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Did any popular music trend fall out of favor as
instantly and completely as hair metal? For nearly a decade, it ruled the roost
commercially speaking in the hard rock world, much to the chagrin of […]

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 Story
is one of the most important examples of the […]

This album represents the birth of a classic rock
dynasty, one constructed from a pioneering, influential use of dual-guitar
arrangements in rock and a sound that offers its own exploratory yet accessible
brew of […]

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. Those in the know remembered that Marks had […]

One of the most delightful comebacks of 2018 was the return of Deep Red magazine, which carried on the editorial vision of departed founder Chas Balun for the 21st century using a combination of veteran Deep Red […]

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 distinctive muse. They were too intellectual for rock
critics […]

Cult cinema ‘zines have enjoyed a recent resurgence in
the last few years, with savvy publishers taking advantage of how
print-on-demand publishing makes it easier and less costly to get their musings
out to the […]

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 the local filmmakers to take the style, techniques and shock […]

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-apocalyptic action, cannibal movies, you name it – would […]

From 1954 to the early ’70s, comics publishers kept a
tight rein on the horror genre to avoid the kind of Senate
investigation-inspiring trouble that horror comics got into during the early
’50s glory days of […]

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 film stars. He racked up plenty of fun programmers […]

After 60 entries, each boasting a dozen
Schlockmania-penned short film reviews, the AMG Dirty Dozen series arrives at
its close here. This post offers the last of Schlockmania’s reviews penned for
All Movie Guide […]

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 what I’ve
learned through my interactions with Mark. […]

In Dolemite Is My Name, there’s a fun scene where Rudy Ray Moore (played by Eddie Murphy) rattles off the ingredients he wants to have in his debut motion picture to the earnest, socially conscious playwright […]

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 in college as party movies, the kind of
thing that […]

It’s the day after Thanksgiving, a perfect time for
recovering from feasting and other holiday-related celebrating with a nice
couchside movie marathon. With that in mind, Schlockmania presents a new AMG
Dirty […]

When is a giallo not a giallo?  When it is The Pyjama Girl Case.  It is
a murder mystery and it does boast an ensemble cast of strange, often twisted
characters… but it also has a body count of two and keeps i […]

Mott The Hoople and its fans were dealt a serious blow
when the group’s drummer, Dale “Buffin” Griffin, passed away on
January 17, 2016. Not only was he a superb drummer and a talented producer, he
was also the […]