By Melissa Antoinette Garza When disenfranchised groups unite to take down the man, great things can happen. In 1984, the miners on strike and the lesbian and gays were the disenfranchised and the man was Margaret Thatcher. The film begins when gay activist Mark (Ben Schnetzer) notices less […]
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Pretty Poison (1968) – Movie Review **Tuesday Weld, Anthony Perkins**
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Two crushes for the price of one! Sweet, innocent, charming Anthony Perkins along side minx, fem goddess, starlet Tuesday Weld is enough to get my toes curling before opening credits. PRETTY POISON is all types of 1960s naughty sultriness that makes me swoon aloud. It […]
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (2018)
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Every year, I look forward to the BIG FAT QUIZ of the year and the BIG FAT QUIZ of everything. As it airs in the UK and I live in the states, I usually have to wait a few days to see it. Today, someone […]
Zombie High (1987) MOVIE REVIEW *Virginia Madsen, James Wilder, Paul Feig, Richard Cox, Scott Coffey*
By Melissa Antoinette Garza ZOMBIE HIGH (1987) is an overlooked horror comedy that deserves more praise than it gets. It’s silly and strange, but it’s a nice homage to movies like THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975) and INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956). The camp 80’s quality to it […]
Schlock (1973) – Comedy Movie Review **John Landis, Eric Allison, Eliza Roberts, Emile Hamaty**
By Melissa Antoinette Garza SCHLOCK (1973) is John Landis’s first film and it is sensational. It’s a ridiculous parody that is essentially a series of skits involving a Bigfoot type species known as Schlock. The plot follows an animal known as The Banana Killer. Anchorman Joe Putzman (Eric Allison) […]
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) – Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Bashful boys can be the most adorable ones to play with. J. Pierpont Finch (Robert Morse) is extremely bashful. He’s cute as a button and such a sneaky little minx. I love him. Pierpont buys a book entitled How to Succeed in Business Without Really […]
Evening Primrose (1966) – Horror Musical Review *Anthony Perkins, Charmian Carr, Dorothy Stickney, Larry Gates*
By Melissa Antoinette Garza What a find this is! EVENING PRIMROSE was an episode of the anthology series ABC STAGE 67. Though it originally aired in color, the only existing copies are from a found print in black-and-white. Upon locating the gem, it was released on DVD in 2010. Currently, […]
Psycho III (1986) – MOVIE REVIEW *Free on Cinemax via Amazon Prime*
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Poor Maureen Coyle (Diana Scrarwid) is a wreck. She was a nun, but just escaped the convent. Now, she is dealing with quite a bit of PTSD trauma from the ordeal. She hitches a ride with dirtbag Duane Duke (Jeff Fahey). He waits until it’s […]
Where the Heart Is (2000) Movie Review ** Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, James Frain, Keith David**
By Melissa Antoinette Garza This movie makes me cry, several times, every single time that I watch it! It’s evil. It’s diabolical. It pulls on your heartstrings and doesn’t let go until the end. I love this film. WHERE THE HEART IS (2000) follows the life of 17 year […]
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) Movie Review *Free on Cinemax*
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Well, I give the Devil his due, so it would be wrong for me to deny Roger Ebert his. Roger Ebert wrote a good movie. There I said it. Don’t make me say it again! Directed by Russ Meyer, BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS […]
Psycho II (1983) MOVIE REVIEW **FREE ON CINEMAX** Anthony Perkins, Meg Tilly, Robert Loggia, Dennis Franz
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Anthony Perkins was a babe. Norman Bates was one of my first crushes. I still adore him. Oh, how I love this series! PSYCHO II takes place twenty-two years after the original. Norman is finally let out of his mental institution. He’s a fully recovered gent. […]
Bachelorette (2012) – Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza I’m going into full fem goddess mode tonight. I only vaguely remember hearing about BACHELORETTE (2012). I never saw it, but it’s free on NETFLIX. I know the female leads to be accomplished and talented actresses so going in, I had moderate expectations. I enjoy […]