Criswell should have been an early warning to authorities that someone like John Waters would come along. It feels like you can draw a crayon line from Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon to Criswell to Waters to Showgirls. Criswell once predicted that Mae West would be President of the United States. He was known for sleeping in coffins. In short, he was a great American.

Another Sergio Martino sleazefest done with a style and skill that only Argento could top. This one's a bit of a trick because the giallo element only goes about halfway before Martino breaks this movie wide open into something out of Edgar Allan Poe and even Hitchcock. It's totally unexpected and keeps you guessing at what the hell he's going to show you next. Edwige Fenech plays a stronger character than she usually does and that's half the fun of the movie. Definitely one of Martino's best, if not the best of his career.

Never thought I'd be 37 years old watching Ghoulies 2 on a Friday night. Somehow, two Ghoulies high-fiving each other was entertaining for me.