The Hot Spot Ramblings & Rants

From frozen yogurt to film festivals — a not-so-ordinary journal of all things Hot Spot.

General Rani (1995)

The Hot Spot Rating General Rani (1995) AKA Madame RaniCast: Anjuman, Nadeem, Sultan Rahi, Ghulam Mohiuddin, Reema, Jan RamboDirector: Masood ButtNutshell: Controversial

Son of Dracula (1999)

The Hot Spot Rating Son of Dracula (2009)Cast: Joginder, Poonam Das Gupta, Raza Murad, Alaudeen, Feroz, Sapna, Dimple, Shweta and “Dashing Beauty

Adamkhor Haseena (2002)

The Hot Spot Rating Adamkhor Haseena (2002) Cast: Amit Pachori, Poonam Dasgupta, Raza Murad, Mahindra Shera, Joginder Shelley Director: “Conceived, Written and

Abby (1974)

The Hot Spot Rating Abby (1974)Cast: Carol Speed, William Marshall, Austin Stoker, Juanita MooreDirector: William GirdlerNutshell: nice choir girl wife of local

Damien: Omen II (1978)

The Hot Spot Rating Damien; Omen 2 (1978)Cast: William Holden, Lee Grant, Robert Foxworth, Jonathan Scott TaylorDirector: Don TaylorNutshell: Entertaining and devilishly silly

Dahmer (2002

The Hot Spot Rating Dahmer (2002)Cast: Jeremy Renner, Artel Kayaru, Matt Newton, Dion Basco, Bruce DavisonDirector: David JacobsonSynopsis: Another film about one

The World’s Best Gelato, 2025

The title might be Never Have I Ever because though there was a strong consensus, we did have the odd difference, which

The Roman Holiday Gelato Adventure – 2023

It isn’t easy to imagine that it’s been nearly a quarter of a century since we started to churn ice cream at

Mikey (1992)

The Hot Spot Rating Mikey (1992)Cast: Brian Bonsall, Josie Bissett, Lyman Ward, John Diehl, Ashley LaurenceDirector: Dennis Dimster-DenkSynopsis: Psycho kid movie is

The Warriors (1979)

June 14, 2025 No Comments

The Hot Spot Rating The Warriors (1979)Cast: Michael Beck, James Remar, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Marcelino Sánchez, David Harris, Tom McKitterick, Brian TylerDirector:

Kalabaaz (1977)

June 14, 2025 No Comments

The Hot Spot Rating Kalabaaz (1977)Cast: Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman, Dev Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, AsraniDirector: Ashok RoyNutshell: a potent combination of faith,

Mera Nam Raja (1978)

June 14, 2025 No Comments

The Hot Spot Rating Mera Naam Raja (1978)Cast: Habib, Naghma, Sangeeta, Munawar Zareef, Mussarat ShaheenDirector: Hamid UsmaniSynopsis: Bond inspired caper promises much

Up From The Depths (1979)

June 14, 2025 No Comments

The Hot Spot Rating Up From The Depths (1979)Cast: Sam Bottoms, Susanne Reed, Virgil Frye.Dir: Charles B. GriffithSynopsis: Monster Fish with a rapacious

Surakksha (1979)

June 14, 2025 No Comments

The Hot Spot Rating Gunmaster G9: Surakksha (1979)Cast: Mithun Chakraborty, Ranjeeta, Jeevan, Aruna Irani, Suresh OberoiDirector: Raveekant NagaichMusic: Bappi LahiriSynopsis: This fantastic desi

Deadly Spawn, The (1982)

June 14, 2025 No Comments

The Hot Spot Rating Deadly Spawn, The AKA Return Of The Alien’s Deadly Spawn (1982)Cast: Charles Hilderbrandt, Tom De Franco, Jean TaflerDirector: Douglas McKaewonNutshell: underrated creature

Phantasm (1979)

June 14, 2025 No Comments

The Hot Spot Rating Phantasm (1979)Cast: Bill Thornbury, Mike Baldwin, Angus Scrimm, Reggie BannisterDirector: Don CoscarelliNutshell: Magnificently deranged and inventive, creating a

MUGS!

June 13, 2025 No Comments

The Hot Spot is proud to have been at the forefront of a revival of desi movie kitsch and art ever since

Hi Diddle Riddle (1966)

June 13, 2025 No Comments

The Hot Spot Rating Hi Diddle Riddle (1966)Cast: Adam West, Burt Ward, Jill St. John, Alan Napier, Neil Hamilton, Frank Gorshin, Stafford

Alligator People, The (1959)

June 5, 2025 No Comments

The Hot Spot Rating Alligator People, The (1959)Starring: Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett, Lon Chaney, George MacreadyDirector: Roy Del RuthSynopsis: Deadly serum turns loving hubby into

Werewolf (1996)

June 5, 2025 No Comments

The Hot Spot Rating Werewolf (1995) AKA Arizona WerewolfCast: Jorge Rivero, Richard Lynch, Federico Cavalli, Adrianna Miles, Joe Estevez, Tony ZarindastDirector: Tony

Pigs! (1973)

June 5, 2025 No Comments

The Hot Spot Rating Pigs! (1973)Cast: Toni Lawrence, Marc Lawrence, Jesse Vint, Paul Hickey, Katharine RossDirector: Mark LawrenceSynopsis: Psycho-sexual Horror-Thriller with disappearing