Tag Archives: Fantasy

Deathstalker (1983)

Posted on February 15, 2020 at 3:36 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

The success of Conan the Barbarian (1982) didn’t just make Arnold Schwarzenegger a star; it also launched a thousand knock-offs. Roger Corman was behind a good number of them, naturally. In the early 80’s Corman was invited by two members … Continue reading →

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The Company of Wolves (1984)

Posted on January 17, 2020 at 10:49 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

If you have seen Neil Jordan’s The Company of Wolves (1984), your first viewing was probably a lot like mine: I went in expecting a werewolf movie and instead encountered something surprisingly more. The VHS cover art, ubiquitous in the … Continue reading →

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Jabberwocky (1977)

Posted on January 5, 2018 at 3:08 pm by Jeff Kuykendall

The nonsense title of Jabberwocky (1977), taken from a Lewis Carroll poem written in nonsense words (in Through the Looking Glass), could not be more appropriate, because it is a proudly nonsense film. It also defies categorization, or even easy … Continue reading →

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