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XTRO: From One Space Shock Schlock Sensation To The Next

DonJuly 10, 2018

There are lots of ways to make a horror film but it seems there are two key approaches that dominate the genre. The first is to tell a carefully structured tale...

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MESSAGE FROM THE COUNTRY – THE MOVE: Beating The Contractual Obligation Album Odds

DonJuly 5, 2018

Rock and roll developed within a cage provided by the music business, which attempted to apply a sense of traditional order to an art form designed to overthrow...

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CRY OF A PROSTITUTE: Silva Slays ‘Em In Sicily

DonJuly 3, 2018

Henry Silva is one of the ultimate screen tough guys. While he never achieved the international fame of an Eastwood or a Bronson, he worked steadily in films a...

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AMG DIRTY DOZEN 6/28/18: A Tale Of Two Trolls Plus Killer Worms And Hellish Virgins

DonJune 28, 2018

Here comes another fine cornucopia of All Movie Guide reviews that a young Schlockmania penned back in the mid-2000's. The diverse bill of fare includes one of...

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DEATH WISH (1974): The Still-Underrated Champ Of The Vigilante Genre

DonJune 26, 2018

It's easy to dismiss Death Wish as little more than a revenge fantasy. It was critically vilified from day one and its often goofy sequels pushed things into s...

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Schlockmania’s Favorite Episodes From MIAMI VICE: Season 2 – Part 2

DonJune 21, 2018

Here is the second half of Schlockmania's look at Season 2 of Miami Vice, which found this trendsetting show at its peak of popularity. The five episodes discu...

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UPGRADE: The Revenge Movie Goes Cyberpunk

DonJune 19, 2018

Summers are lean times at the multiplex if you enjoy cheap thrills. It's the prime time for studios to roll out their tentpole movies, guaranteeing a steady di...

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AMG DIRTY DOZEN 6/14/18: The Sex And Shaws And Rock & Roll Special Edition

DonJune 15, 2018

The experience cult-cineaste might notice a few themes running through this edition of the AMG Dirty Dozen. For example, there is a documentary about a famous ...

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SHOCKING DARK: Future Schlock A La Mattei

DonJune 13, 2018

Italian schlock auteur Bruno Mattei has a reputation that rivals Ed Wood for eccentricity and aesthetic lunacy but no one can deny that he worked steadily. Bet...

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Schlockmania’s Favorite Episodes From MIAMI VICE: Season 2 – Part 1

DonJune 7, 2018

Miami Vice is one of the most influential t.v. shows of all time but it wasn't an immediate smash hit. The first season actually became a hit via summer reruns...

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THE SOLDIER: ’80s Action Carnage In Pure Minimalist Form

DonJune 5, 2018

James Glickenhaus is a lesser known but intriguing figure in 1980's cult film history. Starting with his famous grindhouse action epic The Exterminator, he made...

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AMG DIRTY DOZEN 5/31/18: The International House Of Schlock, With A Giallo, Turkish Pulp And Godzilla

DonMay 31, 2018

This installment of the AMG Dirty Dozen brings you an international smorgasbord of schlock. Amongst these titles, you will find a classic giallo with Italian s...

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DEATH WISH (2018): Can You Really Reboot Revenge?

THE UNBORN (1991): Baby On Board… For Horror Mayhem

DAUGHTERS OF DARKNESS: The Seductive Queen Of Lesbian Vampire Chic

Schlock-Wire

Schlock-Wire: Lone Star State B-Movie History TEXAS SCHLOCK Is Available Now

Schlock-Wire: Schlockmania-Penned Short Film PAGE-JUMPER To Premiere At Pensacon On February 24th

Schlock-Wire: Demon Records Pries Open The VAULT OF HORROR With A 2-LP/1 CD Italian Soundtrack Comp In December

Schlock-O-Phonic

MESSAGE FROM THE COUNTRY – THE MOVE: Beating The Contractual Obligation Album Odds

LOOKING ON – THE MOVE: An Incubator For Orchestral Electricity

SALSOUL ORCHESTRA – THE SALSOUL ORCHESTRA STORY: The Giddy, Glitzy Heights Of Orchestral Disco

Schlock-U-Ments

DEEP RED VOL. 4, ISSUE #1: Reviving The Righteous And Rowdy In Horror

DRIVE-IN ASYLUM SPECIALS #1 And 2: Return To Print-Based Cinephilia

TEXAS SCHLOCK: La Vida Low-Budget From A Lone Star Perspective

Schlock-Ephemera

AMG DIRTY DOZEN 8/09/18: Red Queens, Trouble Men And A Post-Apoc Panic

AMG DIRTY DOZEN 7/26/18: A Chen Ping And Pinky Violence Cocktail With A Sonny Chiba Chaser

AMG DIRTY DOZEN 7/12/18: Melting Man And Robo Vampire Take The Night Train

XTRO: From One Space Shock Schlock Sensation To The Next

MESSAGE FROM THE COUNTRY – THE MOVE: Beating The Contractual Obligation Album Odds

CRY OF A PROSTITUTE: Silva Slays ‘Em In Sicily

AMG DIRTY DOZEN 6/28/18: A Tale Of Two Trolls Plus Killer Worms And Hellish Virgins

DEATH WISH (1974): The Still-Underrated Champ Of The Vigilante Genre

Schlockmania’s Favorite Episodes From MIAMI VICE: Season 2 – Part 2

UPGRADE: The Revenge Movie Goes Cyberpunk

AMG DIRTY DOZEN 6/14/18: The Sex And Shaws And Rock & Roll Special Edition

SHOCKING DARK: Future Schlock A La Mattei

Schlockmania’s Favorite Episodes From MIAMI VICE: Season 2 – Part 1

THE SOLDIER: ’80s Action Carnage In Pure Minimalist Form

AMG DIRTY DOZEN 5/31/18: The International House Of Schlock, With A Giallo, Turkish Pulp And Godzilla

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