I am so out of the loop in regard to pop culture these days. And nothing illustrates that more than this movie because it came out in March, but I only just […]
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CRACK HOUSE
Doing a little retro review today of this mostly-forgotten movie. This film was released in 1989, a year after COLORS and two years before BOYZ N THE HOOD, the Powers That Be […]
The Last American Virgin
I’m going back to the 80’s for this retro review, this was the era of the teen sex comedy. And while this film was marketed as one, it takes a notable departure […]
DARK TIDE
Not to be confused with the 2012 Halle Berry film of the same name, this Dark Tide was made in 1994. Written by Sam Bernard and Robert L. Levy, and directed by […]
PRIVATE LESSONS
I’m going to kick off the month of April with a flashback to this classic 1980’s film. Well, okay, maybe “classic” is a bit of a stretch…but it’s certainly a cult classic. This […]
SUGAR DADDIES (Lifetime Original Movie)
Peter Strauss, Taylor Gildersleeve I just watched this film earlier tonight. Written by Barbara Kymlicka and directed by Doug Campbell, it stars Taylor Black (credited as Taylor Gildersleeve) as Kara, a college […]
ZAPPED!
I was feeling nostalgic for the 80’s this weekend, and I just rewatched this film, which I’ve always loved. Released in 1982, this film is directed by Robert J. Rosenthal, who co-wrote […]
The Big Bet
This 1985 film is a somewhat typical teen sex comedy that was prevalent in the 1980’s, in the vein of films like My Tutor, which is even referenced on the movie poster. […]
AFTER MIDNIGHT
When an exotic dancer is murdered at a seedy strip club, her sister goes undercover to find the killer. While working at the club, she quickly realizes that everyone is a suspect […]
WILD THINGS: FOURSOME
In 2010, Mandalay Entertainment decided to revive their Wild Things franchise with this 4th film, released direct-to-DVD. Andy Hurst, who co-wrote 2004’s Wild Things 2 and 2005’s Wild Things: Diamonds In The […]
Wild Things: Diamonds in the Rough
Yeah, that’s right, they actually made a third Wild Things sequel. Why do people watch these films? Oh yeah, that’s why. Andy Hurst & Ross Helford, the writers of 2004’s Wild Things […]
WILD THINGS 2
This 2004 film is a nominal sequel to 1998’s Wild Things. Written by Ross Helford, Andy Hurst and directed by Jack Perez, this film was released straight-to-video in 2004. It takes place […]
WILD THINGS
It’s not often that a mainstream film is way hotter than most softcore films. But this is one of them. Written by Stephen Peters and directed by John McNaughton this 1998 film […]
BRAVE NEW SOULS: Black Sci-Fi & Fantasy Writers of The 21st Century
This is the first documentary that I’ve reviewed, which is a new thing for me. Like I’m not sure how to review a documentary the same way I’d review a movie or […]
MY TUTOR
I decided to do something a little different this morning and go Old School, revisiting this classic 1980’s teen comedy. And in the 1980’s teen comedies tending to revolve around several variations […]
HARD BOUNTY
First, I must admit that I initially thought that this was a softcore film. It was directed by Jim Wynorski, who has directed many excellent softcore films over the years, written by […]
CHERRY FALLS
This horror film was written by Ken Selden and directed by Geoffrey Wright, and released in 2000. I saw this film on TV years ago, it was a pay cable channel, so […]
MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND
I recently had a chance to rewatch this movie, and was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. I saw it when it first came out in 2006, but it didn’t really […]
“UP, UP AND AWAY” (Robert Townsend’s other superhero movie).
I’ve raved before about my love for Robert Townsend’s 1993 film The Meteor Man. But I recently found out that in 2000 Townsend directed and co-starred in this other movie, playing […]
THE SEX MONSTER
This is a comedy film from 1999. It was written and directed by Mike Binder, who plays Marty Barnes. As the film opens, he is happily married to his wife, Laura (Mariel […]
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