Steve James Archives

The Exterminator (1980)

Rating: ★★

Jan 19, 2012Ultra-Violent Vigilante Film

Vigilante film with a cult reputation that was banned in places because of its ultra-violence. The film is a mix of Taxi Driver and Death Wish, mostly centred around a series of gory despatches

Director: James Glickenhaus

Actors: Robert Ginty, Christopher George, Samantha Eggar, Steve James

Category: Horror

19 January 201220 October 2025 by Roog

Avenging Force (1986)

Rating: ★★★

Aug 20, 2005Action/Human Hunting for Sport

Action film from Cannon Films with Michael Dudikoff forced to undergo a Most Dangerous Game scenario and be hunted through the bayous by white supremacists

Director: Sam Firstenberg

Actors: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, John P. Ryan, James Booth, …

Category: Horror

20 August 20052 January 2025 by Roog

Hero and the Terror (1988)

Rating: ★½

Feb 17, 2003Cop vs Psycho

One of Chuck Norris's action films made for Cannon Films during his 1980s heyday. This is a rather forgettable police procedural where Chuck is cast as a detective hunting an escaped serial killer

Director: William Tannen

Actors: Chuck Norris, Steve James, Jack O'Halloran, Ron O'Neal

Category: Horror

17 February 200330 March 2026 by Roog

Weekend at Bernie’s II (1993)

Rating: ★

Jul 28, 1999Resurrected Corpse Comedy

The first Weekend at Bernie’s had the lame concept of two jerks forced to pretend that their boss’s body was still alive. For the sequel, the body is resurrected by voodoo

Director: Robert Klane

Actors: Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Terry Kiser, Barry Bostwick, …

Category: Fantasy

28 July 19992 August 2023 by Roog