Terrible Delights: Grindhouse Film Reviews

This week's pick is the 1975 blaxploitation film Bucktown. After his brother's death, Duke travels to a small Southern town to organize the funeral. During his stay, he decides to revive his brother's nightclub. However, this venture quickly uncovers the thinly veiled racism and corruption that run rampant in the town. Duke faces demands for bribes and violence from the police. With the arrival of Duke's pal Roy, the situation only escalates. Featuring Carl Weathers as Hambone.

This week's pick is the 1983 classy horror film Curtains. Six women are summoned to the home of an eccentric director to vie for the part in his next film after the original leading lady is left in an asylum where she'd had herself committed to prepare for the role. She suddenly returns and people start dying. Featuring a very unsettling doll and a weird toilet.

This week's pick is the 1984 action-type crime film Killpoint. Nighthawk has stolen military weapons for his boss to sell on the streets to gangs which causes havoc and many a death. It is up to Lt. Long (Leo Fong and his hair) and FBI Agent Bradley (a barely present Richard Roundtree) to clean up the streets and take down the violent and wacky weapons dealer, Joe Marks (Cameron Mitchell).

This week's pick is the 1978 "comedy" Starhops. Two friends buy a failing diner and with the help of a French chef make it a success. A goofy, childish oil baron is determined to get the property from them at any cost, including having his dunderhead son try to sabotage the business.

This week's pick is the 1977 summer time killer octopus flick Tentacles. Radio waves annoy a giant octopus who goes on a killing spree that includes a baby, a peg-legged man, and a fat guy with a mustache. Shelly Winters dons numerous dope hats.

This week's pick is the 1980 horror film Anthropophagus. A small group of friends travels to a remote island on holiday only to find it virtually deserted. One-by-one they are killed by a lumbering, handsome cannibal!

This week's pick is the 1978 supposedly post-apocalyptic film Deathsport. Ranger Guides Kaz and Deneer are captured by the evil Ankar Moor and Lord Zirpola to compete against death machine motorcycles in the game of Deathsport. Many people are zapped into red oblivion with fancy ray guns, as well as a horse! Ready your clear swords and join us as we trudge through this nonsense.

This week's pick is the 1984 goofball thriller Angel. An honor student turns to prostitution so that she can pay the tuition at an exclusive California high school while a serial killer is taking out her hooker friends.

This week's pick is the 1973 crime thriller Redneck. Memphis and Mosquito's jewelry store heist goes awry after the jeweler is shot and in their rush to escape, they inadvertently kidnap a teenage boy. Witness an unhinged Telly Savalas get kicked in the crotch and dive like a dolphin into a lake.

This week's pick is the 1980s Don Dolher low-budget horror flick Fiend. A small town is terrorized by a resurrected violin teacher possessed by a supernatural entity that glows red sometimes.