Author Archives: Jeff Kuykendall
Double Feature: Friday the 13th/Friday the 13th Part 2 (1980/1981)
In Hope, New Jersey, turn off at the cemetery and follow the old dirt road into the woods, and you’ll find yourself in Camp Crystal Lake. Don’t listen to crazy Ralph. “You’re going to Camp Blood, aintcha?” he’ll tell you. … Continue reading
Posted in Double Feature, Theater Caligari
Tagged 80's, Adrienne King, Camping, Friday the 13th, horror, Jason Voorhees, Kevin Bacon, lovable animals, Sean S. Cunningham, Slasher, Steve Miner, wheelchair
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Dressed to Kill (1980)
After the psychic thriller one-two of Carrie (1976) and The Fury (1978), Brian De Palma returned to his scrappy roots with the comedy Home Movies (1979), shot using his film class as the crew. Dressed to Kill (1980), then, refocused his craft on … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Smoking Gun
Tagged 80's, Angie Dickinson, Brian De Palma, Dennis Franz, Michael Caine, Nancy Allen, Shower, Slasher
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Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
Earlier this year I reviewed A Thousand and One Nights (1969) and Cleopatra (1970), the first two films from the experimental, adult-themed “Animerama” series from manga legend Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy). The first film beat Fritz the Cat (1972) to … Continue reading
Posted in Theater Inkwell
Tagged 70's, Animation, demons, Eiichi Yamamoto, Fantasy, horror, Japan, Osamu Tezuka, Psychedelic, sexploitation, Surreal
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