The Cannon Cruisers

Dollman (1991) – Sci-Fi Action Thriller Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we are checking out the 1991 sci-fi actioner Dollman, directed by Albert Pyun and starring Tim Thomerson, Jackie Earle Haley, and Kamala Lopez. The film follows Brick Bardo, a hard-boiled cop from the planet Arcturus who finds himself stranded on Earth after a space pursuit, only to discover that on our planet, he is only...

Undefeatable (1993) – Martial Arts Action Crime Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we are checking out the 1993 martial arts cult classic Undefeatable, directed by Godfrey Ho and starring the legendary Cynthia Rothrock, Don Niam, and John Miller. The film follows a tough street fighter who teams up with a police officer to hunt down a sadistic, muscle-bound serial killer after her sister becomes...

Prehysteria! (1993) – Family Sci-Fi Fantasy Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we are checking out the 1993 family favorite Prehysteria!, directed by Albert and Charles Band and starring Brett Cullen, Colleen Morris, and Austin O'Brien. The film follows a young boy who discovers a clutch of mysterious eggs that hatch into a group of miniature, living dinosaurs, leading his family into a whimsical...

Quiet Cool (1986) – Action Thriller Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we are checking out the 1986 action thriller Quiet Cool, directed by Clay Borris and starring James Remar, Adam Coleman Howard, and Daphne Ashbrook. Set in the remote mountains of California, the film follows a tough New York City cop who travels to a small rural town to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend's fam...

Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) Review – Comedy Horror Fantasy Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we are covering the 2002 cult classic Bubba Ho-Tep, directed and written by Don Coscarelli of Phantasm fame. Based on the novella by Joe R. Lansdale, the film stars Bruce Campbell as an elderly man in an East Texas nursing home who claims to be the real Elvis Presley. Alongside his friend Jack—a fellow resident...

The City of Violence (2006) – Korean Action Crime Martial Arts Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we are checking out the 2006 Korean action gem The City of Violence, directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, who also stars alongside Jung Doo-hong and Lee Beom-soo. The film follows a group of childhood friends who reunited after the mysterious death of one of their own, only to find that their different paths...

Primate (2026) – Killer Animal Splatter Horror Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we are covering the 2026 release Primate, the intense killer monkey movie directed by Johannes Roberts and starring Johnny Sequoia, Troy Kotsur, and Jessica Alexander. Set in Hawaii, the film follows a family whose homecoming turns into a bloody survival nightmare when their pet chimpanzee, Ben, contracts rabies and...

Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) – Urban Fantasy Noir HBO Film Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we’re covering Cast a Deadly Spell (1991), an HBO original urban fantasy noir directed by Martin Campbell and starring Fred Ward, Julianne Moore, David Warner, and Clancy Brown. Set in 1948 Los Angeles where magic is part of everyday life, private detective H. Philip Lovecraft refuses to use magic as he in...

Castle Freak (1995) – Lovecraftian Gothic Horror from Full Moon Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we’re covering Castle Freak (1995), a Stuart Gordon gothic horror film produced by Charles Band and Full Moon Features. Loosely inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s The Outsider and The Rats in the Walls, it stars Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton as an American family who inherit an Italian castle and dis...

Fortress (1985) – Australian Outback Survival Thriller Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! Yes, we’re doing Fortress again, but this is a completely different film from last week’s 1992 dystopian prison movie. Fortress (1985) is an Australian horror thriller directed by Arch Nicholson and written by Everett DeRoch, the writer of Razorback and Link. When a rural one-room schoolhouse is invaded by masked crim...

Fortress (1992) – Dystopian Sci-Fi Action Thriller Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we’re covering Fortress (1992), a cult sci-fi action thriller directed by Stuart Gordon and starring Christopher Lambert, Kurtwood Smith, and Loryn Locklin. Set in a near-future America with strict population control, the film follows a couple imprisoned for having a second child and sent to a privately run dese...

Hundreds of Beavers (2024) – Silent Comedy Indie Cult Film Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we’re covering Hundreds of Beavers (2024), a silent indie comedy directed by Mike Cheslik and co-written with Ryland Brickson Cole Tews. Shot in stark black and white, the film follows applejack salesman Jean Kayak as he blows up his livelihood and must survive the wilderness by becoming a fur trapper, a...

The Heat Wave Lasted Four Days (1975) – Canadian Crime Thriller TV Movie Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we’re covering The Heat Wave Lasted Four Days (1975), a Canadian crime thriller directed by Douglas Jackson and produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Set in Montreal during a summer heat wave, the film follows a television reporter who stumbles into a criminal operation and slowly...

Dolls (1987) – Gothic Killer Doll Horror Fantasy Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we’re covering Dolls (1987), a gothic horror fantasy directed by Stuart Gordon and produced by Charles Band’s Empire Pictures. When a young girl, her abusive parents, and a group of stranded travellers take shelter in a remote English manor, they discover their elderly hosts are doll makers whose creations punish...

Alphabet City (1984) – Neo-Noir Crime Drama Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we’re covering Alphabet City (1984), a stylish neo-noir crime drama directed by Amos Poe and shot on location in early 80s New York City. Starring Vincent Spano, Kate Vernon, Jamie Gertz, and Michael Winslow, the film follows a small-time mob runner over one long night as he tries to escape the life after being ordered...

Primal Rage (1988) – Italian Rage Virus Horror Thriller Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we’re covering Primal Rage (1988), an Italian-American horror thriller directed by Vittorio Rambaldi and Patrick B. White. Often mistaken for a killer monkey movie, this cult oddity is actually a rage virus horror film where a lab baboon bite turns college students into violent, screaming maniacs. Join JD a...

Good Boy (2025) – Independent Haunted House Horror Drama Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we’re covering Good Boy (2025), an indie horror hit directed by Ben Leonberg and co-written with Alex Cannon. Told almost entirely from a dog’s perspective, this haunted house horror drama follows Indy as he moves with his terminally ill owner to a rural family home where grief, illness, and something poss...

Black Christmas (1974) – Proto-Slasher Horror Thriller Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we’re covering Black Christmas (1974), a Canadian horror thriller directed by Bob Clark, also known for A Christmas Story and Porky’s. Set during the holidays, the film follows a sorority house plagued by obscene phone calls and a series of murders, laying the groundwork for the modern slasher film. Join JD...

Magic Crystal (1986) – Hong Kong Action Fantasy Adventure Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we’re diving into Magic Crystal (1986), a high-energy Hong Kong action fantasy from Wong Jing, starring Andy Lau, Cynthia Rothrock, and Richard Norton. When a mysterious alien crystal falls to Earth, cops, criminals, and spies race across the globe as the film jumps from police thriller to sci-fi adventur...

Jimmy and Stiggs (2025) – Independent Sci-Fi Horror Thriller Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we’re checking out Jimmy and Stiggs (2025), an independent sci-fi horror thriller written, directed by, and starring Joe Begos, also known for VFW. Set almost entirely in a single apartment, the film follows a self-destructive filmmaker who believes he’s been abducted by aliens and pulls an estranged f...

Surf II (1984) – Cult Comedy Sci-Fi Parody Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we’re checking out Surf II (1984), a cult 80s comedy from Randall M. Badat starring Eddie Deezen, Linda Kerridge, Eric Stoltz, and Jeffrey Rogers. This oddball spoof mixes beach movies, sci-fi, and new wave punk as a mad scientist turns surfers into cola-fuelled zombies. Join JD and Randy as they explore the film’s absu...

Demolition High (1996) – Low Budget Action Thriller Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we’re checking out Demolition High (1996), a low budget 90s action thriller from Jim Wynorski, best known for Chopping Mall. Starring Corey Haim, Alan Thicke, Jeff Kober, Melissa Brasselle, and Dick Van Patten, it follows a teen who transfers to a small-town school the same day a group of heavily armed criminal...

Demolition Highway (1996) – Micro Budget Action Thriller Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we're checking out Demolition Highway (1996), a 90s micro budget action thriller from cult director Donald Farmer, best known for shot-on-video and direct-to-video genre films. Starring Danny Fendley, Joe Estevez, and Lisa Tyer, it follows ex-con Frank as he hunts down his double-crossing partner, rescues...

Nightmare at Noon (1988) – Action Horror Western Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we're looking at Nightmare at Noon (1988), a low budget action horror western from Nico Mastorakis, also known for Island of Death. A silent albino scientist contaminates a Utah town's water supply, unleashing green-tinged rage attacks and pulling the sheriff, a drifter, and their partners into a desert chase for...

D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) — Science Fiction Adventure Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we're checking out D.A.R.Y.L. (1985), a science fiction family adventure directed by Simon Wincer and written by David Ambrose, Allan Scott, and Jeffrey Ellis. When a mysterious boy is found abandoned in the woods and taken in by a foster family, it's slowly revealed that Daryl is a Data Analyzing Robot Youth Lifefor...