Massacre at Central High (1976)
Dec 6, 2002High School Brutality and Revenge
Classic 1970s exploitation film about a new kid in high school who takes violent reprisals against bullies. The film comes with surprising levels of allegory.
Robert Carradine
Orca (1977)
Aug 6, 2000Killer Whale
After his crass remake of King Kong, Dino de Laurentiis went on to make this blatant copy of Jaws, which was widely ridiculed. Contrarily, i rather liked it – a Moby Dick by way of Jaws, it comes with some visually fantastic moments
TAG: The Assassination Game (1982)
Mar 29, 2008Psycho in a Campus Mock Killing Game
Film based on the popular campus mock killing game where one player snaps and starts to kill for real. Featuring the screen debut of Linda Hamilton
Wavelength (1983)
Jul 28, 2002Alien Visitors
Modestly made alien contact film that came out not long after Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Trouble in Mind (1986)
May 31, 2010Futuristic Film Noir
Alan Rudolph makes a modern film noir that takes place in a vaguely futuristic setting. Starring Kris Kristofferson and Divine
I Saw What You Did (1988)
Jul 3, 2019Prank Phonecall Psycho-Thriller
TV movie remake of a 1960s psycho-thriller about two girls making prank calls and uttering the title phrase - only to inadvertently call a killer. The premise makes a lot more sense updated to the 80s
Body Bags (1993)
Sep 7, 2013Horror Anthology
A pilot for a never sold horror anthology tv series featuring John Carpenter as a pun-cracking narrator. The two Carpenter directed episodes have some tension, while Tobe Hooper's third episode has a clumsy heavy-handedness
Mom’s Got a Date With a Vampire (2000)
Jan 1, 2010Children's Vampire Film
Amiably silly children's vampire film that manages to take a juvenile approach off with tongue planted in cheek
Tooth and Nail (2007)
Apr 8, 2015Post-Holocaust Survival
Modest post-holocaust film that tries to do something different to the usual action derbies of Mad Max 2 et al, focusing on the survival efforts of a group of young people
Cross (2011)
Jan 22, 2014Action Film/Mystical Artifacts
A copy of The Expendables (albeit with the addition of fantasy elements) that brings together a line-up of B-action movie actors as a team. While some of the actors shine, the feel is of a cheaper effort earnestly trying to copy its betters
Sharktopus vs Pteracuda (2014)
Jan 11, 2017Giant Hybrid Monsters
Entry in the gonzo killer shark film (viz Sharknado et al), sequel to the earlier Sharktopus Though produced by veteran B movie producer Roger Corman, these Sharktopus films are some of the shittiest in the gonzo killer shark fad, featuring way below sub par effects and missing the sense of humour