Grindhouse Weekly: SEX & FURY

Grindhouse Weekly: SEX & FURY

This week in the Grindhouse we’ll be taking a look at another Pinky Violence film with Noribumi Suzuki’s 1973 classic, Sex & Fury.  While on the surface, this bloody martial arts film appears to be nothing more than a softcore porn flick that

Finkle Is Einhorn: OLDBOY

Finkle Is Einhorn: OLDBOY

Finkle Is Einhorn is a new segment where we will compare original films against their respective remakes; much like the fictional NFL kicker Ray Finkle and Lt. Lois Einhorn, they are the same…just in slightly different packaging.

Kickstart Sunday: DEEP WEB

Kickstart Sunday: DEEP WEB

This week’s Kickstart Sunday pick comes to us from director Alex Winter, with his follow up to Downloaded titled Deep Web.  This documentary chronicles the inception of the Bitcoin and the rise of underground sites such as the Silk

Grindhouse Weekly: DEATH WEEKEND

Grindhouse Weekly: DEATH WEEKEND

For this Grindhouse Weekly entry, I wanted to pick a Thanksgiving related exploitation flick, so I went with a film from 1976 titled Death Weekend (AKA The House by the Lake).  Although it supposedly takes place over Thanksgiving, there’s barely any

Grindhouse Weekly: MS. 45

Grindhouse Weekly: MS. 45

This week in the grindhouse, in honor of Drafthouse Films re-releasing it in theaters, we’ll be taking a look at Abel Ferrara’s Ms. 45.  In this follow up to his feature debut, Driller Killer, Ferrara shows a bit more maturity in his

Grindhouse Weekly: RAZORBACK

Grindhouse Weekly: RAZORBACK

This week in the grindhouse, we’re going to be making another trip down under and talk about the Ozploitation classic, Razorback from 1984.  Directed by Russell Mulcahy, who was famous for his music video work including the iconic ‘Video Killed the Radio Star,’

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ESPN’s 30 For 30 Featuring SPACE JAM

As a fan of ESPN’s 30 For 30 documentary series and an avid hater of the 1996 film Space Jam, I was delighted to see this great parody video pop up on Yahoo! today.  If you’ve ever wanted to see a talking

Kickstart Sunday: EMBERS

Kickstart Sunday: EMBERS

This week’s Kickstart Sunday pick comes to us from director Claire Carré and her upcoming science fiction film embers.  The film takes place in a world where all of humanity is stricken with a neurological disease that renders everyone

Grindhouse Weekly: FROM BEYOND

Grindhouse Weekly: FROM BEYOND

This week in the grindhouse we’ll be taking a look at Stuart Gordon’s follow up to his cult classic Re-Animator with 1986’s From Beyond.   Also based on a story by H.P. Lovecraft, this twisted little tale proves to be much weirder

Kickstart Sunday: EDEN LODGE

Kickstart Sunday: EDEN LODGE

This week’s Kickstart Sunday pick is director John Kyriacou‘s UK horror film Eden Lodge.  The film has finished production and just needs our help getting the final sound mixing finished.  The best part about this Kickstarter project, other than

Grindhouse Weekly: THE VISITOR

Grindhouse Weekly: THE VISITOR


With Drafthouse Films re-releasing it in theaters, it only seemed fitting to pick 1979’s The Visitor as this week’s Grindhouse Weekly feature. Directed by Giulio Paradisi, this trippy genre-bender was eviscerated by critics during its release, but as with many

Kickstart Sunday: OF BY FOR

Kickstart Sunday: OF BY FOR

This week’s Kickstart Sunday pick is the documentary Of By For by Christopher Kay.  Rather than having a left or right slant, this film looks at the broad spectrum of our political system, and speaks with influential members of