On its 20th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-winning crime drama The Departed…Martin Scorsese is a filmmaker that requires no introduction. Influenced by his New York upbringing and Italian-American family background the uber-talented director made a niche for himself crafting gritty, blood-soaked crime dramas as evidenced by Mean Streets, Taxi […]
4K Ultra HD – The Abominable Snowman (1957)
The Abominable Snowman, 1957.Directed by Val Guest. Starring Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing, Maureen Connell, Robert Brown, Arnold Marlé, Richard Wattis, Wolfe Morris, Fred Johnson.SYNOPSIS:A kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in search of the legendary Yeti.Hammer are taking a swing and hitting physical media collector’s again with […]
Blu-ray Review – Cruel Tales of the Bohachi
Cruel Tales of the BohachiDirected by Teruo Ishii/Takashi Harada Starring Tetsurō Tamba, Gorô Ibuki, Tatsuo Endô, Reiko Ike, Bin Amatsu, and Takashi Ebata.SYNOPSIS:Box set featuring two examples of early 1970s ero guro jidaigeki samurai cult classics.Eureka Entertainment bring the swords and sex with their latest release Cruel Tales of the Bohachi, a limited edition set […]
Terry Gilliam: An Auteur of the Fantastical
Simon Thompson takes a look at the fantastical career of Terry Gilliam…Terry Gilliam is a brilliant fantasist, whose work often returns to the theme of juxtaposing the soul crushing mundanity of everyday life with the surrealistic dreamscapes of one’s own imagination. In a Hollywood of bean counters and abacus pushers, Gilliam is a true auteur […]
Movie Review – Harbinger (2026)
Harbinger, 2026.Directed by James Crow. Starring Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott, Gary Webster, Anna Arthur, Peter Woodward, Nick Nevern.SYNOPSIS:Julia, sole survivor of late serial killer Decker, is lured back to the house she shared with him for a ghost hunting TV show where the crew discover the ‘Harbinger’, a fairground fortune telling machine that reveals their fates […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Obsession (2026)
Obsession, 2025.Directed by Curry Barker. Starring Michael Johnson, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, Andy Richter.SYNOPSIS:After breaking the mysterious ‘One Wish Willow’ to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.The Monkey’s Paw gets re-adapted for […]
Contagion at 15: The Story Behind the Godfather of Pandemic Thrillers
Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Steven Soderbergh’s pandemic thriller Contagion…Over the years Hollywood has churned out a host of pandemic thrillers that range from downright outlandish to the eerily prophetic. Contagion cheerfully belongs to the latter camp, where the devastating impact of an unfolding global pandemic was portrayed in chillingly accurate fashion. As […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Break in the Circle (1955)
Break in the Circle, 1955.Directed by Val Guest. Starring Forrest Tucker, Eva Bartok, Eric Pohlmann, Fred Johnson, Arnold Marlé, Guy Middleton, Reginald Beckwith, Marius Goring.SYNOPSIS:An adventurer is hired by a German millionaire to help a Polish scientist escape to the West.Captain Skip Morgan (Forrest Tucker) is a boat-owning adventurer – i.e. smuggler – who lives […]
Stand by Me at 40: The Story Behind the Masterful Coming-of-Age Classic
As the film celebrates its 40th anniversary, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Rob Reiner’s iconic Stephen King adaptation Stand By Me…Stand by Me is often considered as one of the best movies to hail from the 1980s era and functions as a benchmark for coming-of-age dramas in cinema. Since its release fourdecades ago, […]
Blu-ray Review – Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1972)
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?, 1972.Directed by Curtis Harrington. Starring Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, Ralph Richardson, Lionel Jeffries, Michael Gothard, Judy Cornwell, Chloe Franks.SYNOPSIS:An insane and elderly widow lures two unsuspecting orphaned little children inside her mansion in a bizarre twist of the story of Hansel and Gretel.Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? is a title meant to […]
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