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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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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
A Simple Favor (2018) – Movie Review ****Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Sean Townsend, Paul Feig,
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Welcome back, Paul Feig! You had me at “Starring Anna Kendrick.” In the last year or so, I have just been entranced with her. TABLE 19 (2017) and MR. RIGHT (2015) in particular made me fall in love. When I saw the trailer for this […]
THE NUN (2018) Horror Movie Review **The Conjuring Universe Continues**
By Melissa Antoinette Garza THE NUN (2018) was one of the few new horror films that I was looking forward to seeing. I loved THE CONJURING (2013) and its sequel (2016). I was satisfied with ANNABELLE (2014), but admittedly hated ANNABELLE CREATION (2017). When I saw the trailer for THE […]
Submission (2017) – Drama Movie Review ***Stanley Tucci, Kyra Sedwick, Addison Timlin***
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Pretentious professor Ted Swenson (Stanley Tucci)begins this flick by narrating about how horrible his students are. He hates their ideas and suggestions. I love Tucci, but the character reminds me of a douchebag teach that I actually had so I loathe Ted. I despise his […]
The Other Hell (1981) – Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza Two nuns stand in a Dr. Frankenstein style laboratory within the convent that they work for. They stand beside a nun that has died and they are about to embalm her. She lay naked on a table before them when one sister grabs a knife […]
Death Game (1977) – Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza The world lost an angel yesterday. Sondra Locke was a fem goddess, an amazing actress and a woman who rose above controversy and chaos with grace, style and a classic feminist Fuck The World strength that I am both enamored with and respect the hell […]
EXORCISM (1975) – Movie Review
By Melissa Antoinette Garza On a stage, Anne (Lina Romay) is chained up naked onto wooden planks. Rose (Lynn Monteil) a blonde dominatrix beauty emerges in just a belt, boots and a collar. In her hand, she clutches a cat o’nine tails and the bombshell knows how to use it. […]