The Cannon Cruisers

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...

WolfCop (2014) — Horror Comedy Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we're diving into WolfCop (2014), a Canadian horror comedy about an alcoholic small-town cop who gets turned into a werewolf and solves crimes. Directed by Lowell Dean and written by Barnaby Dillon, this partially crowdfunded B-movie delivers exactly what the title promises: a cop who is also a werewolf. The film takes its time get...

Trilogy of Terror (1975) & Trilogy of Terror 2 (1996) — Halloween Special — Horror Anthology Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! Happy Halloween! This week we're celebrating with a special double feature covering Trilogy of Terror (1975) and Trilogy of Terror 2 (1996), two made-for-TV horror anthologies created by director Dan Curtis and writer Richard Matheson. The 1975 ABC original stars Karen Bla...

V/H/S: Halloween (2025) — Found Footage Horror / Anthology Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we're closing out spooky season with V/H/S: Halloween (2025), the latest Shudder original from the found footage anthology series. Released just days before Halloween, this collection features five shorts wrapped in "Diet Phantasma," a darkly comedic frame narrative that might be the best in the series....

Found Footage Horror / Anthology / Sci-Fi Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week we're diving into V/H/S: Beyond (2024) , the seventh entry in the found footage franchise and what many consider the strongest of the Shudder originals. Directed by Jordan Downey, Virat Pal, Christian Long, Justin Long, and Kate Siegel with a script by Mike Flanagan, this sci-fi horror anthology abandons VHS for digi...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re continuing our deep dive into analog horror with V/H/S 2 (2013), a sharper, bloodier follow-up that raises the bar for found footage anthologies. Directed by genre heavyweights like Adam Wingard, Gareth Evans, Timo Tjahjanto, and Jason Eisner, this sequel features four new shorts and a stronger frame narrative that connects directly to the first film. Joi...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we crack open V/H/S (2012), the analog horror anthology that reignited the found-footage craze. Directed by a lineup of rising filmmakers including Adam Wingard, Ti West, David Bruckner, and the Radio Silence collective, the film stitches together six disturbing shorts framed by a story of petty criminals breaking into a house to steal a mysterious VHS tape. We...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re looking at Remote (1993), a Moonbeam Entertainment family comedy directed by Ted Nicolaou. Starring Chris Carrara as Randy Mason, it follows a gadget-obsessed teenager trapped in a model home when three criminals move in, setting off a Home Alone–style showdown with RC cars, planes, and toys. We talk about its padded runtime, oddball choices like Gunther...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re diving into Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006), directed by Scott Glosserman. This cult horror mockumentary mixes dark comedy and slasher terror as an aspiring serial killer lets a film crew document his journey to become the next Michael Myers or Freddy Krueger. We explore how this meta slasher cleverly deconstructs horror tropes while cel...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we dive into Happer's Comet (2022), a unique film written and directed by Tyler Tower. With a cast of the director's family and friends, this midnight mosaic of a suburban town explores isolation and alienation through vignettes that unfold under the night sky. We unpack the film's dreamlike structure, where dialogue is absent and characters exist i...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re stepping into the ring with Penitentiary II (1982), directed by Jamaa Fanaka. Leon Isaac Kennedy returns as Too Sweet, an ex-con trying to build a new life but pulled back into violence when his old rival, Half Dead Johnson (Ernie Hudson), escapes and comes gunning for him. With Mr. T in a supporting role, the film doubles down on the mix of prison drama,...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re stepping into the dreamlike chaos of Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998), directed by Don Coscarelli. Michael Baldwin returns as Mike Pearson, who travels through time and alternate dimensions in search of answers about the Tall Man’s origins, only to uncover more questions than resolutions. We look at the way this sequel ties back to the original, its surreal s...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re heading back in time with Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004), directed by S.S. Wilson. Set a century before the original, Michael Gross returns as Hiram Gummer, an ancestor who finds himself way out of his depth when the first “dirt dragons” rise up in a Nevada mining town. We look at the Western backdrop, the practical effects that bring the early grabo...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re stepping back into the ring with Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite (1996), directed by Alan Mehrez. Daniel Bernhardt takes the lead as Alex Cardo, a thief turned fighter who’s guided by Master Sun, played by James Hong, and pushed into the brutal underground Kumite. Donald Gibb also returns as Ray Jackson, tying the sequel back to the original. We cover the...

Hey Cannon Cruisers fans! This week, we’re howling at the moon with Howling II: Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985), directed by Philippe Mora. Christopher Lee joins Reb Brown in this off-the-rails sequel, where Brown’s character learns his sister has become a werewolf and sets off on a bloody, chaotic quest to stop her. We talk about the wild tonal shifts, the over-the-top performances, and the stra...