Programmed to Kill (1987): Cut and Shut
Matty picks apart a slight but fun Terminator riff from Trans World Entertainment. … Read More Programmed to Kill (1987): Cut and Shut
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The Vindicator (1986): Proto Paul & Temu Cronenberg
Matty picks apart a sci-fi actioner that’s intriguing in genesis and concept but clunky in execution. … Read More The Vindicator (1986): Proto Paul & Temu Cronenberg
R.O.T.O.R. (1987): The scHLoCkY bOBbiNs Picture Show
Using an infamous sci-fi thriller as his springboard, Matty thinks on the idea of movies being ‘so bad they’re good’. … Read More R.O.T.O.R. (1987): The scHLoCkY bOBbiNs Picture Show
Project Metalbeast (1995): Fur & Steel
A cyborg werewolf?! Matty probes a quality sci-shocker as cool as it sounds. … Read More Project Metalbeast (1995): Fur & Steel
Mafioso-so: Gangster World (1997)
Cyborgs, mobsters, and a wannabe action hero — Matty dissects an Avi Nesher production that doesn’t quite click.… Read More Mafioso-so: Gangster World (1997)
A.P.E.X. (1994): Sloppy Seconds
Twice can be nice, but Matty thinks DTV demigod Phillip J. Roth’s sophomore sci-fi flick is a bit of a struggle. … Read More A.P.E.X. (1994): Sloppy Seconds
Crash and Burn (1990): Bits n’ Pieces
Matty shutters in with an early but strictly so-so Full Moon flick. … Read More Crash and Burn (1990): Bits n’ Pieces
Soul of a New Machine: Four Science Fiction Programmers by Richard Pepin
Matty knuckles down with Cyber Tracker (1993), T-Force (1994), Hologram Man (1995) and CyberTracker 2 (1995) — the first quartet of “high-tech action pictures” directed by the PM Entertainment bigwig. … Read More Soul of a New Machine: Four Science Fiction Programmers by Richard Pepin
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)
The Schlock Pit 