By Melissa Antoinette Garza My older brother and sister watched this film constantly when I was a kid. Back then my main attraction to the movie was the killer QUEEN soundtrack which is still an enticing motivator. Though, it isn’t the most enticing part of the movie. That […]
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SECOND SERVE: The Renée Richards Story (1986) TV MOVIE REVIEW
By Melissa Antoinette Garza I love the made-for-TV movies of the 70s and 80s. Before there were 100 channels, the major networks invested quite a lot of dough into putting out quality projects. One such movie was the 1986, biographical film based on the transgender professional tennis player […]
MARK OF THE WITCH (1970) – Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza After watching women vampires destroy toxic masculinity in THE BLOOD SPATTERED WIFE (1972) I’m still in the mood for some hardcore, punk rock dames to play rough with the boys. Sadly, my attempt has failed and I’ve ended up with a very tame and timid […]
The Blood Spattered Bride (1972) – Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza THE BLOOD SPATTERED BRIDE (1972) opens with the Plato quote, “The good ones are those who are content to dream what the wicked actually practice,” and just like that I’m hooked! The film begins with Susan (Maribel Martin), still in her white wedding dress, sitting passenger […]
ALICE COOPER THE NIGHTMARE (1975) – TV SPECIAL REVIEW
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Admittedly, this aired in April and isn’t a Halloween special. Nonetheless, it’s a fantastic way to bring in the the best holiday of the year. The special begins with a restful sweet Steven (Alice Cooper) trapped in a surreal nightmare. To kick off the […]
The David S Pumpkins Halloween Special (2017) – Halloween Cartoon Special Review & Some Classic SNL Halloween Sketches
By Melissa Antoinette Garza In the last few years, one of the only highlights of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (1975) was a Halloween sketch about a haunted house and its strange host named David S. Pumpkins. This became so well-known that a cartoon special was created. THE DAVID S PUMPKINS […]
CHRISTINE (1983) – Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza I’ve always liked freak/geek revenge films. It’s a strange sub-genre that includes movies like SLAUGHTER HIGH (1986) TRICK OR TREAT (1986), SHOCK-EM DEAD (1991) and CARRIE (1976). John Carpenter’s CHRISTINE (1983) is my favorite of the bunch. Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) is a nerdy […]
The Children’s Party at the Palace (2006) – UK TV Special Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza The UK certainly has some amazing TV specials unlike anything that airs here in the states. THE CHILDREN’S PARTY AT THE PALACE (2006) is a shining example of the magic that is made in England. Though the production was created to celebrate the 80th birthday of […]
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS (1990) – Comedy Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS is a guilty pleasure of mine. It’s not a great movie. I fully admit it is not a masterpiece. It’s silly, formulaic and even cringeworthy at times, but it has its charm. When I was 10 years old, I really liked Dana […]
The Pyx (1973) – Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Movies about devil worshiping cults always interest me. When you delve into those within the sub-genre that were made in the 1970s, you’re nearly guaranteed a good flick. THE PYX (1973) begins when a man calls the police after seeing drug addicted prostitute, […]
INTO THE DARK: THE BODY (2018) HORROR MOVIE REVIEW
By Melissa Antoinette Garza I stumbled across this under HULU’s, HALLOWEEN category. They call it HULUWEEN. I don’t call it that because that name is stupid. Despite the bad pun, HULU is delivering some productions that look rather promising. INTO THE DARK: THE BODY (2018) is one such example. […]
An Evening with Richard O’Brien (2008) – Biography Interview Film Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza With Halloween fast approaching, I know I should be reviewing horror movies. Generally around this time, that’s what I delve into. I have reviewed quite a few of them, but in all honesty, I’d much rather be spending an evening with Richard O’Brien. Of course, what […]