IN THE HIGHEST OF SKIES
Perhaps the ultimate trapped-in-an-elevator movie, a sleazy but staid Italian import that takes place largely inside a broken-down lift holding a dozen people
IF FOOTMEN TIRE YOU, WHAT WILL HORSES DO?
From the Deep South comes this astounding artifact, a piece of unadulterated Christian propaganda spiced with enough violence and bloodletting to satisfy the most jaded gorehound
I DRINK YOUR BLOOD
A FUN film, this grind house relic is complete trash, but it has energy, imagination and lots of gore
NIGHTMARE CITY
A trashier-than-average Italian zombie mash from the notorious Umberto Lenzi!
THE HUNTING PARTY
A gotta-see-it-to-disbelieve-it product of the early seventies, when the production code governing film content had just been abolished, and American moviemakers responded by unleashing a veritable tsunami of sex and violence
HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN
A logical successor to GRINDHOUSE, and in my view exactly what we all need right now: an unapologetically excessive seventies-inspired splatter-fest bursting with wit and invention
HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD
One of the absolute goofiest of the early eighties DAWN OF THE DEAD knock-offs from Italy
HEARTLESS
Fans of Clive Barker and Neil Gaiman should enjoy this odd and fascinating evocation of supernatural shenanigans in modern-day London—if, that is, they can forgive the film’s many clumsy and misguided elements
HATCHET
A loving, gore-packed tribute to 1980s slasher cinema. Fun, but also excessively lightweight and wildly overhyped
HARDWARE
A VERY promising debut from Richard Stanley, HARDWARE, which appeared back in 1990, appeared to be the start of an auspicious career