Some movies never lose their spark. Even after the credits roll, you end up watching them again. And again. In the Netherlands, a few film series have become comfort watches – the ones people return to after work, during holidays, or just when they need something familiar. This year, several big franchises have claimed the […]
Blu-ray Review – The Ambulance (1990)
The Ambulance, 1990. Directed by Larry Cohen. Starring Eric Roberts, James Earl Jones, Megan Gallagher, Red Buttons, Stan Lee, Janine Turner, and Eric Braeden. SYNOPSIS: A man gets involved in a mystery when a woman he is flirting with collapses and gets picked up by a mysterious ambulance that no one can trace. On the […]
Blu-ray Review – The Island (1985)
The Island, 1985. Directed by Po-Chih Leong. Starring John Sham, Timothy Zao, Hoi-Lun Au, Lap Ban Chan, Lung Chan, Jing Chen, and Billy Sau Yat Ching. SYNOPSIS: A teacher and six students take a trip to a remote island, and fall foul of the three insane brothers who live there and are looking for a […]
Ralph Bakshi: A Forgotten Pioneer
Simon Thompson takes a deep dive into the career of pioneering animated filmmaker Ralph Bakshi… This is only tangentially related to the topic at hand but I’m going to draw this parallel anyway; when the great American author Hubert Selby Jr died and a documentary was made about him and one of the talking heads […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Spawn (1997)
Spawn, 1997. Directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé. Starring Michael Jai White, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Theresa Randle, Melinda Clarke, Miko Hughes, Nicol Williamson, and D.B. Sweeney. SYNOPSIS: A CIA mercenary is double-crossed and killed, returning to Earth as a soldier for the Devil. It may come as a shock to some but there was a […]
Movie Review – Helloween (2025)
Helloween, 2025. Directed by Phil Claydon. Starring Ronan Summers, Caroline Wilde, Michael Paré, Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott, Tamsin Dean, Tee Blackwood. SYNOPSIS: In 2016, a journalist traces the killer clown craze sweeping the nation back to an imprisoned serial killer who is planning to escape. As a nation, the UK has never done Halloween properly. Yeah, […]
A History of Violence at 20: The Story Behind David Cronenberg’s Modern Masterpiece
Hasitha Fernando on the story behind A History of Violence as the film celebrates its 20th anniversary… To say A History of Violence is one of David Cronenberg’s most accessible efforts would be correct. However, it would be remiss of me not to describe it as one of the filmmaker’s finest outputs as well. The […]
Movie Review – Fuck My Son! (2025)
Fuck My Son!, 2025. Directed by Todd Rohal. Starring Tipper Newton, Robert Longstreet, Steve Little, and Kynzie Colmery. SYNOPSIS: A mother’s manic quest pulls an unwitting bystander into a twisted, obscene ordeal that spirals into lunacy and terror. Few films beg for a one-star review more than Todd Rohal’s Fuck My Son!, a supposed midnight-movie […]
Movie Review – Rental Family (2025)
Rental Family, 2025. Written and Directed by Hikari. Starring Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Akira Emoto, and Shannon Gorman. SYNOPSIS: Fraser plays an American actor adrift in Japan, hired by a rental family agency to “perform” roles in the lives of strangers. A father connecting to a daughter he doesn’t know, a second player […]
Blu-ray Review – Stateline Motel (1973)
Stateline Motel, 1973. Directed by Maurizio Lucidi. Starring Eli Wallach, Ursula Andress, Fabio Testi, Barbara Bach, Howard Ross, and Massimo Girotti. SYNOPSIS: An armed robber on the run hides out in a remote hotel close to the US border, but his plans get messed up by the owner’s beautiful wife. On first impressions you could […]
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