Class of Nuke ‘Em High, 1986. Directed by Richard W. Haines and Lloyd Kaufman. Starring Janelle Brady, Gil Brenton, Robert Prichard and R.L. Ryan. SYNOPSIS: The students of Tromaville High School find themselves mutating into freaks after buying drugs contaminated by the toxic waste plant. When Troma weren’t distributing movies, they were making them and […]

Combat Shock, 1986. Written and Directed by Buddy Giovinazzo. Starring Ricky Giovinazzo, Veronica Stork, Mitch Maglio and Asaph Livni. SYNOPSIS: A tormented Vietnam veteran struggles to survive among the seedy underbelly of Staten Island, New York. Released the same year as The Toxic Avenger, Troma distributed a film that many claim to be one of […]

The Victim (a.k.a. Phii khon pen), 2006. Directed by Monthon Arayangkoon. Starring Pitchanart Sakakorn, Apasiri Nitibhon, Penpak Sirikul, Chokchai Charoensuk and Kiradej Ketakinta. SYNOPSIS: An aspiring young actress is hired by the Bangkok police department to play a victim in a crime re-enactment and decides to try and solve the murder herself when she starts […]

This month’s Sight and Sound dropped through my letterbox this morning, and in it contained their once-a-decade Top 10 Films of All Time, as voted for by critics and filmmakers. If you’ve been living as a recluse in your own personal Xanadu, Orson Welles, who’s been number one for the past half century, got Citizen […]

Tom Jolliffe mans up in preparation for The Expendables 2, taking in an overdose of explosive action cinema with ‘The Chuck Norris Rampage’… Chuck Norris is brilliant. Chuck Norris doesn’t do push ups, he just pushes the Earth down! His action man persona and his on-screen invincibility have become internet legend with thousands of different […]

Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Fans of the Ghostbusters films will be happy to know that (a) they are moving ahead with a sequel but (b) Bill Murray won’t be in it. The Telegraph covered the story from an interview Aykroyd gave to Metro… The new writer is Etan Cohen, who co-wrote Men […]

The Toxic Avenger, 1984. Directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz. Starring Mitch Cohen, Mark Torgl, Andree Maranda, Jennifer Prichard, Cindy Manion, Robert Prichard and Pat Ryan Jr. SYNOPSIS: A mild-mannered janitor is transformed into a mutated ‘Monster Hero’ and sets out to clean up the town of Tromaville, New Jersey. When looking back in […]

Luke Owen presents a brief history of the cult production and distribution company Troma Entertainment… It’s a name that is synonymous among B-Movie horror fans with movies that more often than not fall into the “so bad they’re good” category. Since their inception in 1974, Troma Entertainment’s surreal look at cinema has led them to […]

This month’s Sight and Sound dropped through my letterbox this morning, and in it contained their once-a-decade Top 10 Films of All Time, as voted for by critics and filmmakers. If you’ve been living as a recluse in your own personal Xanadu, Orson Welles, who’s been number one for the past half century, got Citizen […]

Wanderlust, 2012. Directed by David Wain. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Malin Akerman, Justin Theroux, Joe Lo Truglio, Alan Alda, Kathryn Hahn, Ken Marino and Jordan Peele. SYNOPSIS: A New York couple decide to try an alternative lifestyle at a rural commune called Elysium, which is dedicated to nudism, veganism, and free love. Director David […]