MIDNIGHT HEAT
The most famous of the handful of porno features made by the late Roger Watkins, and fairly impressive in its way, but be forewarned: it’s a profoundly dark film in every sense of the word
MICROWAVE MASSACRE
This trashy “comedy” is a good example of just how shitty eighties movies got
MICHAEL JACKSON’S THRILLER
Q: When is a horror movie not a movie? A: When it’s a 14-minute music video masquerading as a movie
METAL SKIN
This is one of the finest Australian films of the past couple decades, and also one of the most underappreciated: a bleak and upsetting stew of post-teenage ennui, witchcraft, psychosis and death!
MESSIAH OF EVIL
Amid the innumerable NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD wannabes that appeared in the seventies the no budget MESSIAH OF EVIL stands out
MEGA SHARK VS. GIANT OCTOPUS
An early effort from the aptly named Asylum B-movie outfit, involving a giant shark, a giant octopus and eighties teen queen Debbie Gibson. Need I say more?
MATINEE
A pleasant enough baby boomer nostalgia piece from Joe Dante, worth seeing only for its affectionate tribute to the late William Castle
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE
If you were a kid during the eighties then you probably remember the Masters of The Universe toy line and cartoon program. You may also recall the notorious Cannon Group, who according to one writer were responsible for “some of the shoddiest fare ever foisted upon the public.”
MARTYRS
An extremely well made, thoughtful and unique film, the French-Canadian MARTYRS (2008) is a good movie by most standards, but it’s also a profoundly fucked-up one
MARQUIS DE SADE
Trashy straight-to-video fodder, nominally about the Marquis de Sade