There are low budget movies, there are next-to-nothing budgeted movies, and then there are movies like 1978’s Laserblast, which looked as if it’s budget consisted mostly of whatever loose change producer Charles Band managed to find under the seat cushions of a Tijuana brothel.
Category: Reviews
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) – Review
Irvin Kershner’s Eyes of Laura Mars boasts a cast that suggests something far more refined than the pulpy thriller it ultimately delivers. Faye Dunaway and Tommy Lee Jones do what they can with material that teeters between stylish intrigue and outright absurdity. It all builds toward a twist that feels less like a clever reveal…
Hellraiser: Judgment (2018) – Review
Having ten films in a franchise may seem impressive at a glance but if said franchise is in the horror genre that’s not necessarily the case, as one successful film can launch countless low budget sequels, and a perfect example of this would be the Hellraiser series as they went direct-to-video after the third installment.
Yor, the Hunter from the Future (1983) – Review
The 80s saw a big boom in sword and sorcery flicks, with Schwarzenegger’s Conan the Barbarian being the real kicking-off point for the genre, but unlike Conan, most of those films were shot with incredibly low budgets and even lower-ranked stars. Such was the case with Yor, the Hunter from the Future a film that…
Black Panther (2018) – Review
It’s almost hard to believe that now with eighteen films making up the Marvel Cinematic Universe the studio has yet to land a dud, even the less than great entries are still better than any other current superhero movies out there, and now with Black Panther they seem truly unstoppable.