Rate This Movie SYNOPSIS: Abby, a wholesome young woman becomes possessed by the Nigerian god, Eshu. REVIEW: ABBY is a forgotten blaxploitation gem from the golden age of American International Pictures. Upon its release, it had been remarkably successful, grossing millions (its budget had been under $500,000). But, shortly after its initial run, American International got sued by Warner Bros. …
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Film Review: Scream Blacula Scream (1973)
SYNOPSIS: After a voodoo priestess has passed on a dispute arises as to her may be her rightful heir. While the common consensus seems to be to vote in young protégé Lisa Fortier (Pam Grier) Willis Daniels (Richard Lawson) has another agenda in mind. To extract his revenge from being exiled from the community he conjures up the spirit of …
Read More »Film Review: Blacula (1972)
SYNOPSIS: An ancient African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula himself, finds himself in modern Los Angeles. REVIEW: Before we begin, I would like to point out that this movie is quite a bit before my time. Blacula was created in 1972, I didn’t come into this world until the mid to late 80s. This movie is older than …
Read More »Film Review: The Phantom Planet (1961)
Rate This MovieSYNOPSIS: “The mysterious appearance of an unknown planet brings miniature people, giant monsters, beautiful women and undaunted heroes to the screen. The self-contained planet Rheton has the ability to move in and out of galaxies to escape their enemies. Earth sends an astronaut team to investigate, which discovers miniature people. One astronaut survives to help them fight off …
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