This week in the grindhouse we’re taking a trip up North for some Canuxploitation with the absolutely terrible sex comedy Screwballs from 1983. In an example of exploitation at its purest, this film features almost no discernible plot other than that there’s a group
This week on Kickstart Sunday, we’d like to highlight the upcoming film Bereave by Evangelos & George Giovanis. The film stars Malcolm McDowell as a terminally ill man planning to take his own life, but when his wife goes
Although The Toxic Avenger is by far Troma’s most popular franchise, this week we’ll be talking about my personal favorite of the Troma slate, Class of Nuke ‘Em High. Admittedly I’ve only seen a fraction of their huge library of films,
When scouring Kickstarter in search of this week’s Kickstart Sunday pick, as soon as I saw the name Uwe Boll pop up on the screen I knew I found what I was looking for. Dr. Boll has taken to
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if a giant mysterious winged creature suddenly appeared in New York City and began randomly eating its citizens? Well then Larry Cohen’s cult classic Q: The Winged Serpent is the
As a video game fan, I’m always delighted to see a new video game documentary come around, and this week’s Kickstart Sunday pick looks like a great one. Man vs Snake by Andrew Seklir and Tim Kinzy tells the
Mario Bava’s 1968 classic Danger: Diabolik has been on my watch list for years, and I’m pleased to say I finally sat down to watch it and was blown away with just how much I loved this film. Any
A fun fact about me is that I love modern ruins and urban landscapes, so when I saw Jeff Frost‘s film Modern Ruin on Kickstarter, I knew I found this week’s pick. The film is comprised of
This week in the grindhouse, we’re going to be talking about one of my all-time favorite 80s slashers, Sleepaway Camp. Written and directed by Robert Hiltzik and released in 1983, this film combines 80s camp, gruesome death scenes, and a
This week on Kickstart Sunday we’d like to highlight an upcoming feature length thriller titled Dark from director Nick Basile. The film is being Executive Produced by Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling) and revolves around a troubled girl alone
Back in the sixties and seventies, director Herschell Gordon Lewis made a name for himself by cranking out B movies like nobodies business. Many of his shoots would last only two days, and from ’61 to ’72 he released 34 feature length
It’s no secret that I love the subject of photo journalism. If I wasn’t writing about film I would most likely be pursuing a career as a photo journalist, so whenever a film on the subject comes up, I’m always
What happens when you combine Alien, Star Wars, and John Carpenter’s The Thing? 1982’s Forbidden World is what happens. A low-budget sci-fi horror film that wears its influences on its sleeve in the worst kind of way. The over the top violence
This week on Kickstart Sunday we’re delighted to promote Alice: Otherlands by American McGee. As a big fan of the game series, it’s great to see this twisted world is getting a third chapter with a series
Although Nazisploitation is one of my least favorite sub-genres of exploitation cinema, I haven’t really discussed any on this feature, so I decided to check out a cult classic (and Criterion entry) titled The Night Porter. This 1974 film directed
