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The House is Black (1963)
At this stage I guess I could say I know a little bit about Iranian cinema. Not nearly as much as I do about Italian or Turkish, or even Mexican, but I'm beginning to learn more, be it from the works...
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An April Fool's Day Essay on How to Stuff a Wild Bikini
Good evening my friends, and you are all my friends. For your consideration, we shall today, on this prestigious April the 1st, be looking at the artistic merits of the unsung classic How To Stuff a...
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White Zombie (1932), Revolt of the Zombies (1936), King of the Zombies...
Whenever you think of zombies you're probably thinking of the George Romero kind, that devour the living and spread their virus far and wide. It wasn't always like that. Before Night of the Living...
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Bal-Can-Can (2005)
It's been far too long since I last watched a film from the Balkan country of Macedonia. The last (and only) I'd seen was Goodbye 20th Century (Zbogum na Dvaesetiot Vek)Many years ago, blood brothers...
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Blood of the Tribades (2016)
If there's one thing the world can't get enough of, it's Jean Rollin movies, and ones inspired by his works! Today I'll be looking at the new Canadian homage Blood of the Tribades, and see if the blood...
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Demir Yumruk: Devler Geliyor (1970)
Policeman Enver, his girlfriend Meral, and friend Orhan, are investigating two nefarious cadres of villains trying to locate a hidden store of uranium. Also becoming involved in the search/quest for...
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A.R.O.G. (2008)
After the huge success of the 2004 Turkish science fiction comedy G.O.R.A., a sequel was probably inevitable, but it took a good four years for the follow-up A.R.O.G. to come about. Potentially an...
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Fangs: The Egyptian Rocky Horror (1981)
Gather round, my dear readers. Did you happen to know that there's an Egyptian remake of The Rocky Horror Picture Show containing Dracula as the villain, and heavy satire on Egyptian economics of the...
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The 12 Days of Regis Toomey: Bullet Scars (1942)
It sure took a while, but we're finally out of the 1930's and into the 40's, with Bullet Scars! Though not for long, as only this and the following review are of films from this decade...A gang of...
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Death of Yazdgerd (1982)
Persian theatre has a long and interesting history. Noted local director Bahram Beyzai, having written a book on the subject, has also penned many plays of his own, including 1979's Death of Yazdgerd,...
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Sh! The Octopus (1937)
What a title! Sh! The Octopus. Sounds great, right? Well not to me it doesn't! If you're going to have punctuation in your title, surely you should go all the way? It should be Sh! The Octopus!. The...
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The Ape Man (1943): A Review and Facetious Character Study
Dr. Jim Brewster is a famed scientist, noted for his research into glandular medicine, but his latest experiment has left him changed. Now partly primate, and victim to periods of instability, he needs...
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Super Xuxa Against the Down Mood (1988)
Xuxa, popular celebrity and friend to all children, is going around Brazil spreading joy and merriment, which the villainous Down Spirit cannot abide, sending his monstrous henchmen to kidnap her...
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Beatutiful Stranger (1952)
Beautiful Stranger, aka Twist of Fate, is an early 50s crime film starring Ginger Rogers and Herbert Lom. Not that's a description to get my attention!...Young socialite and former actress Johnny is...
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The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
Good horror-comedies can be hard to find, especially so in the 1940s due to the genre's abundance (meaning lots of garbage), but a sure sign of a winner is certainly the presence of the master of...
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Blackie the Pirate (1971)
I've been a huge Terence Hill-Bud Spencer fan for nearly 10 years now, but I still haven't had the time to spotlight any of their movies on this blog. It's finally time for that to change as I dig into...
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Before I Hang (1940)
A scientist on death row tries to save his life by injecting himself with a serum made from the blood of a homicidal maniac! How's that for a horror concept! Certainly made me laugh, and made me want...
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Sev Kardeşim (1972)
The poor but earnest working-class Güler family's household is threatened when unscrupolous businessman Cemal Çaliskan attempts to have them evicted, so he can demolish their house and finally have all...
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