Debuting on Cinemax, it would be easy to shrug off this Playboy production as erotic thriller filler. After chatting to scripter Dode Levenson, though, Dave finds out that things could have been very different indeed… … Read More Mutual Needs (1997): Reaching For the Hot Spot
Dave takes a trip to Roger Corman’s recycling depot for a film that held so much promise for its ambitious director.… Read More Macon County Jail (1997): Woman on the Run
Never mind the treacherous depths of the Pacific, Dave has his work cut out trying to survive the running time of this drab telepic. … Read More Damp Squib: Survive the Savage Sea (1992)
Dave heads to Texas for a lacklustre small screen thriller with an all-star cast. … Read More A Taste For Killing (1992): Rigged From the Start
Dave ponders the critical pile-on that Jim Belushi endured, and extols the virtues of the sturdy neo-noir that represented the scorn’s peak.… Read More Cherry Noir: Traces of Red (1992)
Dave boards the good ship USA Network for a twisting thriller that began life back in the ’40s.… Read More Sail Away: Treacherous Crossing (1992)
A psycho stalking youngsters across the desert has been done to death – but, says Dave, never quite like this. Featuring a quick word with star Elvis Restaino! … Read More Motor Psycho (1992): There’s a Man Who Rides Down the Mojave Swears He’s Elvis
Dave sidles up to a sturdy made-for-TV thriller that took a while to reach the screen. … Read More Three’s a Crowd: The Nightman (1992)
Dave revels in the wonderful sight of Dennis Hopper in full-blown mentalist mode. … Read More Nails (1992): Dennis the Menace
The Schlock Pit 