Lost and Found: Pets

Well, now. Boy howdy, what a movie! Okay, so I recently watched Pets (1973) for the first time and, wow, it’s bizarre. Probably because it feels like three increasingly disturbing vignettes strung together to form a strange, road-trip-style movie. This disarming oddness is part of what makes it a memorably strange cult film. However, the … Continue reading Lost and Found: Pets →

Michelle Monday

I’ve rhapsodized about Michelle as Melanie Parker in the delightful 1996 rom-com One Fine Day before. My friend Paul regularly rhapsodizes about her, too. Clearly, we have a thing for New York City architect and single mom Melanie. That’s not a surprise, given how we both feel about Michelle. As Melanie, Michelle channels the great … Continue reading Michelle Monday →

Lost and Found: Good Girls Don’t

Good Girls Don’t went straight to video in 1993, and has yet to make it to DVD or Blu-ray. I caught it streaming on our Lord and Savior, Tubi. I’m certain I also saw it back in the ‘90s on USA Up All Night. It sure as heck feels like the sort of movie Rhonda … Continue reading Lost and Found: Good Girls Don’t →

Michelle Monday

These publicity shots of a glamorous Michelle Pfeiffer as Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983) are simply sublime. They instantly call to mind Bruno Mars singing, “Michelle Pfeiffer, that white gold” in Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk.” This is why she inspired legions of slobbering fans and became a star after positively slaying it in Scarface. To … Continue reading Michelle Monday →

Giallogy: The Psychic

I love giallo movies. I tend to watch them in bunches, like when I recently plowed through The Psychic, aka Seven Notes in Black (1977), Puzzle, aka The Man Without a Memory (1974), and Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971). Gialli offer an intoxicating blend of glamorous women, gorgeous Italian (or other gorgeous European) locales, … Continue reading Giallogy: The Psychic →

Lost and Found: Firecracker

Firecracker (1981), also known as Naked Fist, is another in a long line of 1970s and 1980s cheapies shot in the Philippines by producer Roger Corman. Directed by Corman regular Cirio H. Santiago—who also helmed one of the most memorable rape-revenge films of the ‘80s, Naked Vengeance (1985)—Firecracker mostly works as a starring vehicle for … Continue reading Lost and Found: Firecracker →

Michelle Monday

Blogging is a marathon, not a sprint, so pacing yourself is always advised. With that in mind, I’ve tried to come up with some semi-regular posts over the last few years that could serve as ongoing posting prompts for when I’m struggling to write—after all, it’s all about the content, baby! Here’s the first post … Continue reading Michelle Monday →