Burnt Offerings, 1976. Directed by Dan Curtis. Starring Oliver Reed, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith, Bette Davis, Eileen Heckart and Lee Montgomery. SYNOPSIS: A family rent a large house for the summer, unaware that it feeds off the energy of any occupants who suffer any injuries. The 1970s was a very rich time for horror movies, […]
DVD Review – Bite (2015)
Bite, 2015. Directed by Chad Archibald. Starring Elma Begovic, Annette Wozniak, Denise Yuen , Barry Birnberg, Justin Moses and Jordan Gray. SYNOPSIS: A bride-to-be on her hen party gets bitten by an insect and begins to experience some rather gruesome changes. Casey (Elma Begovic) is a young woman about to marry her fiancé Jared (Jordan […]
Blu-ray Review – Dark Water (2002)
Dark Water, 2002. Directed by Hideo Nakata. Starring Hitomi Kuroki, Rio Kanno, Mirei Oguchi, Fumiyo Kohinata and Rio Kanno. SYNOPSIS: A mother and her young daughter move into a run-down apartment block where ghostly goings-on put their lives in danger. Yoshimi Matsubara (Hitomi Kuroki) and her young daughter Ikuko (Rio Kanno) move into a tatty apartment […]
Movie Review – The Guv’nor (2016)
The Guv’nor, 2016. Directed by Paul Van Carter. Starring Jamie McLean, Guy Ritchie, Jason Flemyng, Vas Blackwood, Martin Askew and John Huntley. SYNOPSIS: Documentary covering the life of bare knuckle boxer and all-round hard man Lenny McLean, as seen through the eyes of his son. Trying to encapsulate the life of a character like Lenny […]
Blu-ray Review – Matinee (1993)
Matinee, 1993. Directed by Joe Dante. Starring John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Robert Picardo, Dick Miller, Omri Katz, Lisa Jakub and John Sayles. SYNOPSIS: An enterprising film promoter capitalises on the hysteria during the Cuban missile crisis and introduces the idea of live props and special effects to a Florida town during a horror […]
DVD Review – Rabid Dogs (2015)
Rabid Dogs, 2015. Directed by Éric Hannezo. Starring Lambert Wilson, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Gouix, François Arnaud, Franck Gastambide and Laurent Lucas. SYNOPSIS: After a botched robbery attempt, the criminal gang kidnap three hostages and take to the road. It’s a brave move to try and remake a movie by a cinematic master such as Mario […]
Blu-ray Review – The Bloodstained Butterfly (1971)
The Bloodstained Butterfly, 1971. Directed by Duccio Tessari. Starring Helmut Berger, Evelyn Stewart, Wendy D’Olive, Günther Stoll, Giancarlo Sbragia and Wolfgang Preiss. SYNOPSIS: A TV sports presenter is arrested for the murder of his lover but while he is in custody the killer apparently strikes again. The Bloodstained Butterfly is essentially a giallo picture in […]
DVD Review – Southbound (2015)
Southbound, 2015. Directed by Roxanne Benjamin, David Bruckner, Patrick Horvath and Radio Silence. Starring Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Kristina Pesic, Dana Gould, Zoe Cooper and David Yow. SYNOPSIS: An anthology of five interlocking stories that centre on different groups of people journeying on a desolate stretch of desert highway. Despite the promise of the V/H/S […]
Blu-ray Review – Crimes of Passion (1984)
Crimes of Passion, 1984. Directed by Ken Russell. Starring Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin, Bruce Davison, Gordon Hunt and Annie Potts. SYNOPSIS: A female sportswear designer leads a double life as a hooker but things get more complicated when a street preacher decides to try and save her soul. Ken Russell’s 1984 film Crimes […]
DVD Review – The Wicked Lady (1983)
The Wicked Lady, 1983. Directed by Michael Winner. Starring Faye Dunaway, Denholm Elliott, Alan Bates, John Gielgud, Glynis Barber, Oliver Tobias, Joan Hickson and Prunella Scales. SYNOPSIS: A woman marries into high society after stealing her sister’s fiancé but becomes bored with country life so she turns to highway robbery to get her kicks. If […]
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