The Centerfold Girls

The Centerfold Girls
1974-91min.-General Film Corporation
d. John Peyser














A religious fanatic (Andrew Prine) is killing centerfolds because of their depraved behavior. In an inventive structure we see him at work in three separate stories. Can he make it through all 12 months? Featuring an eclectic cast including Aldo Ray, Janet Wood, Ray Danton, Francine York and Mike Mazurki this is a real surprise.

+1 star for the snazziest shoes a killer ever wore.
+1 star for Mike Mazurki yelling all his lines!
+1 star for showing the depravity
+1 star for a stark symbolic ending...yes symbolic
Bottom line
4 stars

Blastfighter

Blastfighter
1984-87min.-National Cinemmatografica
d. Lamberto Bava













When "Tiger" Sharp (Michael Sopkiw) returns to his small town he learns that nothing much has changed. Cops are still hated and the town boss (George Eastman) still runs everything. How much can one man take before he snaps? Rape, murder, torture? Find out in Blastfighter!

+1 star for 10 plus explosions!
+1 star for a shotgun with more bells and whistles than Batman's belt
+1 star for Mano y Mano action
Bottom line
3 stars

Johnny Firecloud

Johnny Firecloud
1975-99min.-20th Century Fox
d. William Allen Castleman














When Johnny (Victor Mohica) returns to his small town he learns that nothing much has changed. Indians are still hated and the town boss (Ralph Meeker) still runs everything. How much can one man take before he snaps? Rape, murder, torture? Find out in Johnny Firecloud!

+1 star for Dave Friedman R.I.P. showing the big boys he could make a studio picture.
+1 star for Sacheen Littlefeather not accepting the Oscar for her gang rape scene.
Bottom line
2 stars

Fist of Fear, Touch of Death

Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
1980-90m.-Aquarius Promotions
d. Matthew Mallinson














It's the World Karate Championships and one man will be handed Bruce Lee's belt as the greatest...although that belt doesn't even exist as Fred Williamson keeps reminding us. The best way to enjoy this cult masterpiece is to give in to the sheer ridiculousness of it all. Shot in a pseudo-documentary style you won't be fooled for a second but you'll love how sincerely everyone tried to pull it off. Skip the "half-time" recounting young Bruce's early life for maximum value.

+1 star for Mr. Karate U.S.A.
+1 star for The Hammer or is it Mr. Belafonte
+1 star for "Shit, fucking cantaloupes!"
+1 star for eyes plucked out as family entertainment
+1 star for Adolph Ceaser selling it all
+1 star for that old black man in the background, what's he doing?
-1 star for the half-time show
Bottom line
5 stars

Hunter Will Get You aka L'alpagueur

Hunter Will Get You aka L'alpagueur
1976-110m.-Cerito Films
d. Philippe Labro














Belmondo plays a bounty hunter hired by the police so help them with their worst problems. The latest one is a thief and a serial killer (Bruno Cremer) who kills anyone that could be a witness, even the boys he hires to help him with his crimes.

+1 star for Belmondo channeling Bogart, again
+1 star for leaving no witnesses
+1 star for broken bottle as weapon
Bottom line
3 stars

Lorna, The Exorcist

Lorna, The Exorcist
1974-81m.-C.F.F.P.
d. Jesus Franco














An age old story. A man sells his soul and the payment is his child. However, this time it is told by Legendary filmmaker Jesus Franco. Lina Romay plays the daughter and Pamela Stanford plays Lorna. Recently re-released on DVD, Lorna is  strange, hypnotic, unsettling and pleasurable; sometimes all at once.

+1 star for the lovely Lina Romay always going the distance
+1 star for Franco's eye for architecture as character
+1 star for seashell as weapon
+1 star for dildo as ritualistic device
+1 star for atmosphere over story
Bottom line
5 stars

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
1965-83m.-Eve Productions
d. Russ Meyer














Lucky for Charlie his girl's never met this trio or angels they would have really been. Tura Satana, Haji and Lori Willams are stripper's looking for a good time anyway they can find it. Racing cars through the desert, beating a man to death, kidnapping, whatever gets their motors running they do and do full throttle. Russ Meyer set it all in a stark black&white landscape reminiscent of a John Ford western. Not as frenetic as his later films (you can actually see people blink in this one) this stands the test of time for it's sexiness and moral depravity.

+5 stars for Tura Satana, God rest her soul. Her every move a picture. Every picture a masterpiece. Throw out the Mona Lisa and substitute a glossy of Ms. Tura Luna Pascual Yamaguchi.
Bottom line
5 stars