DAILY CALL SHEET: SEPTEMBER 2, 2025

Deathstalker (1983) Musclebound barbarian Deathstalker (who names their kid that?) is tasked by a witch to locate three magic items that will grant their bearer ultimate authority over everyone. However, the evil sorcerer Munkar, who already has one of the items in his possession, convinces Deathstalker to participate in a Mortal Kombat-style tournament to determine who will become the ruler of all. With its ogres, imps and magic weapons, this silly Conan cash-in has just about everything it needs to appeal to anyone who rolled a d20 back in the day. Unfortunately, the fact that every male character-even the hero-has creepy rapist tendencies dampens the fun a bit. What was with Roger Corman and that during the '80s, anyway?

TIL: When the Catholic Church claims that Scripture, tradition and the magisterium grant it authority, she’s able to do so by what the Catechism calls motives of credibility. As it notes, “So ‘that the submission of our faith might nevertheless be in accordance with reason, God willed that external proofs of his Revelation should be joined to the internal helps of the Holy Spirit.’ Thus the miracles of Christ and the saints, prophecies, the Church’s growth and holiness, and her fruitfulness and stability ‘are the most certain signs of divine Revelation, adapted to the intelligence of all’; they are ‘motives of credibility’ (motiva credibilitatis), which show that the assent of faith is ‘by no means a blind impulse of the mind.’” In short, the Church doesn't just have authority because she says so. There are proofs.

Bigfoot (1970) A number of women are reported to have been kidnapped by what appears to be a tribe of bigfoot/human hybrids (also known as guys in gorilla suits), but the police are skeptical and don't put too much effort into the case. As a result, it's left to the local motorcycle club and a professional acquirer of freak show exhibits (nice work if you can get it, I guess) to mount a rescue. However, it turns out the women have been taken to provide mates for an actual Bigfoot, and the big guy's not too eager to let his new ladies go without a fight. Bigfoot's a cheap, slipshod production with too much filler, but at least John Carradine seems to be having a lot of fun.

TIL: Arranged marriages are not inherently evil and therefore not expressly forbidden by the Church. However, they are only valid if both spouses give their free and full consent to the union. If either party is forced or coerced into marriage, the sacrament is considered invalid. This applies even to cultures where arranged marriages are common (which apparently includes tribes of bigfoot/human hybrids). While the Church recognizes the cultural value of family involvement in an impending marriage, if one of the intended spouses is not entering the marriage freely and without reservation, it really doesn't matter what the rest of the family wants.