Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall

The Iron Rose (1973)

In an interview published in the Fall 1973 Cinefantastique, Jean Rollin couldn’t contain his excitement for his latest project: “It won’t be expensive; there will be none of the usual fright effects, no corpses, no blood, just one set, two … Continue reading

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Switchblade Sisters (1975)

It’s nice to know that movies like Switchblade Sisters (1975) exist. Because the 1970’s weren’t like this – they ought to have been – although I suspect that director Jack Hill was simply expressing what he felt all drive-in films … Continue reading

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It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)

Forbidden Planet (1956) was the exception. Most science fiction films of the 50’s were on a shoestring budget, with simple special effects and acres of stiff dialogue delivered by hard-nosed military men and demure female scientists. There were two principal … Continue reading

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