Reviews

Whenever I went into the Record Hole during the late ’80s, owner John Swain always seemed to have a UFO record at the front of a bin. The British band was part of the same wave of hard rock and heavy metal that gave us Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and

Under normal circumstances, seeing Jackie Chan in a Shaw Brothers films would immediately create the assumption that it’s an action film. You’d expect to see feet and fists flying and stunts galore. While The Golden Lotus was Chan’s first major acting role; he was there to act and not deliver

Have you seen The Traitors series on Peacock? The gameshow features a group of people (reality show vets) staying at a Scottish castle where Alan Cumming (Goldeneye) secretly makes a few of them traitors. Those tapped have the power to “murder” the “faithful” contestants overnight. After they various money earning

Vinegar Syndrome isn’t slowing down with school back in session. This month they’re bringing Go Fish to Blu-ray. The indie lesbian comedy was a smash in the early ’90s. You can read about its release in John Pierson’s Spike Mike Slackers and Dykes book. There’s also a 4K UHD of

I recently had the great privilege to meet Sid Krofft when he came to the Galaxycon in Raleigh at the end of July. With his brother Marty, Sid created some of the greatest Saturday morning weirdness including H.R. Pufnstuff, Lidsville and The Bugaloos. I had interviewed Marty on the phone