Ator: The Fighting Eagle (1982)

I’ve seen Ator: The Fighting Eagle (1982) before, the Mystery Science Theatre 3000 version from the Netflix revival awhile back, but I decided to watch it without the commentary, inspired by it being on Tubi (naturally) and it being on this excellent Bong Hit/Van Mural list. Ator is a Conan The Barbarian knock-off by Italian […]

After Hours (1985)

Screened at Luna Cinemas Leederville as part of the Trash Classics season programmed by VHS Tracking. There was a period of time when I was younger when I would rent the two 1980s Martin Scorsese comedies, The King of Comedy and After Hours, over and over again from the video store. The VHS tapes weren’t available to buy, […]

Clue (1985)

Screened at Luna Cinemas Leederville as part of the Trash Classics season programmed by VHS Tracking. “Imagine seeing Clue (1985) when it came out with the three different endings, and NOT seeing the one with Madeline Khan talking about the flames on her face!” a woman remarked to me after the screening. She also talked about having […]

Opera (1987)

POV: You love the opera! And you’re a psycho murderer! Great to finally catch up with Dario Argento’s horror thriller, Opera (1987). A ingenue opera singer, Betty (Cristina Marsillach), gets her big break when the original lead to a production of Verdi’s Macbeth suffers an accident. As the gothic production, which uses live ravens during […]

Death Spa (1989)

NEWBODY HEALTH SPA ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️ D EA TH SPA Death Spa (1989) – a perfect title! Completely indicates the type of horror movie it is, and if you hadn’t guessed, it’s a cash-in on the aerobics and gym craze of the 1980s. As if some producer […]