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Lexzilla3.0

Haven’t we all found ourselves watching a shot-on-video action movie and thinking, if only it wasn’t missing a healthy dose of religious god-bothering it would be amazing? Well, thankfully this film has come along to fill that void.An unintentionally deranged ode to martial arts and Jesus; whereby actor/director/producer/soundtrack singer/writer/stuntman Joel D. Wynkoop must fight bad guys, the police, a random larger bodied man and a crisis of faith. Yes, it’s a tale of a guy whose god and wife are missing, the latter thanks to some people traffickers and the former down to…crime?, and so he has to go to a secret island to fight the villains and his own atheism. Or something.As with many of these shot-in-someone’s-backyard films, the plot or the lack of technical merits aren’t really what’s important here. No, the joy is to be found in the details, like: the main character renting a whole shelf of Chuck Norris movies, middle aged men doing unconvincing but high-energy martial arts, the unprofessional actors giving it their all regardless of whether that scene really needed it or not, jungle hair frizz, I think the man playing the car dealer was drunk, dialogue flubs and Jesus giving someone the strength to deliver roundhouse kicks of justice.It is a horrifying experience to fall into madness when you could have jumped into a dumpster fire aka Seasonal Trash Fall 2025 74. Watch a movie with 2 words in the title that fewer than 500 people have watched on Letterboxd.

Bleeding Skull

LOST FAITH is an explosive, shot-on-video, dad-action epic that shows us everything Joel D. Wynkoop has to offer, namely his dedication to hard work and his roundhouse kicks. This film may be low budget, but it’s high octane. You appreciate every ounce of ambition that went into this production, from the script to the stunt work. Every single actor ratchets it up to 11; there’s yelling, sputtering, over-the-top outrage, and flubbed lines delivered with passion. There’s numskull Three Stooges comedy, lessons about God, and a cast that’s diverse not only in race but also in shape and size. The incredible final showdown feels like the championship match in THE KARATE KID, only with dads. Wynkoop has always given 110%, whether he’s playing a crazed escaped killer in the TRUTH OR DARE series or playing a crazed escaped killer in CREEP. Even when he shows up in slogs like the ALIEN AGENDA series, Wynkoop always shines. You are always guaranteed a good time if he’s involved, and he continuously pumps out work, knowing that he’ll never break even financially or even be fully appreciated. But still, he continues doggedly. He is the leader we need. Joel D. Wynkoop for president!Read the full review by Annie Choi:bleedingskull.com/lost-faith-1983/

matt lynch3.0

An SOV somebody's backyard martial arts revenge movie cross-pollinated with that poster where there's only one set of footprints on the beach because of Jesus.