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4K Ultra HD Review – Blood From the Mummy’s Tomb (1971)

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Blood From the Mummy’s Tomb, 1971.Directed by Seth Holt. Starring Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, James Villiers, Mark Edwards, Aubrey Morris, James Cossins, Hugh Burden, Rosalie Crutchley.SYNOPSIS:After the coffin of an Egyptian queen is brought back to London, a young woman starts to learn the truth about who she is.Loosely based on Bram Stoker’s novel The […]

All the President’s Men at 50: The Story Behind the Quintessential Political Thriller

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Half a century on from its release, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind All the President’s Men…Receiving universal acclaim at the time of its release and the decades that followed, by both film critics and audience members alike is no easy feat. Yet All the President’s Men has achieved exactly that. Debuting during the […]

Primal Fear at 30: The Story Behind the Brilliant Psychological Thriller

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30 years on from its release, Hasitha Fernando looks at the story behind Primal Fear…When Primal Fear debuted three decades ago it introduced us to a uniquely talented actor called Edward Norton, who has since gone on to become one of the most well-recognized names in Hollywood. As the films celebrates its 30th anniversary we […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Hard Boiled (1992)

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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 The Raid, The Matrix, […]

4K Ultra HD Review – She Killed in Ecstasy (1971)

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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 was putting out was […]

Movie Review – Mile End Kicks (2025)

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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.A director’s second feature […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Spaceways (1953)

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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 top-secret government facility in […]

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice at 10 – Looking Back at Zack Snyder’s Polarizing Superhero Flick

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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 the […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Vampyros Lesbos (1971)

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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 the 20th century, with […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Fear in the Night (1972)

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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 good as they do […]