Irreversible, 2002. Directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, and Albert Dupontel. Irreversible (2002) features strong language, sex, violence and sexual violence in its tale of a woman raped in a subway and whose boyfriend and ex-lover seek a bloody revenge on her attacker. When shown at the Cannes Film Festival, the graphic […]
Absurd Film Sequels Which Almost Happened
Hasitha Fernando with ten absurd film sequels which almost happened… Hollywood truly is a strange place. For every bona fide film spewed forth from its creative bowels, there is an equally absurd sequel that ‘almost’ happened. And the best part is, some of these abysmal ideas get green lit in the first place, even reaching […]
Extreme Cinema – Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom, 1975. Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. Starring Paolo Bonacelli, Giorgio Cataldi, Umberto P. Quintavalle and Aldo Valletti. Pier Paolo Pasolini’s final film Salò (Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma, 1975) is based on the Marquis de Sade’s novel 120 Days of Sodom. Instead of France, the story […]
Blu-ray Review – Duel 50th Anniversary Edition (1971)
Duel – 50th Anniversary Edition, 1971. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott, Eddie Firestone, Tim Herbert and Carey Loftin. SYNOPSIS: A travelling businessman is pursued across the Californian desert by a huge tanker seemingly hell bent on killing him. By the time Steven Spielberg made Duel in 1971 he had already directed […]
Movie Review – Cliff Walkers (2021)
Cliff Walkers, 2021. Directed by Zhang Yimou. Starring Hewei Yu, Yi Zhang, Hailu Qin, Haocun Liu, and Yawen Zhu. SYNOPSIS: Four Communist spies conduct a covert operation to extract a former prisoner of war from the puppet state of Manchukuo, but not everything goes according to plan. Zhang Yimou can best be described as a […]
Blu-ray Review – One Armed Boxer (1972)
One Armed Boxer, 1972. Directed by Jimmy Wang. Starring Jimmy Wang Yu, Yeh Tien, Hsin Tang and Fei Lung. SYNOPSIS: A martial artist loses an arm in combat but recovers to take revenge on the fighters that did it. Living up to the second part of their name, Eureka Entertainment’s latest addition to their ‘Classics’ […]
Exclusive Interview – Writer-director Drew V. Marke on her feature debut Get Luke Lowe
Drew V. Marke’s latest feature, Get Luke Lowe, is a dark comedy/crime drama about two young women who abduct a far-right online troll in an act of vengeance, but things don’t exactly go as planned. The film stars Emma McDonald (The Picture of Dorian Gray), May Kelly (Graphic Designs) and Barney Jones (Times & Measures). […]
Exclusive Interview – The Djinn composer Matthew James discusses his 80s inspired score
When it comes to the horror genre, IFC Midnight very rarely disappoints. The distributor, owned by AMC Networks, is behind such notable titles as The Wretched, The Human Centipede and The Babadook to name a few. In their latest film, The Djinn, the trope, “Be careful what you wish for” has never been more pertinent. […]
Exclusive Interview – Spiral: From the Book of Saw costume designer Laura Montgomery
The wait is finally over. A year after Spiral: From the Book of Saw was originally supposed to be released, the twisted tale is finally hitting theaters this Friday. Even though this is the ninth instalment of the franchise, Spiral has a very fresh look and story. One of the people responsible for this new […]
Exclusive Interview – Composer Alexander Arntzen discusses his score for Saban Films’ Initiation
The teen slasher is back with Saban Films’ new film, Initiation. Out this Friday, the official synopsis reads: “During a university’s pledge week, the carefree partying turns deadly serious when a star athlete is found impaled in his dorm. The murder ignites a spree of sinister social-media messages, sweeping the students and police into a […]
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