The Original Halloween Review

Films, Slasher, Vintage

The Original Halloween Review

No Comments 31 October 2008

It’s difficult to review Halloween as it’s arguably not just a film, but rather the definitive stab at a brand new horror sub-genre: the slasher flick. Since 1978 it’s had sequels of varying quality (although none of them really attain a level beyond “adequate” or “guilty pleasure”), many imitators and a remake by rocker/director Rob [...]

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Dark Star Review

Films, Sci Fi, Vintage

Dark Star Review

No Comments 11 March 2008

A lot of people think John Carpenter’s first film was the slasher classic Halloween (1978). Not so, in fact disregarding the monster movies he made when he was a wee nipper, Carpo (as he doesn’t like to be called) belted out two movies Dark Star (1974) and Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) prior to the [...]

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Vintage Female Delinquents

Films, Teen, Vintage

Vintage Female Delinquents

No Comments 30 January 2008

Clawsome takes a look at some vintage teen girl delinquent flicks, drinking in the cheesy, so-bad-it’s-great goodness It seems that DV1 distribution is having a bash at releasing every genre of film with “ploitation” after it. Blaxploitation and now late 50’s, early 60s Chicksploitation. Or films about “bad girls”, “troubled teens” and “Young delinquents”! The shock, the [...]

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