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...
Take a moment and think about what a magically weird time the 1970's were. For this meditation, use Evel Knievel as your subject. Not only did the '70s produce...
One of the great joys of watching films is when you see a director and an actor have a meeting of the minds. They embolden each other to step up their game, ta...
During the first half of the '70s, Italian genre director Umberto Lenzi divided his time neatly between two types of film: poliziotteschi action fare like Syndi...
1985 was a wild year for Cannon Films. For a short while, they stood atop the heap of indie production outfits and spent their capital as quickly as they raise...
Bonus Feature/Main Feature is an ongoing post series designed to express appreciation for noteworthy extras included on the DVD's and blu-rays of films aimed at...
Even though he would have been quick to debate the subject, Al Goldstein was ultimately a tragic figure. He had pioneering ideas and a zealous will to protect ...
Action heroes are often underestimated when it comes to their acting skills. Consider Charles Bronson as an example. He seldom made the kind of films that are ...
Exploitation cinema can be art. Like any dramatic form, the magic lies in what the artist brings to it. Even a controversial cinema archetype like the "rape-r...
Normally, one wouldn't use the words 'Hollywood' and 'minimalist' in the same sentence. The Driver is a rare case where you can use both words to describe the s...
Any horror fan that came of age during the 1980's had to develop a taste for trash. The marketplace was glutted with opportunistic, often dodgy product so it wa...
Animation for grownups is an accepted thing now in the U.S., be it The Simpsons or any number of imported anime. However, there was a time where it was conside...
