La Cabeza Viviente: The Living Head (1963)
In the distant past, at the height of the Aztec empire, a brave warrior is being laid to rest. When his female sacrifice refuses to undergo her part of the ceremony. She is linked to a curse with her...
View ArticleOrlak: The Hell of Frankenstein (1960)
Prisoner Jaime Rojas finds himself cellmate to one Dr. Frankenstein. Both are scheduled for release soon, and Jaime agrees to help the doctor with his experiments. Together they create the robotic man...
View ArticleThe World of the Vampires (1961)
After over a century of sleep, the vampire Count Subotai has risen, determined to revenge himself against the Colman family, responsible for the past failure of his evil plans. He introduces himself as...
View ArticleMuñecos Infernales: Curse of the Doll People (1961)
A group of academics return from a trip to Haiti, where they witnessed a secret Voodoo ritual, and snuck into a temple to steal a sacred item. Despite being cursed to die, they have no fear, until they...
View ArticleLadron de Cadaveres: The Body Snatcher (1957)
After several wrestlers are found murdered in mysterious circumstances, the police begin investigating, and after turning up nothing they devise a new plan. Captain Carlos Robles enlists the help of an...
View ArticleThe Cloth Peddler-Arşın Mal Alan (1945)
Out of all the former holdings of the Russian empire/USSR, Azerbaijan seems to have had the strongest cinematic output. They were surprisingly self-sufficient, got to be produced in their own language...
View ArticleTosun Paşa (1976)
In the occupied deserts of Egypt, two rival Ottoman families are feuding over who gets the lush Green Valley. They both get it in their heads to ask for the local magistrate's daughter Leyla's hand in...
View ArticleThe Phantom (1996)
Lee Falk's seminal comic The Phantom has been around for a long time, since the dawn of comics themselves, yet has had surprisingly few film adaptions! Besides a lone movie serial back in the 40s, it...
View ArticleSüt Kardeşler (1976)
Clumsy sailor Şaban is getting shore leave to visit his old 'milk mother', but is convinced by wily shipmate Ramadan to swap places. This house turns out to be a real hive of activity. Irate naval...
View ArticleŞaban Oğlu Şaban (1977)
Şaban and Ramazan are two clumsy soldiers, who somehow manage to survive World War I intact, as does their long-suffering CO. Now in civilian life, a visit backstage to a nightclub singer sees them...
View ArticlePostal Inspector (1936)
Of all the films horror icon Bela Lugosi appeared in, some have flashy or spooky titles. But perhaps the strangest, and therefore most curious is 1936s Postal Inspector. Is...is that right? Postal...
View ArticleBlack Dragons (1942)
A group of industrialists are profiteering from several disasters they're helping orchestrate, but retribution strikes when they are murdered one by one. Their bodies are dumped by the Japanese...
View ArticleGodzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002) and Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. (2003)
Godzilla Against MechagodzillaDecades after Godzilla's last attack, the Japanese feel they are cursed, having since been beset by other kaiju. When a new Godzilla appears, things seem dire, and the...
View ArticleDay and Strike of the Panther (1988)
Day of the PantherOnly three westerners have ever been initiated into the sacred Panther group. Senior member William, his daughter Linda, and Jason Blade. A feared and respected man in China, Blade is...
View ArticleBlack Neon (1991)
For years I thought Australia's DTV action star Edward Stazak had only ever starred in two films. Day of the Panther and Strike of the Panther (as muscly hero Jason Blade). But there was one last film...
View ArticleThe Wild East (1993)
Following the success of arthouse crime film Needle, Kazakh director Rashid Nugmanov's next project was a semi-remake of the Magnificent Seven...But with a twist! Do you ever feel the original was...
View ArticleDracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary (2002)
Canadian director Guy Maddin started out in local television and other ventures, and soon began his own movie career, quickly making a name for himself for his unconventional narratives, and an...
View ArticleSign of the Wolf (1941)
After an unsuccessful contest, dog trainer Judy takes her misbehaving pooch Shadow and newly acquired Smokey on a flight to a prospective buyer. Things go awry when bad weather forces the plane down....
View ArticleMr. Washington Goes to Town (1942)
African-American comedian Mantan Moreland was a great presence of Golden Age Hollywood cinema. Under-appreciated by some, he's gained a considerable following in recent years, myself included! He...
View ArticleGinseng King (1988)
A little boy is foraging out in the forest when he is bitten by a snake, and nursed back to health by the 1000 year old Ginseng King. Unfortunately there are others who want the King's healing...
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