring: Jean Claude Van Damme
Van Damme in a post-apocalyptic wasteland on a mission to save the world--just press [start].
Dead Snow (2009) aka Død snø
Directed by Tommy Wirkola
Nazi Zombies in the snow...what else do you need to know?
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Starring: Brett Halsey, Meg Register, Al Cliver
A supernatural tale about ghosts of slutty nuns....sounds way more fun than it is.
Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) aka Non si sevizia un paperino
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Starring: Tomas Milian, Florinda Bolkan, Barbara Bouchet
Classic giallo-who-dun-it from Lucio Fulci's pre-splatter era.
Directed by Abel Ferrera
Starring: Abel Ferrera
A grindhouse era classic, and not your typical brain dead slasher flick.
Eaten Alive: Mangiati Vivi! (1980)
Directed by Umberto Lenzi
Starring: Ivan Rassimov, Robert Kerman, Janet Agren, Me Me Lai
Robert Kerman leads an expedition into the jungle to resuce a young woman from a Jim Jones-esque cult leader. Oh and there are cannibals.
Directed by Dominic Perez
Pretty creepy "found video" movie a la Blair Witch, but not a copy cat.
Four of the Apocalypse (1975) aka I quattro dell'apocalisse
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Starring: Fabio Testi, Tomas Milian
Four outlaws take a journey to nowhere and meet a strange assortment of characters--not nearly as interesting as it sounds.
Directed by Xavier Gens
A fun little French gorefest. Cannibals, Nazis, and Incest--oh my!
Directed by Michael Haneke
Starring:
Susanne Lothar, Ulrich Mühe, Arno Frisch, Frank Giering
A family is tortured by two gentlemen sociopaths.
Directed by Bill Gunn
Starring: Duane Jones, Marlene Clark
A non-traditional vampire movie--more arthouse than exploitation. Slow-moving, underrated, and genius.
The Great Silence (1968) aka Il Grande Silenzio
Directed by Sergio Corbucci
Starring: Klaus Kinski, Jean-Louis Trintignant
One of the all time best Spaghetti Westerns--not directed by Sergio Leone.
Directed by Ralph Bakshi
A politically incorrect dramody from the twisted mind of Ralph Bakshi (FRITZ THE CAT, WIZARDS).
Hitch-Hike (1977) aka Autostop Rosso Sangue
Directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile
Starring: Franco Nero, David Hess, Corrine Clery
David Hess takes Franco Nero and Corrine Clery on a road trip from hell.
House by the Cemetery (1981) aka Quella villa accanto al cimitero
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Starring: Catriona MacColl, Giovanni Frezza, Paolo Malco
Yes there is a boogeyman, his name is FREUDSTEIN!
House on the Edge of the Park (1980)
Directed by Ruggero Deodato
Starring: David Hess, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Annie Belle
Rape/revenge classic from Ruggero Deodato, the director of Cannibal Holocaust.
Inside (2007) aka À l'intérieur
Directed by Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury
Starring: Béatrice Dalle, Alysson Paradis
Psycho French bitch looking for a womb with a view (bu-dum-bum!)
Jungle Holocaust (1977) aka Last Cannibal World
Directed by Ruggero Deodato
Starring: Massimo Foschi, Ivan Rassimov, Me Me Lai
A man fights for survival when he becomes stranded in the jungle, surounded by really mean cannibals.
Directed by Enzo G. Castellari
Starring: Franco Nero, William Berger
Surreal western made during the twilight years of the Spaghetti Western.
Let The Right One In (2008) aka Låt den rätte komma in
Directed by Tomas Alfredson
Starring: Lina Leandersson, Kåre Hedebrant
A beautiful Swedish vampire tale that sticks to the rules, but may still surprise you.
Living Dead Girl (1982) aka La Morte Vivante
Directed by Jean Rollin
Starring: Marina Pierro, Françoise Blanchard
A sexy, usually naked, dead chick rises from the dead to feast on the living, with the help of her sexy girlfriend. Lots of boobs--lots of blood.
Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) aka Una lucertola con la pelle di donna
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Starring: Florinda Bolkan, Jean Sorel, Stanley Baker
Trippy giallo greatness from the mind of Lucio Fulci.
Mannaja: A Man Called Blade (1977)
Directed by Sergio Martino
Starring: Maurizio Merli
Surreal "twilight western" starring Maurizio Merli as a hatchet throwing bad ass.
Mansion of the Living Dead (1985)
Directed by Jess Franco
Starring: Lina Romay
Double feature review along w/Franco's MACUMBA SEXUAL.
Directed by Jess Franco
Starring: Lina Romay, Ajita Wilson
Double feature review along w/Franco's MANSION OF THE LIVING DEAD.
Directed by Pascal Laugier
Starring: Morjana Alaoui, Mylène Jampanoï
The desire to know what happens after we die can really drive some people to do some horrible things. Leave it to the French.
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley (1985) aka Nudo e selvaggio
Directed by Michele Massimo Tarantini
Starring: Michael Sopkiw
A cannibal movie, a jungle prison movie, a survival movie—its just b-movie greatness, that's what the fuck it is!
Directed by: Russ Meyer
Starring: Alex Rocco, Steve Oliver, Haji
“Cyclemaniacs assaulting and killing for thrills! Bike riding Hoodlums Flat-Out on their Murder cycles.” A lesson in cool filmmaking from Russ Meyer.
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Starring: Al Cliver, Hal Yamanouchi, Jared Martin, Fred Williamson
In the future, the world is made of cardboard.
Directed by Thom Eberhardt
Starring: Mary Catherine Stewart, Kelli Maroney, Mary Woronov
Two ditzy L.A. valley girls have to deal with a zombie apocalypse, like for sure.
Directed by Aldo Lado
Starring: Flavio Bucci, Macha Méril
A rip-off of Wes Craven's LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT that is far superior to the film it is ripping off.
Perversion Story (1969) aka One On Top of the Other
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Starring: Jean Sorel, Marisa Mell
A doctor and a hot stripper pull an insurance scam. I know that sounds kind of lame, but did I mention the stripper is hot?!
Directed by Cliff Roquemore
Starring: Rudy Ray Moore
Rudy Ray Moore becomes the Devil's son-in-law to extract vengeance on some shady club owners.
The Psychic (1977) aka Seven Notes in Black
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Starring: Gianni Garko, Gabriele Ferzetti, Marc Porel, Jennifer O' Neill
A woman sees a psychic vision of a murder and struggles to figure out the answers. A smart giallo from Lucio Fulci.
Rabid Dogs (1974) aka Kidnapped
Directed by Mario Bava
Starring: George Eastman, Riccardo Cucciolla
A heist turns into a hostage situation and the worst road trip ever. Classic Bava.
Directed by Sergio Sollima
Starring: Oliver Reed, Fabio Testi
A prison warden's wife is kidnapped and held for ransom, and he'll need the help from one of his prisoners to get her back alive. A very crafty and enthralling Eurocrime thriller from Sergio Sollima.
Scream, Blacula, Scream (1973)
Directed by Bob Kelljan
Starring: William Marshall, Pam Grier
Blacula is back! He doesn't scream, but he does suck.
Directed by Michele Soavi
Starring: Kelly Curtis, Herbert Lom, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Tomas Orana
A twisted spin on Rosemary's Baby from the mind of Dario Argento and Michele Soavi.
Directed by Nikos Nikolaidis
Starring: Meredyth Herold, Panos Thanassoulis, Michele Valley
A Greek neo-noir mindfuck, that will either blow your mind, or make you blow chunks...possibly both.
Directed by Jack Starrett
Starring: Jim Brown, Rip Torn
"Slaughter's big, bad, black and bold. The brother has a lot of soul. Don't you make him mean and cross,'Cause he'll show you who's the boss--Slaughter!"
Sodoma's Ghost (1988) aka Il fantasma di Sodoma
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Nazi ghosts terrorize a bunch of idiots.
Directed by Russ Meyer
Starring: Charles Napier, Shari Eubank, Charles Pitts, John Lazar, Stuart Lancaster
Russ Meyer's salute to...Russ Meyer.
Sweet Sweetback's Badasssss Song (1971)
Directed by Melvin Van Peebles
Starring: Melvin Van Peebles
This film is dedicated to all the Brothers and Sisters who had enough of the man...maybe they can make more sense of it.
Tenement (1985) aka Game of Survival
Directed by Roberta Findlay
A gang get murderous revenge on the tenants of run down tenement building for...well hardly anything at all...come to think of it...man, what a bunch of dickheads.
Them (2006) aka Ils
Directed by David Moreau, Xavier Palud
Starring Olivia Bonamy
A couple deal with vicious intruders in their home out in the secluded French countryside.
Touch of Death (1988) aka When Alice Broke the Mirror
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Starring: Brett Halsey
Brett Halsey plays a two-time loser that swindles ugly rich women...sometimes he eats them too.
Directed by Ivan Dixon
Starring: Robert Hooks
The first Mr. T, he's one bad mother--no he's not Shaft, he is a bad motherfucker though.
Directed by Russ Meyer
Starring: Raven De La Croix
Some say pictures speak louder than words...
Zombi Holocaust (1980) aka Doctor Butcher M.D.
Directed by Marino Girolami
Starring: Ian McCulloch, Donald O'Brien
Recycled zombie gorefest.