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3 days ago · Being ahead of its time is a term that gets thrown around a little too often in film criticism, but this cinematic flip-bird to American excess and corporatism, cleverly disguised as crass, brainless ’80s schlock and starring Peter Weller as a Detroit law enforcement agent killed in the line of duty who’s brought back as a human-robot hybrid by a shady tech conglomerate that practically owns the entire city, grows more relevant with each passing year.
3 days ago · James Gunn’s directorial debut, the 2006 cult horror movie Slither, also opted to go down the same post-credits route, effectively divorcing what could be a sequel tease (the alien parasite, thought to be vanquished, infects a poor kitty) from the main narrative. Whether purposeful or not, the effect here is clear.
1 day ago · Then they saw John Landis on The Tonight Show in 1973, talking about his low-budget monster movie tribute Schlock, of which Johnny Carson was a fan. Landis had made the film at 21. Landis had made ...
4 days ago · Given Hollywood's history of taking acclaimed international horror and turning it into patronising, low-rent junk, this was a pleasant surprise, especially with it being produced by schlock ...
2 days ago · Dead Heat is great fun with a dark twisted sense of humour. The Stuff. Written by another legend of B picture cinema, Larry Cohen, The Stuff has a pretty simple concept, undercut with a sly dig at ...
1 day ago · While Hollywood continues to increasingly spiral out of control with derivative, mindless schlock in a dire attempt to appease the masses (and failing so miserably), independent film is as alive and provocative as ever.
5 days ago · The Parody: Tim Burton made an entertaining biopic about Ed Wood, the old Hollywood schlock master famed for endearing Z-grade oddities like Plan 9 from Outer Space. So, it was only natural that Burton also directed a movie that spoofed sci-fi movies from that era while simultaneously mocking ‘90s sci-fi action blockbusters such as ...
