Believe it or not Jaws was so popular it lead to imitations.
A deep dive into the world's most fraudulent Bondage.
James Cameron's duo of Terminator movies inspired more than an incoherent franchise, there are also dozens of crazy rip-offs.
The first of two batches of Try Hards tests a variety of fake McLanes against a plethora of phony Grubers. Will they both lose?
In Try Hard 2: Try Harder fake McLanes do their thing on trains, boats and, ultimately, spaceships!
Dream themed horror is the order of the day with movies inspired by Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street.
I watched over 1,000 superhero movies researching my book, 'The A to Z of Superhero Movies'. These are the best worst.
Ever wonder who came up with the idea for a supernatural ninja avenging his own death through an aerobic instructing telephone engineer? I spoke to members of the cast and crew, including writer/director Sam Firstenberg, to discover the story behind Ninja III: The Domination.
I'd skip to the top three if I were you.
A quick look at filmmaker Robert Rundle's underrated Cybernator.
A quick look at Sybil Danning's Panther Squad.
It's the battle of the egos. Will the architect prevail or could there be a conspiracy?
After working on a few sci-fi videos back-to-back, I see this shot in my sleep.
The definitive 'who, when and where' behind one of the most extraordinary genre movies ever made. I can’t help you with the ‘why'. This is the making of Samurai Cop!
A fistful of good bad sequels to popular B-movies. Some obvious ones I've never had the chance too talk about, and some less obvious ones I've never had the chance to recommend.
A close look at the real Clone Wars. From Starcrash to Space Ninja via a lot of Roger Corman.
Your one-stop shop for every variety of rip-off Ripley and Failien. Except this is the first of three stops.
Alien Knock Offs in the 1990s and Beyond
What is best in life? Fraud and forgery! This episode takes a deep dive into the 1980s barbarian craze, regardless of whether it was all just a rip-off of Conan.
Your guide to the best, worst and weirdest Evil Dead knock offs, cash-ins and fake-outs. Happy Halloween!
Everyone likes a good monster, so why not a good bad monster? Apart from all the obvious reasons.
You know that Italian American Russian aikido sensei from Texas? The one who's a pre-colonial Mongol. This video's about all that.
A guide to the best, worst and weirdest RoboCop knock-offs, cash-ins and fake-outs.
Your guide to the best, worst and weirdest Mad Max knock-offs, cash-ins and fake-outs. We’re post the apocalypse for part one of the Bad Max World Championships!
Part 2 of a deep dive into Mad Max Rip-Offs
When Bruce Lee died in 1973, the movie industry tried to replace him. The result was Brucesploitation: a wild era of knockoff Bruce Lees, shameless cash grabs, and surprisingly entertaining martial arts films. Join us for a 3 part deep dive into one of cinema's strangest chapters.
"Dying is an art, like everything else." (Silvia Plath in Lady Lazarus); "Oh no... NOT THE BEES... AAARGH!" (Nicolas Cage in The Wicker Man) A short Top 10 of some of the best worst, funniest, and stupidest death scenes in the moovees.
Guess what? You’ve been invited to a tournament! So do a drum solo, break some boards, and get ready to reform the Ninja Empire! Don’t blame me, I just get job from agent.
From Cannon classics to cut-and-paste ninjatrocities, this is the story of the 1980s ninja boom: why it happened, why it was awesome... but not why it involved so many moustaches. I still haven't figured that out.
Whatever you do this halloween, make sure it doesn't involve selling your soul or ripping off cursed music. It will end badly. (I still think it should be 'rock horror' but people kept laughing at me.)
Just a few clips of some favourite examples of reality bending ADR.
I still don't know who directed this unofficial Indian remake, but it stars Telugu hero Krishna and it's great.
A quick look at an obscure oddity from visionary filmmaker Steven Kamen.
I wondered what 99 Cüneyt Arkın fights would look and sound like at the same time.
Simply the strangest movie I've ever seen.
After speaking to the producer and alleged director of 1988's Space Mutiny, many questions can now be laid to rest. You won't believe what happened to this ridiculous thing!
