The Suspicious Death of a Minor, 1975. Directed by Sergio Martino. Starring Claudio Cassinelli, Mel Ferrer, Lia Tanzi, Adolfo Caruso, Barbara Magnolfi, and Patrizia Castaldi. SYNOPSIS: A man investigating the murder of a young prostitute uncovers a trafficking ring. The Suspicious Death of a Minor, as the title would suggest, is not comfortable viewing; in […]
Blu-ray Review – Kill, Baby… Kill! (1966)
Kill, Baby… Kill!, 1966. Directed by Mario Bava. Starring Giacomo Rossi Stuart, Erika Blanc, Fabienne Dali, and Piero Lulli. SYNOPSIS: In the early 1900s a remote village is cursed by the ghost of a little girl. Despite the misleading title, Kill, Baby… Kill! is not a slasher or a giallo but is a Gothic chiller […]
DVD Review – The Evil Within (2017)
The Evil Within, 2017. Directed by Andrew Getty. Starring Frederick Koehler, Sean Patrick Flanery, Brianna Brown, Michael Berryman, Kim Darby, and Dina Meyer. SYNOPSIS: A mentally handicapped man is driven to murder by his reflection in an antique mirror. The Evil Within is a movie that arrives on the scene with a reputation and a […]
Blu-ray Review – The Ghoul (2016)
The Ghoul, 2016. Directed by Gareth Tunley. Starring Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, Geoffrey McGivern, Rufus Jones, Paul Kaye, Niamh Cusack, and Dan Renton Skinner. SYNOPSIS: A cop goes undercover as a patient in order to investigate a psychotherapist involved in a strange murder case. With Ben Wheatley (A Field in England/Kill List) credited as executive […]
DVD Review – The Slayer (1982)
The Slayer, 1982. Directed by J.S. Cardone. Starring Sarah Kendall, Frederick Flynn, Carol Kottenbrook, Alan McRae, Newell Alexander, and Ivy Jones. SYNOPSIS: Two couples visit a secluded island where they are attacked by a monster linked to one of the visitor’s dreams. Brother and sister Eric (Frederick Flynn – The Forsaken) and Kay (Sarah Kendall […]
Blu-ray Review – Wonder Woman (2017)
Wonder Woman, 2017. Directed by Patty Jenkins. Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Robin Wright, David Thewlis, Danny Huston, Elena Anaya, Ewan Bremner, Lucy Davis, Eugene Brave Rock, Emily Carey, Lilly Aspell, and Saïd Taghmaoui. SYNOPSIS: After a fighter pilot crash lands on her home island, an Amazonian princess leaves the safety of her […]
Blu-ray Review – Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: The Complete Series
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: The Complete Series Starring Gil Gerard, Erin Gray, Felix Silla, Henry Silva, Tim O’Connor, Mel Blanc, Pamela Hensley, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gary Coleman, Sid Haig, Frank Gorshin, and Jamie Lee Curtis. SYNOPSIS: A 20th century astronaut is caught in a freak accident in space that sends him back to Earth… […]
DVD Review – Female Fight Club (2016)
Female Fight Club, 2016. Directed by Miguel A. Ferrer. Starring Amy Johnston, Cortney Palm, Rey Goyos, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Zito, Levy Tran, Shaun Brown, Sean Faris, and Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez. SYNOPSIS: A retired fighter reluctantly returns to the sport in order to rescue her sister from an unscrupulous underground promoter. Female Fight Club is obviously […]
Blu-ray Review: A Pistol For Ringo & The Return of Ringo: Two Films by Duccio Tessari
A Pistol For Ringo & The Return of Ringo: Two Films by Duccio Tessari Directed by Duccio Tessari. Starring Giuliano Gemma, Fernando Sancho, Lorella De Luca, Antonio Casas, Víctor Bayo, Nieves Navarro, and George Martin. SYNOPSIS: Box set containing two influential Spaghetti Westerns from director Duccio Tessari. You often hear movies described as Die Hard […]
DVD Review – Kickboxer: Retaliation (2018)
Kickboxer: Retaliation, 2018. Directed by Dimitri Logothetis. Starring Alain Moussi, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Christopher Lambert, Sara Malakul Lane, Mike Tyson, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, Ronaldinho Gaúcho, and Sam Medina. SYNOPSIS: After the brutal defeat of Tong Po, kickboxer Kurt Sloane is kidnapped and forced to take on the hulking Mongkut in another fight to the death. […]
