It's amazing how far the zombie movie has come in the
last few decades. It's gone from a cult fave subgenre for horror fans to one of
the most reliable commerc...
Vice
Squad is one of the exploitation classics of the 1980's. It's
got the right combination of sleaze and style, it hits as hard as an
exploitation classic is...
Disaster movies have been with us since the silent film
era but common wisdom has the prime era of disaster movies beginning in 1970
with Airport. Howeve...
It's two days until Halloween. October is the one month where the general
public gets into spooky pursuits so you've got to mainline that vibe as much as...
If you're interested in the subversive side of genre
cinema, Nikkatsu's "Roman Porno" era is a fascinating subject for
study. This was ostensibly a line of sex...
Volume by volume, the 42nd Street Forever Peep Show Collection has stacked up the entries
to become a mainstay of the Impulse Pictures library. In fact, the se...
If you are a bibliophile with a yen for vintage
paperbacks from the less respectable side of the tracks - men's action novels, horror books, tabloid
cash...
Eclecticism is often the name of the game with the AMG Dirty Dozen. This installment is no different. This time you've got an underrated cop flick with Jeff Br...
If Rambo was the unexpected success of 2008, Rambo: Last Blood will be remembered as the surprise controversy of 2019's autumn season. It was announced as a f...
When Sylvester Stallone made a low-key, heartfelt revival of his most famous character with Rocky Balboa in 2006, it was unexpected but welcome with open arms ...
The Rambo
films have an enduring popularity as a franchise but there doesn't seem to be a
lot of love for Rambo III specifically.
It tends to inspire a ho-hum ...
1985 was very good to Sylvester Stallone at the box office: he enjoyed two titanic hits with sequels to past successes, Rocky IV and Rambo: First Blood Part II...
Schlockmaniac #1, alias Your Humble Reviewer.
The person behind this affront to High Culture is Don Guarisco. He has a BFA Degree in Film from Florida State University and has written professionally about pop culture for over a decade. His work in the online arena includes reviews and essays for Yesterdayland (now known as Retroland), All Music Guide, All Movie Guide, AVManiacs and The Temple Of Schlock. His reviews have also been published in several All Music Guide publications and DVD Delirium 3.
