THE NEW BARBARIANS: The Neapolitan Road To Cut-Rate Futuristic Fun Don·June 11, 2021One of the most lovable things about Italian genre filmmaking in their ’70s/early ’80s glory era is they...Schlock-Optic·0 Comments·0·13 views
RED DAWN (1984): Macho, Misunderstood And More Complex Than You Remember Don·March 2, 2021Few Hollywood movies caused as much furor in the early 1980’s as Red Dawn. Its “Communist invasion” premise...Schlock-Optic·0 Comments·0·94 views
The Personal Take: BAD GIRLS (2021) Don·February 16, 2021(Author’s Disclosure: I’m an acquaintance of Christopher Bickel, the filmmaker behind this project. After enjoying his debut film...Schlock-Optic·0 Comments·0·135 views
FADE TO BLACK: Los Angeles And Lost Souls Don·February 9, 2021One of the more unusual films to emerge from the American indie horror boom of the early ’80s...Schlock-Optic·1 Comment·0·71 views
ESCAPE FROM THE BRONX: The Perfect Italian Post-Apoc Knockoff Don·February 2, 2021As its review here indicates, Schlockmania is quite fond of the Italian-made exploitation favorite 1990: The Bronx Warriors....Schlock-Optic·1 Comment·0·63 views
CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD: Gothic Tendencies, Gonzo Weirdness And Gore Galore Don·January 19, 2021Despite scoring a big, career-saving hit in 1979 with Zombie, it would take a little while for Lucio...Schlock-Optic·0 Comments·0·96 views
1990: THE BRONX WARRIORS: A Five Course Feast Of Post-Apoc Celluloid Junk Food Don·January 5, 2021Enzo G. Castellari was one of Italy’s great journeyman directors during that ’60s to ’80s era when that...Schlock-Optic·2 Comments·0·96 views
THE GIRL NEXT DOOR (1999): Getting Under The Skin Of A Porn Star Don·December 4, 2020Porn documentaries all really have the same basic things to say: the business isn’t a pretty one, it...Schlock-Optic·0 Comments·0·136 views
THE CONCRETE JUNGLE: The Forgotten Foundation of ’80s Women-In-Prison Fare Don·November 24, 2020Billy Fine racked up a half-dozen credits during the first half of the ’80s, either as producer or...Schlock-Optic·0 Comments·0·218 views
SHINING SEX: The Debauched Tone Poetry Of Dr. Jess Don·November 17, 2020Appreciating the work of Jesus Franco poses multiple challenges. The first is that his filmography is massive, including...Schlock-Optic·0 Comments·0·114 views
LEMORA: A Deep Cut That Still Draws Blood Don·October 27, 2020Every horror fan has got their pet obscurities, those little “deep cuts” of genre cinema that only the...Schlock-Optic·0 Comments·0·141 views
THE DEAD ZONE (1983): Still The King Of King Adaptations Don·October 20, 2020Adaptations of Stephen King novels have always been a dicey proposition for horror fans. His often-cinematic premises seem...Schlock-Optic·0 Comments·0·41 views
