Leonard Jackson Archives

Ganja & Hess (1973)

Rating: ★★★

Aug 31, 2013Blaxploitation Vampire Film

Fascinating Blaxploitation vampire film. In contrast to the more popular and cheesier Blacula, this is arty, oblique, almost an experimental film that manages to offer a unique take on the vampire film

Director: Bill Gunn

Actors: Duane Jones, Marlene Clark, Bill Gunn, Leonard Jackson

Category: Horror

31 August 201325 October 2025 by Roog

The Brother from Another Planet (1984)

Rating: ★★★½

Jun 3, 2000Black Alien Visitor Comedy

John Sayles responded to E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial and its suburban middle-class fantasy with this wry comedy in which a mute Black alien visitor (Joe Morton) arrives in Manhattan

Director: John Sayles

Actors: Joe Morton, John Sayles, David Strathairn, Leonard Jackson, …

Category: Science Fiction

3 June 200028 December 2025 by Roog

The Dawnseeker (2018)

Rating: ★★

Oct 16, 2025Planetary Adventure/Hunted by an Alien

A low-budget film about a group of soldiers crashed on another planet where they find themselves hunted by an alien. This channels the basics of Predator

Director: Justin Price

Actors: Franziska Schissler, Alexander Kane, Jason Skeen, Khu, …

Category: Science Fiction

16 October 202513 November 2025 by Roog