The triumph of blaxploitation cinema was representation.
Some viewers and critics quibbled with the validity/positivity of characters
and plotlines involved in...
As stated in the first half of this overview, Police Story brought a new realism to
the depiction of police officers. However, that did not mean the show ever
...
Youthsploitation was at its finest in the first half of
the 1980's. It seemed like every week, at least one new comedy full of young
people, slapstick comedy a...
If you're interested in cop shows, specifically the way
early "cops vs. crooks" fare gave way to more nuanced and complex
portrayals of police work, Police Sto...
Arthur Marks passed away in 2019. This news made minimal
ripples in Hollywood circles but it was acknowledged with sadness by fans of
'70s exploitation cinema....
Rest in peace, Neil Peart. He was the drummer and
lyricist for Rush, a band who enjoyed three decades of fame in the rock world
by following their own distinct...
The early 1980’s was a unique time for the horror genre
in Hong Kong. Hollywood’s horror boom of
that era trickled over to the Far East,
inspiring ...
In the '70s and '80s, the Italian genre film mill was as
trend-conscious as it got. Whatever the new commercial cinema craze was - crime
films, post-apocalypti...
For roughly a decade, starting with Bloodsport in 1988 and ending sometime around Knock Off in 1998, Jean-Claude Van Damme was one of the world's top
action fi...
Author's
Disclosure: I'm friends with Mark Savage so don't think of what follows as a review.
Consider it more of an essay, a response to the work informed by ...
It's funny how you sometimes develop respect for
something you first thought was just a cultural oddity. Schlockmania first
experienced Rudy Ray Moore's films ...
