Deep Space (1988): Monster, Monster, Monster!
Matty gushes over Fred Olen Ray’s flawed but richly entertaining sci-fi shocker.
Read More Deep Space (1988): Monster, Monster, Monster!Category: Retrospectives
Sphere of Influence: William Malone’s Creature (1985)
Matty revisits the Master of Horror’s splendid sci-shocker.
Read More Sphere of Influence: William Malone’s Creature (1985)The Convoluted Tale of Evil Spawn (1987)
Matty chronicles the weird history of Fred Olen Ray and Kenneth J. Hall’s lurid B-shocker.
Read More The Convoluted Tale of Evil Spawn (1987)Let’s Hear It For The Boys: Texas Lightning (1981)
Dave ponders what might have been, had Gary Graver’s father-son hunting trip not succumbed to producer interference.
Read More Let’s Hear It For The Boys: Texas Lightning (1981)The Phantom Empire (1988): Hanging Out at the Centre of the Earth
Matty gets rambling with Fred Olen Ray’s easygoing fantasy adventure.
Read More The Phantom Empire (1988): Hanging Out at the Centre of the EarthBelle de Phwoar: “Robert McCallum’s” ‘V’: The Hot One (1979)
Dave tells of how a classic of European cinema served as inspiration for an X-rated masterpiece.
Read More Belle de Phwoar: “Robert McCallum’s” ‘V’: The Hot One (1979)Gun For Hire: Commando Squad (1987)
Matty tangles with Fred Olen Ray’s mercenary directorial assignment and unearths a real peach.
Read More Gun For Hire: Commando Squad (1987)Bauer Power: The Tomb (1986)
Matty cracks open Fred Olen Ray’s softly spooky gem.
Read More Bauer Power: The Tomb (1986)Cyborg (1989) — or: Pyungasms, Cannon Contracts & JCVD
Another lip-smacking slice of vintage Van Dammage, Matty surrenders to the charms of the cult, Albert Pyun-directed robo-schlocker.
Read More Cyborg (1989) — or: Pyungasms, Cannon Contracts & JCVD