Giallo
The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972)
That doll was just too creepy to live. As Italian murder thrillers go, this one is a good example of what you should expect from the “giallo” genre. It has all the usual features, like […]
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Concorde-New Horizons
The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984)
I’m pretty sure at least two of those are fake. By definition, any movie with David Carradine in a lead role is a cult movie. Go on. Look it up. They won’t all be […]
Sword & Sorcery
The Beastmaster (1982)
Ferrets, and tigers, and hawks … oh my! The Beastmaster is one of many “Sword & Sorcery” movies which were very much in style during the 80s. I have read reviews that suggest the […]
Sergio Leone
My Name Is Nobody (1973)
Nobody does it better. You’ll have to forgive me for stealing this phrase from Carly Simon and The Spy Who Loved Me, but I couldn’t help it. I really like the song, for one. […]
Spaghetti Western
Cut-Throats Nine (1972)
Violence is their way of life. With the Spaghetti Westerns of the 60s and 70s, Italian filmmakers redefined a genre. Gone were the white hats and the shiny badges. Now westerns were cold, gritty, […]
Erotic Horror
The Vampire Lovers (1970)
Caution – Not for the mentally immature In the 1960s and 1970s, no studio was more active than Hammer Films in producing monster movies. Right alongside enumerable monster movies featuring horror greats like Bela […]
Erotic Horror
Requiem for a Vampire (1971)
The virgin vampire in the castle of orgies Lesbian vampires are a popular sub-category within the erotic horror genre. There is much to like within this sub-category and plenty of cult favorites, including Vampyros […]
Erotic Horror
Vampyros Lesbos (1971)
This is where it begins. Few films better define cult cinema than the erotic horror movie Vampyros Lesbos. The movies cult pedigree is firmly established by its director, Jesús Franco, a true cult icon who […]