Category: Reviews

The Toxic Avenger

It’s the film that truly launched Troma Entertainment — now the world’s oldest independent movie studio. Filmmakers Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz had made a […]

Troma’s War

If there’s such a thing as a Troma masterpiece, both studio founders Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz agree it very well might be Troma’s War […]

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

Also see The Films of Al AdamsonAlso see Secrets of B-Moviemaking How’s THAT for a title!? If only the flick were as interesting. Still, it’s the swan […]

Urban Legends: Final Cut

Roman numerals used to be so hip. Somehow or another, they were supposed to make serial filmmaking seem more sophisticated. "You liked that? Well, here’s […]

Foxy Brown

Also see The Films of Jack Hill She’s the Queen of Blaxploitation — a genre largely born from the thirst of inner-city audiences for movies […]

Dr. Phibes Rises Again!

It’s hard to believe Vincent Price was really from St. Louis. Heck, who even knew he was from this PLANET? An actor of unequaled screen […]

Fireworks

First known in Japan as a comedian and television personality, Takeshi Kitano, is now an internationally respected filmmaker with a knack for turning gritty crime […]

Bullet in the Head

It’s a fact. Had anyone other than John Woo directed Mission: Impossible II, the summer blockbuster would have been 10, count ’em, 10 MINUTES long. […]

Bones

Elvis did it. So did Frank and Madonna. Singers aren’t often the best actors, but their public, and sometimes their egos, demand it. Rappers may […]