Author Archive: Retro

On a class excursion to a cave with stone age paintings the clumsy Rex gets lost. A mysterious crystal opens a gateway in time and sets him back to the stone ages, where he meets a group of prehistoric fellows and the gorgeous Eba. While teaching her English and doing some pseudo-research on her fellows, his main goal is to get her sleeping with him. However the curiosity of the clan chief disturbs his attempts.

A gardener transforms into his violent alter ego Lester.

Evil space alien Rennie plans to conquer Earth by reviving monsters including Dracula, Frankenstein, Wolf Man, and the Mummy. However, his plan goes awry when the Wolf Man turns against him. Moral: never trust a werewolf. Entertaining campy fun.

Based on Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”. Two prisoners escape, one a peculiar old man. How peculiar is he? In flashbacks we see him kill a crippled boy and a deformed clock-maker because of his hate for human imperfection and the sound of beating hearts. Ending is in COLOR. Dir. Enrique Carreras. Young anthropologist researches folklore of the royal family and the curse of the king.

Neighborhood residents are terrorized by a series of murders that seem to be centered around the parishioners of a Catholic church.
Chilling movie about murders taking place in and around a Catholic church and around one family. Who is the killer? It’s not who you think and the ending will shock you. Everyone does a good job and good direction and also good creepy music. Recommended. Brook Shields’ first movie.

A banker troubled by both business and personal problems is transferred to a small town. There he meets and seduces an older woman. Together, they decide to pull off a payroll holdup together.

In this British adventure, two gentlemen are assigned to stop an impending revolt on the treacherous Khyber mountain pass in India. En route they are waylaid by an angry rebel band. The film is also titled Fury of the Khybers.

In this comedy/drama, a young American soldier desperately wants to lose his virginity before he’s shipped off to Vietnam. He meets a friendly young woman who appears willing to help him solve his “problem.” But there’s something she hasn’t told him …