SPACE RAIDERS

A TREASURE ISLAND inspired account of a young boy stowing away on a spaceship, this Roger Corman production was poorly received because, quite simply, it’s a bad movie

XTRO

A rare example of a film that justifies the oft-abused Ed Wood comparison

WAR OF THE WORLDS (2025)

This, the latest cinematic iteration of H.G. Wells’ WAR OF THE WORLDS (1898), has already attained legendary status—and not because it’s good

EXPLORERS

In the summer of 1985, when it seemed like every movie release involved teenagers engaged in elaborate adventure/sci fi scenarios, EXPLORERS was the odd film out

TRAPPED

I maintain that the Edmund Plante authored 1987 horror-fest TRANSFORMATION is a rotgut classic.  TRAPPED, Plante’s similarly oriented 1989 follow-up, is not.

TRANSFORMATION

Heavy reading this novel isn’t, but in terms of sheer grossness it’s a standout.