Really Awful Movies

Tampopo

The broth is pretty thin for a ramen movie, and Tampopo, clocking in at 115 minutes, overstays its welcome a bit. That being said, being unaware of any other ramen-themed movie as a point of reference, this still falls squarely into the must-see camp if only as novelty. And novel it is: a pair ofContinue reading “Tampopo”

Maniac Cop

While director William Lustig’s Maniac is a horror film for the ages, grounded in steely realism, Maniac Cop suffers from uber-supernaturalism. And that’s a shame, as a much better film could’ve been made exploiting people’s natural antipathy toward police — by making the badged antagonistan Everyman nonpareil rather than the Quagmire-jawed visage of the late, hulkingContinue reading “Maniac Cop”