Setting Yourself Up: The Big Fall (1997)
Bungeeing with Bogey. Dave speaks to screenwriter William Applegate about the time PM Entertainment made a neo-noir. Not that they knew much about it…… Read More Setting Yourself Up: The Big Fall (1997)
Tag: Schlock & Awe
Friend of the Family (1995): The Surreal Life
Matty shacks up with a rich clan — and, of course, the slinky Shauna O’Brien — for a flawed but singularly strange slice of mid-’90s erotica. … Read More Friend of the Family (1995): The Surreal Life
Survival of the Fittest: Natural Selection (1994)
After the dizzying heights of his ’80s successes, the ’90s saw Jack Sholder retreat to the small screen, where Dave unearths one of his best. … Read More Survival of the Fittest: Natural Selection (1994)
Phoenix (1995): Sci-Fi Stew
Hark! The two star time-killer klaxon is a-sounding! Matty whiles away an hour or so with this serviceable lil’ stockpile.… Read More Phoenix (1995): Sci-Fi Stew
The Haunting of Morella (1990): Clarkson Wynorski Corman, Evermore
Matty looks back at this excellent Edgar Allan Poe-based shocker and declares it a highlight for its three principals.… Read More The Haunting of Morella (1990): Clarkson Wynorski Corman, Evermore
Tick-Tock: 83 Hours Til Dawn (1990)
Stop the clocks – Dave examines the cultural history of a horrifying true story, while dwelling on the second version made for the goggle-box.… Read More Tick-Tock: 83 Hours Til Dawn (1990)
Nightmares in the Screen Trade: Lukas’ Child (1993)
Dave catches up with actor Mark Richardson to dish the dirt on the strange Robert Alden May, the enigmatic creator of this grimy ’90s horror.… Read More Nightmares in the Screen Trade: Lukas’ Child (1993)
Mercy Me! — Michael Schroeder & Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow (1993)
Matty looks back at the sci-fi sequel that wasn’t a sequel… Until it was. … Read More Mercy Me! — Michael Schroeder & Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow (1993)
Prior, But No Conviction: Lock ‘n’ Load (1990)
Dave taps into another AIP film, albeit one that fails to live up to the company’s promise of ‘Action’.… Read More Prior, But No Conviction: Lock ‘n’ Load (1990)
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