Tag: Sarah French

Brute 1976: Death Valley Slasher That Raises More Questions Than It Answers

Diving into Marcel Walz’s Brute 1976, a 70s-inspired grindhouse horror; you’ll face masked killers and a desert full of questions—splatterguard optional, curiosity required.

Brute 1976 Movie PosterCinephobia
Coming to VOD Sept 30, 2025 

When your car breaks down near Death Valley, get out fast! Marcel Walz’s Brute 1976 is a throwback for fans of 70s grindhouse and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre—so buckle up and prepare for splatter. If that film isn’t enough to scare or intrigue you, only fans of House of 1000 Corpses need to enter here. This movie wastes no time setting the mood and delivering a gruesome spectacle. It’s hot in them thar hills, and I swear they have eyes too!

Although the setup is clever—three models hired for a desert photo shoot—what follows is painfully familiar. Raquel (Gigi Gustin) and her girlfriend Roxy (Adriane McLean) are quickly stranded in Death Valley’s heat. Their introduction checks every slasher box: a sign to a mine, masked miners, and death lurking in the shadows. It works, but it also feels like déjà vu.

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Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar. It’s All or Nothing in a Desperate Search….

What’s presented in Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar makes for a great drive-in movie too.

Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar Movie PosterUncork’d Entertainment
Available on VOD

The 70s and 80s were an interesting time for fans of episodic science fiction. Whether that’d be on the big screen or small, what Space Wars: Quest for the Deepstar offers is a lot of nostalgia because it brings all that ethos into a fairly entertaining SyFy Channel style movie of the week.

Filmmaker Garo Setian most likely had a limited budget, and to cast Michael Paré as the lead only brought fond memories of when he was Dante Montana in Starhunter. Here, he’s Kip Corman, a space scavenger, and his co-pilot is his daughter Taylor (Sarah French). Together, they are looking for a big score. They’re wanting to make enough money to pay for bringing back the wife / mother from the dead.

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