A hugely entertaining slice of Gang War nostalgia rates as one of the great movies about New York City.
Woman Eater, The (1959) Cast: George Colouris, Robert Mackenzie, Marpessa Dawn, Norman Claridge Director: Charles Saunders Nutshell: Mad Scientist imports Psychotic Amazonian Tree with dire consequences. Verdict ★★★★★★★★★★ 5.1/10 “and they say that scientific research lacks imagination” Maltin’s Regarding Killer Tree movies, you would be…
Switchblade Sisters (1975)Cast: Robbie Lee, Joanne Nail, Asher Brauner, Kitty Bruce, Monica GayleDirector: Jack HillNutshell: top-notch 70’s exploitationer features chick gang warfare and revolutionary sisters, just for starters. Wonderful “cinephiliac slumming” Time Out. “this gem is a wild, amazing, anything-goes tale. The best female jd…
Anguish (1987) AKA ANGUSTIA Cast: Zelda Rubenstein, Michael Lerner, Talia Paul, Clare Pastor Director: J. Bigas Luna Synopsis: A wild and wonderfully inventive slice of the darkest macabre – wild and scary. “strikingly original, intricately constructed, and extremely gruesome” Time Out “imaginative but overly violent”…
King Cobra (1999) Cast: Pat Morita, Scott Brandon, Kasey Fallo, Hoyt Axton Director: David & Scott Hillenbrand Synopsis: Z-Grade Anaconda clone, so horrid that it’s fun! Verdict ★★★★★★★★★★ 3.9/10 “a gob-gapingly crap Jaws forgery that makes Anaconda look like a masterpiece” Total Film “Terrible Killer…
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1966) Cast: Tura Satana, Haji, Lori Williams Director: Russ Meyer Synopsis: Bombastic Go-go dancing Babes cut on a murderous crime spree! A riot! Verdict ★★★★★★★★★★ 8.4/10 Three delectably bodacious, fast-talking go-go dancing chicks of a “dangerous new breed” need to badly…
Rattlers (1976) Cast: Sam Chew Jr, Elizabeth Chauvet, Celia Kaye, Dan Priest, Dan Balentine Director: John McCauley Synopsis: Evil shenanigans at the local military base has deadly effects! Verdict ★★★★★ 3.3/5 “standard low budget fare ” Blockbuster Video “remembered mainly for its lurid poster ”…
THE HOT SPOT AWARD FOR THE BEST GELATO OF 2023 This blog title might be Never Have I Ever because, despite a strong consensus, we did have the odd difference, which is only natural. However, on our Reunion in Rome in 2023, everything Gelato was…
Gelateria Dei Gracchi Rome 14 07 23 This little Gelateria was on our list of must-try Gelato outlets with a reputation that has placed it among the top 10% of Rome’s finest. I Tried several different flavours, including Vanilla, Stracciatella and Milk Chocolate. The Vanilla…
Gunther Gelato Artigianale Italiano Gunther – Gelateria July 13, 2023 Rome, Italy The Hot Spot’s reunion started with a blaze, with the heat rising to scorching levels here in Rome – a city steeped in the most glorious history Gelato-wise and otherwise too! Mariam, Ali…