@Hatter - Awesome smorgasbord of stories there.
@Bezulsqy - How is Krampus (spoiler-free if you please)? Doesn't arrive here on BD until the end of this month or next, but it looked like it could be fun.
I screened Silk (1986) and Deathstalker (1983) at a sparingly, yet enthusiastically, attended local bad movie night last evening. Silk is a 1980s cop thriller about the best damn detective on the Honolulu force who just so happens to be a ladywoman. This film has the ambition of a blockbuster film, yet the acting, directing, lighting, photography and script of a bad television pilot. It does have a fun 80s-synth score along with some hilariously versed original songs however. Silk was a new one on me until very recently and it is admittedly a slow burn (and shitty), but I enjoy it.
Deathstalker is an old acquaintance and, boy, was it every bit as exploitative as I'd remembered. It's no wonder Corman fled to Argentina to make these films. It only takes about five minutes to see why this piece of Dungeon Cinemax was a late show favorite. Deathstalker is full of imps, ogres, warlocks, swordplay, bad 80s breast implants, and more no-means-yes likemaking than you could shake a magical staff at. It stars Rick Hill (of Dune Warriors fame), Barbi Benton (of Hospital Massacre) and a guy I'm pretty sure is a bald Vincent D'Onofrio in Geisha makeup with a squid tattoo on his face doing his best (worst) Vincent Price impression. In brief, it's glorious.
There's a big difference between winging it and seeing what happens. Now let's go see what happens.