I’ve always told anyone who will listen that my affection for The Howling (1981) is unending. Directed by the cinematic wizard himself Joe Dante (Hollywood Boulevard, Gremlins, The ‘Burbs) from a script by indie legend John Sayles (Lianna, Eight Men Out, Lone Star), after radically altering a first draft by Terrence H. Winkless, The Howling … Continue reading Behind the Scenes on The Howling
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Lost and Found: Eve of Destruction
Starring sexy Dutch bombshell Renée Soutendijk and her stunningly chiseled cheekbones! Eve of Destruction (1991) tells the heartwarming tale of a smoking hot doppelgänger android with killer fashion sense. Implanted with her creator’s memories and dark fantasies, android Eve VIII rampages across the country, spraying uzi fire and leaving a trail of bodies in her … Continue reading Lost and Found: Eve of Destruction
Bad Girls We Love: Bridget Gregory in The Last Seduction
Who's a girl gotta suck around here to get a drink? Thirty years ago this fall, raven-haired beauty Linda Fiorentino gifted us with one of the great femme fatales of all time in John Dahl’s excellent neo-noir The Last Seduction (1994). Bridget Gregory is iconic, a deliciously manipulative grifter with a sardonic streak. She’s cold … Continue reading Bad Girls We Love: Bridget Gregory in The Last Seduction
Lost and Found: Doom Asylum
First, a quick note: this review was written to evoke the delightfully lowbrow spirit of freewheeling fun from late night, cult movie show hosts (thank you, Elvira, Rhonda, and Joe Bob!) and glorious B-movie sites ( thank you, B-Movie Enema and House of Self Indulgence, to name just two!). I leaned into the over the … Continue reading Lost and Found: Doom Asylum
Margot Monday
Monday morning check-in: yup, can confirm, still wolfish for Margot Robbie. To help satisfy our collective Monday munchies, let’s enjoy these appetizing shots of Margot as Harley Quinn, from Suicide Squad (2016). That movie gets slammed a lot, but I’ll always have a soft spot for it, for several reasons—I even wrote about it for … Continue reading Margot Monday
Late Night Memories
As you no doubt remember, because I harp on about it frequently, I spent most Friday and Saturday nights in the early to mid-1990s watching B-movies on late-night television. And when Rhonda Shear hosted these gonzo cult movies on USA Up All Night I was absolutely glued to the boob tube. Ahem *cough cough* I … Continue reading Late Night Memories
Giallogy: Puzzle
At first glance, Puzzle, or L’uomo senza memoria (The Man Without a Memory) appears to center on an amnesiac man’s (Luc Merenda) quest to unlock a past that is now a mystery to him. In actuality, director Duccio Tessari’s 1974 giallo is just as much, if not more, concerned with how the amnesiac’s slowly unfolding, … Continue reading Giallogy: Puzzle






