This was filmmaker Kaneto Shindo’s follow-up to his unquestioned masterpiece ONIBABA (1964). The highly ambitious KURONEKO isn’t up to the same high standards, but does contain stunning black-and-white photography and some genuinely startling elements
Surely the finest killer gator flick ever, and a clear triumph of inspiration and enthusiasm over a low budget
Bollywood’s take on JAWS, a wholly ridiculous action/suspense/romance/musical/monster mash!
the infamous Roger Corman produced JAWS rip that contained some heavy duty talent working behind the scenes. It’s fun, but don’t expect anything too profound
You’re probably familiar with GREMLINS, one of the greatest Hollywood blockbusters of the eighties, as well as a signature film by the sometimes-great Joe Dante
This digitally shot dimestore epic is the none-too tender story of a lonely young man and his pet dog Lucky
From Australia, an almost-classic mood piece about nature turning on a young couple
A dream project for longtime horror buffs, or so it seemed, this two-parter teamed George Romero and Dario Argento, each delivering an hour-long adaptation of an Edgar Allan Poe story
This Hungarian freak-out isn’t really a horror movie, yet I believe it will be best appreciated by horror fans
This 1990 anthology film, from George Romero’s late Laurel Entertainment, was a big screen transposition of the TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE TV series