Simon Thompson presents ten adaptations that failed their source material… The science of what makes a good adaptation is a bit like cooking a complicated stew with an ultra-specific recipe, in the sense that you can have most of the right ingredients, but if even one or two things are a little off what you […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Hard Boiled (1992)
Hard Boiled, 1992. Directed by John Woo. Starring Chow Yun-Fat, Anthony Wong, Tony Leung, Teresa Mo, Philip Chan, Phillip Kwok, and John Woo. SYNOPSIS: A tough maverick cop and an undercover agent team up to take down a ruthless Triad gang leader. Often cited as the definitive Hong Kong action movie, inspiring the likes of […]
Direct-to-Video Horror: The Unsung Heroes of 90s Genre Cinema
Adam Page on the unsung heroes of horror… Obviously, I’m not going sit here and argue that Puppet Master 4 is Citizen Kane. I would insult both movies, and more importantly, I would miss the point completely. Because the direct-to-video horror boom of the 1990s wasn’t representing high art. It was something perhaps more important: […]
4K Ultra HD Review – She Killed in Ecstasy (1971)
She Killed in Ecstasy, 1971. Directed by Jesús Franco. Starring Soledad Miranda, Paul Muller, Fred Williams, Ewa Strömberg, Howard Vernon, Horst Tappert, Jesús Franco. SYNOPSIS: After her discredited doctor husband kills himself, a woman takes revenge on the medical board that struck him off. During the early 1970s the quantity of movies Jesús ‘Jess’ Franco […]
Movie Review – Mile End Kicks (2025)
Mile End Kicks, 2025. Written and Directed by Chandler Levack. Starring Barbie Ferreira, Devon Bostick, Stanley Simons, Juliette Gariépy, and Jay Baruchel. SYNOPSIS: A young female music critic moves to Montreal to write a novel about Alanis Morissette, but complications ensue when she becomes romantically involved with two members of the band she is covering. […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Spaceways (1953)
Spaceways, 1953. Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Howard Duff, Eva Bartok, Alan Wheatley, Philip Leaver, Andrew Osborn, Anthony Ireland, Michael Medwin, Cecile Chevreau. SYNOPSIS: Whilst testing a rocket set to orbit the Earth, a cheating couple go missing and the woman’s husband becomes a suspect in their disappearance, but where are the bodies? At a […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice at 10 – Looking Back at Zack Snyder’s Polarizing Superhero Flick
As it celebrates its tenth anniversary, Hasitha Fernando takes a look back at the story behind Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice… A film featuring both the Dark Knight and the Big Blue Boy Scout has always been a concept that has intrigued filmmakers since the rising popularity of comic book movies and […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Vampyros Lesbos (1971)
Vampyros Lesbos, 1971. Directed by Jesús Franco. Starring Soledad Miranda, Dennis Price, Paul Muller, Ewa Strömberg, Jesús Franco, Heidrun Kussin, Andrea Montchal. SYNOPSIS: A female vampire lures a lawyer to her private island by way of an erotic nightclub performance. Jesús ‘Jess’ Franco was one of the most prolific filmmakers of the latter half of […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Fear in the Night (1972)
Fear in the Night, 1972. Directed by Jimmy Sangster. Starring Judy Geeson, Joan Collins, Ralph Bates, Peter Cushing, Gillian Lind, James Cossins. SYNOPSIS: After moving to a private boy’s school with her teacher husband a young woman is attacked by a one-armed assailant, but nobody believes her. Fans of Hammer have never had it as […]
Blu-ray Review – The Devil’s Hand (1943)
The Devil’s Hand, 1943. Directed by Maurice Tourneur. Starring Pierre Fresnay, Josseline Gaël, Noël Roquevert, Guillaume de Sax, and Georges Chamarat. SYNOPSIS: A down-on-his-luck artist buys a disembodied hand on the promise that it will give him all he desires, but when the Devil comes knocking will he be able to pay the price? The […]
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