Heretiks, 2018. Directed by Paul Hyett. Starring Michael Ironside, Rosie Day, Clare Higgins, Hannah Arterton, Ciarán McMenamin, and Dilan Gwyn. SYNOPSIS: A young woman about to be executed for being a witch is saved by a nun and sent to a convent to repent, only there is a greater evil lurking within the convent walls. […]
Blu-ray Review – Yakuza Law (1969)
Yakuza Law, 1969. Directed by Teruo Ishii. Starring Ryûtarô Ôtomo, Bunta Sugawara, Minoru Ôki, and Renji Ishibashi. SYNOPSIS: Three short stories detailing how the Yakuza dealt with those who broke the rules during different eras of Japanese history. According to one character in Yakuza Law there are two essential rules that Yakuza warriors live by […]
Blu-ray Review – In the Aftermath (1988)
In the Aftermath, 1988. Directed by Carl Colpaert. Starring Tony Markes, Rainbow Dolan, Kenneth McCabe, Bryan Ellenburg, and Kurtiss J. Tews. SYNOPSIS: In a post-apocalyptic world an angel descends to help the survivors. Legendary filmmaker Roger Corman was very good at creating something from not very much during his golden years and would quite often […]
Blu-ray Review – The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot, 2018. Directed by Robert D. Krzykowski. Starring Sam Elliott, Aidan Turner, Sean Bridgers, Caitlin FitzGerald, Larry Miller, Kelley Curran. SYNOPSIS: A man kills Hitler and then later in later life kills the Bigfoot. No, really… Every so often a movie comes along that just connects; you […]
Blu-ray Review – Howard the Duck (1986)
Howard the Duck, 1986. Directed by Willard Huyck. Starring Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, Ed Gale, and Chip Zien. SYNOPSIS: A walking talking and very sarcastic duck from outer space arrives on Earth thanks to a scientific accident that brings other beings to our planet. Unfortunately he’s not the only thing to be brought […]
Blu-ray Review – Terra Formars (2016)
Terra Formars, 2016. Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Rinko Kikuchi, Rila Fukushima, Shun Oguri, Emi Takei, Kane Kosugi, and Hideaki Itô. SYNOPSIS: In the 24th century a group of social misfits are sent to Mars on a mission to destroy cockroaches sent there years before, only the roaches have evolved slightly. Based on the manga […]
DVD Review – The Bouncer (2018)
The Bouncer, 2018. Directed by Julien Leclercq. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Sami Bouajila, Sveva Alviti, Kevin Janssens, and Sam Louwyck. SYNOPSIS: An ageing bouncer struggles to raise his 8-year-old daughter when he becomes involved with the criminal underworld. Another year, another direct-to-DVD release starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, the craggy-faced Muscles from Brussels whose career went […]
Blu-ray Review – The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire (1971)
The Iguana with the Tongue of Fire, 1971. Directed by Riccardo Freda. Starring Luigi Pistilli, Dagmar Lassander, Anton Diffring, Valentina Cortese. SYNOPSIS: A grizzled detective investigating the murder of a young woman gets romantically involved with the daughter of the victim’s lover as each of the primary suspects is killed off one by one. Coming […]
Blu-ray Review – Kindergarten Cop / Kindergarten Cop 2
Kindergarten Cop, 1990 Directed by Ivan Reitman. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Penelope Ann Miller, Pamela Reed, Richard Tyson, Miko Hughes. SYNOPSIS: UK Blu-ray releases of hard-man-cops-turned-kindergarten-teachers action comedies. There comes a point in every action hero’s movie career when they have to relent and prove they are not just a gun and a pair of fists, […]
DVD Review – Leprechaun Returns (2018)
Leprechaun Returns, 2018. Directed by Steven Kostanski. Starring Taylor Spreitler, Pepi Sonuga, Sai Bennett, Mark Holton, Linden Porco, and Emily Reid. SYNOPSIS: A group of eco-warrior students tear down a farmhouse and unwittingly awaken the dormant Leprechaun that fell into the well 25 years before. The second reboot for this franchise after the abysmal […]