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Category: Retrospectives

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)

April 2, 2022April 20, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

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)

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

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

March 17, 2022March 12, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

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)

March 15, 2022March 12, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

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)

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

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

March 5, 2022February 24, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Nu Model Army: The Cyborg Cop Trilogy

Matty dissects a key series of the video store era. … Read More Nu Model Army: The Cyborg Cop Trilogy

March 1, 2022April 17, 2022 Matty BudrewiczLeave a comment

Arizona Son: The Cardone Files Vol. 4 — Exit in Red (1996) (or, ‘Oh Mickey, Not So Fine’)

Not everything that J.S. Cardone touched turned to gold as this hokey Mickey Rourke vehicle demonstrates…… Read More Arizona Son: The Cardone Files Vol. 4 — Exit in Red (1996) (or, ‘Oh Mickey, Not So Fine’)

February 27, 2022February 26, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

Arizona Son: The Cardone Files Vol. 3 — Black Day Blue Night (1995)

Dave continues his epic chinwag with director J.S Cardone to learn about a film that’s very much the centrepiece of his career, and how he met the peerless J.T Walsh.… Read More Arizona Son: The Cardone Files Vol. 3 — Black Day Blue Night (1995)

February 19, 2022February 13, 2022 Dave WainLeave a comment

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