A “sequel” to no other movie in existence, The Executioner Part II is an amusingly shoddy exercise that must have taken grindhouse audiences aback upon seeing it.
While Christmas In Wonderland might not be the worst family Christmas movie ever made, it may be the one with the weirdest cast.
If you think that Finns collaborating with Belgians could only lead to no good, Santa’s Magic Crystal (a.k.a. THE MAGIC CRYSTAL) will confirm your fears.
…although I did inadvertently wind up with an interesting “Teens vs. Tyranny” double feature:
The Demon (1979), in which slasher mania spreads to South Africa, of all places…
Dinosaurus! (1960), which feels simultaneously like the last giant monster movie of the 1950’s and the first of the 1960’s, even though neither is really true…
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2 (2015), in which splitting the book in half yields its predictable usual result, ending the series with sound and fury signifying not nearly as much as it should have…
The Long Walk (2025), in which a story that Stephen King wrote as a college freshman in 1967 feels a lot timelier today than it probably would have back then…
One Exciting Night (1922), in which D.W. Griffith’s entry into spooky house territory does nothing whatsoever to mitigate his modern reputation as That Racist Assclown…
and…
Ritual of Evil (1970), in which a failed pilot for a Fear No Evil spinoff series becomes a slightly disappointing sequel instead.
El Santo rules the wasteland-- and also 1000 Misspent Hours and Counting.
A big shot
Nov 4
Bleak but captivating, Shot Caller is a prison drama more convincing than most other efforts of this genre.Keith Bailey is the proprietor of The Unknown Movies Page.
Officially withdrawn since its theatrical release, is Abby a lost movie that deserves to be resurrected?Keith Bailey is the proprietor of The Unknown Movies Page.
Hopping mad vampires
Oct 5
Part action, part comedy, and part horror, Mr. Vampire is one of those utterly bonkers Hong Kong films. Which is why I thoroughly enjoyed it.Keith Bailey is the proprietor of The Unknown Movies Page.
One of the more obscure Cannon films, The Secret Of The Ice Cave is sorely missing Menahem Golan, and anything else entertaining for that matter.Keith Bailey is the proprietor of The Unknown Movies Page.
I went weirdly heavy on psionic psychos this time around:
The Astral Factor (1976), in which a maniac conspicuously lacking the power of astral projection escapes from the asylum to murder women who remind him of his mom (some of whom also testified against him at his trial back when…
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014), in which I get started on a deliberate but probably somewhat leisurely effort to settle unfinished business with franchises that I drifted away from…
Invisible Strangler (1984), in which the makers of The Astral Factor try again for the VHS market, reconfiguring their old clunker into something slightly more fit for purpose…
Patrick Still Lives (1980), in which Patrick gets the Zombie treatment, as an Italian producer decides gets tired of waiting for a legitimate sequel to arrive…
and…
28 Years Later (2025), in which 28 Days Later… joins the Legacy Sequel Club with utterly unexpected results.
El Santo rules the wasteland-- and also 1000 Misspent Hours and Counting.
Elliott Gould gives one of his best performances in Inside Out, a rare drama about agoraphobia.Keith Bailey is the proprietor of The Unknown Movies Page.