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 […]
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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 […]
The Love Witch (2016) – Horror Movie Review – ON AMAZON PRIME
By Melissa Antoinette Garza As a lover of 60’s and 70s horror I wasn’t sure if I’d like this homage or not. As of late, parodies seem to be mean-spirited about the work they are poking fun of. Rather than celebrating camp for the outrageousness it was fully aware […]
Venom (2018) – Movie Review **Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Stan Lee**
By Melissa Antoinette Garza The husband picked this film. I really had no interest in seeing it. I didn’t know too much about the Marvel character Venom and I knew less about the film. Michelle Williams is an amazing fem goddess who I always enjoy, but this movie just never […]
SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (1984) – Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Long-term horror fans everywhere know this sad Christmas story. For those new to the genre or unfamiliar with the backstory, here’s a bit of the tale surrounding SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT (1984). TRI-STAR PICTURES released this holiday gem. In the trailer, a glimpse of […]