The element of surprise becomes a tricky proposition in an era with universal access to all of the “facts” that the world has to reveal to us. With a quick search one can quickly demystify nearly any topic, particularly topics that are alluring to the denizens of internet cultur... Read More »
Not long before the omnipresence of the internet and the new millenial morality there was a time of contrived nihilism and apocalyptic nightmares, and these wet-nightmares fueled by video games and bad convenience store food constitute the universe of Greg Araki's The Doom Genera... Read More »
So you're a white minion part of an evil genocidal plan that uses genetic trickery to target every black person on the face of the earth, and you came here for a few tips on how to survive a blaxploitation film. Don't worry, you're not alone. I get that all the time, so I prese... Read More »
Do you ever find yourself thinking “if I hear that goddamned song one more time I’m going to kill someone”? Abel Ferrara’s Driller Killer takes that fangless internal quip to its literal end and follows an artist Reno Miller (played with indefectible wretchedness by Ferrara himse... Read More »
Spring break represents idyllic grounds of exploration and freedom for the pretty, vapid, privileged youth as it brings on daydreams of parties in small sanctioned areas of beach, gentrified for the safety of the hormone and alcohol fueled wrath of pretty white America so they co... Read More »
OK, I know what you’re probably thinking, but you’ve got to hear me out on this one. I wouldn’t typically cover one of Roland Emmerich’s computer generated cinematic Red Bulls in any column, but this all started with a very special gift and unforgettable moment. Read More »
With a structure just as baffling as its title, Two Tons of Turquoise to Taos Tonight is a dizzying whistle-stop tour of the sensitive-souled hoboes and ramshackle residencies of a counterculture fueled by more sinister drugs and shadier characters than that of the sixties. This... Read More »
With a title like Opium and the Kung Fu Master, one has to wonder if they are dealing with a classic case of “all cover and no book”, but this Shaw Brothers classic delivers on its titular promises with extravagance and flair. Tang Chia’s final directorial effort delivers its in... Read More »
Vulgaria is one of those films that would be difficult to pin down in any conventional sense as it plays with genre conventions and audience expectations with ease, comfortable in its own genre-busting fourth-wall-shattering meta-elements as it tells the unconventional story of i... Read More »
Killer Condom is one of those rare gems of trash cinema that manages to deliver its exploitative schlock with adept filmmaking and a cohesive and pointed aesthetic. It traverses the dark alleyways lined with the grime and soot of urban decay in a search for a quick midnight fix,... Read More »
Tonight we pay tribute to a fallen auteur and explore the strange and magnificent substance of Tony Scott’s style. A Hollywood director that was somehow able to continually define and execute his own unique vision, Tony Scott managed to use some very expensive toys to subvert th... Read More »
