Rape Squad, 1974. Directed by Bob Kelljan. Starring Jo Ann Harris, Peter Brown, and Jennifer Lee. SYNOPSIS: A group of rape victims form a squad in an attempt to find their attacker and deter other rapists. With a title that practically screams for attention, it is perhaps surprising that Rape Squad has been somewhat overlooked […]
Extreme Cinema – Pieces (1982)
Pieces, 1982. Directed by Juan Piquer Simón. Starring Ian Sera, Christopher George, Frank Braña, and Lynda Day George. SYNOPSIS: Young girls find themselves brutally hacked to pieces when a chainsaw killer strikes an American university campus. The tagline for Pieces – ‘You don’t have to go to Texas for a chainsaw massacre!’ – should suitably […]
The true story behind Dougray Scott playing Wolverine in X-Men and why Hugh Jackman took over
Luke Owen looks back at a time when Hugh Jackman was not Wolverine… There was a lot of buzz and excitement in 1999. People around planet earth were excited to see what the new Millennium would bring; while big companies panicked that the Y2K bug would kill all their hard work and shut down the […]
Blu-ray Review – Why Don’t You Just Die! (2018)
Why Don’t You Just Die!, 2018. Directed by Kirill Sokolov. Starring Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Vitaliy Khaev, Evgeniya Kregzhde, Michael Gor, and Aleksandr Domogarov. SYNOPSIS: A cop and four other people find themselves in a violent and bloody standoff. If the grindhouse-style title of Russian director Kirill Sokolov’s debut feature Why Don’t You Just Die! doesn’t fill […]
Exclusive Interview – Composer Ian Chen discusses his G.A.N.G. nominated Fantastic Creatures score
The Game Audio Network Guild recently announced that instead of cancelling the 18th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Awards that were supposed to be held March 19th, they would be moving the show to a digital event at the end of April or May. While fans are waiting to see who takes home the coveted […]
Blu-ray Review – Phase IV (1974)
Phase IV, 1974. Directed by Saul Bass. Starring Nigel Davenport, Michael Murphy, Lynne Frederick, Alan Gifford, Robert Henderson, and Helen Horton. SYNOPSIS: After a cosmic event the ants of the Arizona desert begin to wage war on the life that inhabits the area. Given the state of things at the moment, as humanity faces the […]
Extreme Cinema – Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, 1986. Directed by John McNaughton. Starring Michael Rooker, Tom Towles and Tracy Arnold. Filmed in a documentary style, Henry : Portrait of Serial Killer (1986) would cause serious problems for the British Board of Film Classification due to its cold attitude towards violence and sexual violence. Originally made in […]
Book Review – The Furies by Katie Lowe
Michelle Herbert reviews The Furies by Katie Lowe… The Furies is a book about being a teenage girl, about wanting to fit in and how far you are willing to go for people you think are your friends, but also the rage you feel at how powerless you are to affect the world around you. […]
Pandemics in Cinema: Ten Great Films Based on Disease Outbreaks
Hasitha Fernando on pandemics in film… The devastating effect of the recent outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cannot be overstated. With the disease continuing to spread like wildfire, multiple countries have been brought to their knees, their economies in shambles and casualty numbers rising. Over the years Hollywood has put forth myriad films that deals with […]
The Top Ten Film Scores Based On DC Comics Properties
Hasitha Fernando on the top ten film scores based on DC Comics properties… When it comes to big screen adaptations, DC Comics were way ahead of the curve than their Marvel counterparts. Of course, that’s not to say that films based on DC Comic properties have been consistent throughout, but as evidenced by Christopher Nolan’s […]
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