Tag Archives: 80’s

Sorceress (1982)

Posted on July 15, 2015 at 6:40 am by Jeff Kuykendall

When Roger Corman saw the opening weekend box office for Conan the Barbarian (1982), he asked that Jim Wynorski turn out a quickie script for a sword and sorcery picture. Jack Hill, director of exploitation classics Spider Baby (1964), Pit Stop … Continue reading →

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Demons (1985)

Posted on June 28, 2015 at 11:07 am by Jeff Kuykendall

Demons (1985) posits that going to a horror film is not a safe experience. That dread you feel – and now I’m directly addressing Italian teenagers going on a date, prepared to hold each other in fear or just make … Continue reading →

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Dragonslayer (1981)

Posted on June 8, 2015 at 7:49 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

I wanted to follow up my review of Excalibur (1981) with Dragonslayer (1981), not just because it’s another sword & sorcery film released the same year, but because it’s trying to do much the same thing thematically, albeit with a … Continue reading →

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