I was wondering when this series would succumb to a particular plot device, and that was explaining the antagonists existence. And poorly at that, the previous two movies did not do so. Whilst in the first movie he wasn't actually dead, and it was explained so logically. And in the second movie he's just a zombie for no reason, which is good and spooky like Micheal Myers. We don't always need things to happen for a reason, especially not some weird voodoo shit cliche. Why on Earth did he bring him back as well?? just to clear the cops name?? So stupid, I hate it when they shoehorn crap like that into horror movies.

That was my biggest gripe with…

I don't think anybody could argue this third entry in the Larry Cohen/William Lustig franchise is the best one, but I also don't think it's the unbelievable disaster Lustig and critics have made it out to be. Maniac Cop 3 isn't the sleazy action horror of the second, nor the sketchy slasher of the first. Instead, it's a moodier piece about understanding our places in the world we live.

When cops can come back from the dead to wrought bloody revenge, what does this mean for regular cops? Like other later entries in franchises, such as the Phase Two MCU films, Maniac Cop 3 seeks to understand the consequences of the very world it has created. What does everyday life…

I don't like your sense of humor.
-Det. Sean McKinney

With Maniac Cop 2 exceeding all my expectations I went into Badge of Silence with a new found hope, despite a title that would suggest it's a spoof. Unfortunately my hopes were shot down during the opening credits when a dreaded name popped up... it said "Directed by Alan Smithee".

I had checked before starting this series and was sure that William Lustig was credited as the director for all three films. Apparently this credit is a recent change that started with Blue Underground's Blu-ray release. About 20 seconds of research shows that the directing credit should have been Alan Smithee from the very beginning 20 years ago. Apparently after…

I was wondering when this series would succumb to a particular plot device, and that was explaining the antagonists existence. And poorly at that, the previous two movies did not do so. Whilst in the first movie he wasn't actually dead, and it was explained so logically. And in the second movie he's just a zombie for no reason, which is good and spooky like Micheal Myers. We don't always need things to happen for a reason, especially not some weird voodoo shit cliche. Why on Earth did he bring him back as well?? just to clear the cops name?? So stupid, I hate it when they shoehorn crap like that into horror movies.

That was my biggest gripe with…