It’s not unusual for the movies to lampoon a certain portion of society. Whether it be a certain event, tradition, societal group, or more commonly, a particular genre of film, comedies have been making fun of things for years. But, while Hollywood is [...]
This is going to be a short review, because ’The Vault’ is a short film. When stripped of the credits and padded scenes, the running time for ’The Vault’ is just a little over an hour. This brief film offers an original and promising storyline [...]
I miss Peter Sellers. There was something gentle, something very real about his comedic performances. Whether it was the bumbling Inspector Clouseau, the megalomaniac Dr. Strangelove or the Italian master criminal "the Fox" from 1966’s [...]
’Deep in the Heart (of Texas)’ is a film, based on a stage-play, which consists of several one-person monologues. These monologues have been brought to the screen with a newly constructed connecting story in which two British documentarians, Robert [...]
Although it represents one of cult director John Carpenter’s most underrated and under-appreciated movies, his homage to Hong Kong cinema, "Big Trouble In Little China" has an incredibly committed fan following, all of which are eagerly [...]
Featuring an impressive cast that consists of some of the hottest new stars in Hollywood – including the ever-present Charlize Theron, of course – alongside movie veterans such as Faye Dunaway and James Caan, ’The Yards’ is a promising [...]
Anchor Bay has taken the lead in the DVD industry in providing good discs for lesser-known movies and their recent release of "Reform School Girls" is no exception. Remember all those T & A movies you watched on HBO and Showtime in the late [...]
On MGM Home Entertainment’s 25th Anniversary Special Edition of Sylvester Stallone’s acclaimed boxer drama “Rocky” you can find an exciting hidden feature, if you know where to look. Go to the disc’s main menu and press the “Up” arrow key on [...]
J.R. Bookwalter’s zombie cult-favorite, ’The Dead Next Door’ has finally landed on DVD from a new company, Splatter Rampage Video (I guess that name says it all…). The film is considered by many to be the epitome of low-budget, independent [...]
The mid-1950s sure was a bad time for Hollywood. The House Un-American Activities Committee seemed hell-bent on purging the entertainment industry of every last independent voice by labeling those who refused to cooperate with their communist witch hunt [...]
