Masseuse (1996): Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Matty gets frisky with Fred Olen Ray’s saucy yet surprisingly dark potboiler. … Read More Masseuse (1996): Rub-a-Dub-Dub
Category: Retrospectives
Skyscraper (1996): Sex & Drugs & Forward Rolls
Dave chats with PM Entertainment scripter Bill Applegate and learns all about the chaotic circumstances around the shooting of this Anna Nicole Smith picture. … Read More Skyscraper (1996): Sex & Drugs & Forward Rolls
From The Dirty Dozen to The Egotistical One: The Expert (1995) — or, The Unmaking of William Lustig’s Brute Force.
Dave sits down with stuntman turned director Rick Avery to learn about the crazy tale of an ever-mutating actioner. … Read More From The Dirty Dozen to The Egotistical One: The Expert (1995) — or, The Unmaking of William Lustig’s Brute Force.
Run With It: Phillip J. Roth, SyFy & Digital Man (1995)
Matty can’t get enough of Phillip J. Roth’s lively blast-’em-up and sees it as a work of great importance for both its maker and a certain cable channel. … Read More Run With It: Phillip J. Roth, SyFy & Digital Man (1995)
Arizona Son: The Cardone Files Vol. 7 — 8MM 2 (2005)
In the final chapter of his epic J.S. Cardone series, Dave walks the tumultuous path of a sequel that never was. … Read More Arizona Son: The Cardone Files Vol. 7 — 8MM 2 (2005)
Dangerously Close (1986): Albert Pyun and the School of Hard Knocks
Matty knuckles down with a solid if flawed teen thriller that effectively saved its maker’s career. … Read More Dangerously Close (1986): Albert Pyun and the School of Hard Knocks
Arizona Son: The Cardone Files Vol. 6 — True Blue (2001)
In the penultimate instalment of his epic interview series, Dave learns how, after a decade spent in the desert, J.S. Cardone upped sticks to Toronto to craft an exemplary neo-noir.… Read More Arizona Son: The Cardone Files Vol. 6 — True Blue (2001)
Arizona Son: The Cardone Files Vol. 5 — Outside Ozona (1998)
It was the determination of the late J.T. Walsh that drove J.S. Cardone’s road movie before the camera, but it’s a tale touched by sadness as the helmer explains.… Read More Arizona Son: The Cardone Files Vol. 5 — Outside Ozona (1998)
Lurking Fear (1994): Subterranean Full Moon Blues
Matty explores a compelling Full Moon flick that’s lumbered with a poor reputation. … Read More Lurking Fear (1994): Subterranean Full Moon Blues
The Schlock Pit 