By Geno McGahee The 1970s loved nature-based horror movies. Movies like GRIZZLY and DAY OF THE ANIMALS were popular and they could be scary. The animals in those films can kick your ass, but they had to work extra hard to try to make frogs scary. I remember watching this […]
Movie Reviews
Hair (1979) – Musical Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza HAIR (1979) came out the year I was born. It was based on a 1968 Broadway musical by the same name, though the original creators were unhappy with the film adaptation of their work. They noted change of tone and direction and disliked the […]
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) Musical Comedy Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Dolly Parton is definitely one of the earliest girl crushes I had. Between this and 9 TO 5 (1980), I was very smitten! Show me a bad girl with a good soul and I’m hooked every time. She’s just gorgeous inside and out, a true […]
Legacy of Satan (1974) – Horror Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Satanic cults of the 1970s film variety are all camp and craze. I love them. LEGACY OF SATAN (1974) opens during a black mass where a High Priestess (Deborah Horlen) conducts an insane ceremony. A woman is changed on an upside down pentagram in a […]
Apostle: Netflix HORROR MOVIE REVIEW
By Yo Adrian (Review Courtesy of ALLHORROR.COM, a great site that you have to check out!) These days, a new horror feature dropping on Netflix is cause for a lot of excitement among genre fans. This year, it was the appearance of Gareth Evans latest feature, Apostle that had social […]
Dungeons & Dragons (2000) – Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Richard O’Brien’s character has a harem of women in this film! Wait, that’s not the way to start a review. I apologize. Richard O’Brien’s character has a GODDAMN harem of women! Thank the Lord! Hallelujah! Dreams do come true! Well, as much as a PG-13 […]
THE BRITISH GUIDE TO SHOWING OFF (2011) – Documentary Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza THE BRITISH GUIDE TO SHOWING OFF (2011) is available for purchase on Amazon. I’m not sure if I should be angry at myself for missing that it was there for so long or just extremely happy that I now own it. The documentary follows the legendary […]
Flash Gordon (1980) – Science Fiction Review
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 […]
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 […]