Red Riding Hood (1987)
Jul 17, 2009Fairy-Tale
One of the cheap fairytale adaptations that Cannon Films made during the 1980s
Adam Brooks
Beloved (1998)
May 14, 2000African-American Ghost Story
Adapted from an award-winning Toni Morrison novel, this is an African-American ghost story that comes with Serious Drama written all over it. Produced by/starring Oprah Winfrey, the film was overlooked at the major award but is a stunning, emotionally raw work
Manborg (2011)
Nov 17, 2012Cyborg Hero/Deliberately Bad SF Film
A miracle of no-budget filmmaking made on a budget of $1000. A homage/parody of 80s/90s cyborg action films with some extremely accomplished effects posing and a sidesplitting ear for the era's dialogue
Father’s Day (2011)
Feb 14, 2012Troma Film/Possessed Killer/Bad Taste Splatter
Troma film that ventures back into their regular bad taste territory. This often feels like a film that never coheses into a particularly clear idea of what it is trying to do, possibly the result of six different directors
The Editor (2014)
Oct 4, 2014Giallo Parody
A witty parody of the giallo film from members of Canada's Astron-6 collective who are proving themselves the masters of a certain type of movie spoof