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
Dave moves into the shot-on-video era of Gary Graver’s XXX career for a film that marks the last of his ten picture run with producer Harold Lime. … Read More Molten Cock: Black Lava (1986)
Matty gives the thumbs up to a terrific little chiller that was famously hell to make. … Read More Klaus in the Haus: Crawlspace (1986)
Matty’s thoughts on Nico Mastorakis’ low-key weird chase flick.… Read More Blowing a Hooley: The Wind (1986)
Matty hunkers down for the night with Nico Mastorakis’ rousing action/horror mash-up.… Read More The Zero Boys (1986): Deliverance From Evil
Matty cracks open Fred Olen Ray’s softly spooky gem. … Read More Bauer Power: The Tomb (1986)
Matty goes into orbit with the B-movie maestro’s futuristic women-in-prison flick. … Read More Chillin’ Like a Villain… In Space! Fred Olen Ray’s Star Slammer (1986)
Matty takes a deeper look at Fred Olen Ray’s classic CineTel actioners.… Read More Strength Together, Strength Alone: Armed Response (1986) & Cyclone (1987)
The Screwballs trilogy, Recruits (1986), State Park (1988) and of course Valet Girls (1987): a perfect cross-section of low-brow, direct-to-video ‘80s comedy. All directed by Rafal Zielinski, a Canadian journeyman who Dave was convinced would be thrilled to look back on his early career…… Read More Into the Valet: Rafal Zielinski’s Scruples with Screwballs (1983) & Co.
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