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Blu-ray Review – Caged Heat (1974)

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Caged Heat, 1974. Directed by Jonathan Demme. Starring Juanita Brown, Erica Gavin, Roberta Collins, Cheryl Smith, Barbara Steele, Warren Smith. SYNOPSIS: Inmates in a women’s prison rebel when the prison doctor begins experimenting with electric shock therapy to control their behaviour. It is often interesting to go back through the career of a big-name director […]

Blu-ray Review – Mansion of the Doomed (1976)

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Mansion of the Doomed, 1976. Directed by Michael Pataki. Starring Richard Basehart, Gloria Grahame, Trish Stewart, Lance Henriksen, Al Ferrara. SYNOPSIS: An eye surgeon is attempting to restore his blind daughter’s eyesight by transplanting new eyeballs, but first he needs some donors. Mansion of the Doomed is not, as its title may suggest, a gothic […]

Blu-ray Review – Footprints on the Moon (1975)

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Footprints on the Moon, 1975. Directed by Luigi Bazzoni. Starring Florinda Bolkan, Peter McEnery, Nicoletta Elmi, Caterina Boratto, Klaus Kinski, and Ida Galli. SYNOPSIS: A woman visits a secluded seaside town after being haunted by dreams about astronauts, and the people there already seem to know her. The yellow perils at Shameless Screen Entertainment are […]

4K Ultra HD Review – China O’Brien / China O’Brien 2

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China O’Brien / China O’Brien 2, 1990 Directed by Robert Clouse. Starring Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton, Keith Cooke, Cindy Clark, Tiffany Soter, Nijel, Billy Blanks. SYNOPSIS: 4K UHD box set featuring both Cynthia Rothrock-led martial arts action classics from the VHS era. In a genre where the underdog is constantly being championed and many prize […]

Movie Review – Bittertooth (2023)

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Bittertooth, 2023. Directed by Monte Light. Starring Autumn Ivy, Genevieve Thomas, Helene Udy, Justin Michael Terry, and Joe Altieri. SYNOPSIS: Two female podcasters track down a notorious serial killer, but things aren’t quite as straightforward as they seem. Bittertooth is the latest movie from writer/director Monte Light, the filmmaker who impressed with his 2022 arthouse […]

Movie Review – The Gates (2023)

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The Gates, 2023. Directed by Stephen Hall. Starring John Rhys-Davies, Richard Brake, Michael Yare, Elena Delia, Christine Mulhern, and David Pearse. SYNOPSIS: A serial killer in Victorian London is sentenced to death in the electric chair, but that is just the beginning of Bishopsgate prison’s problems. The image of a gurning Richard Brake on a […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Bad Biology (2008)

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Bad Biology, 2008. Directed by Frank Henenlotter. Starring Charlee Danielson, Anthony Sneed, R.A. The Rugged Man, Ginger Starr, John A. Thorburn. SYNOPSIS: A man and a woman who both have specific sexual proclivities eventually meet and fall in love… sort of. “I was born with seven clits” may not be as iconic an opening line […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Green Room (2015)

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Green Room, 2015. Directed by Jeremy Saulnier. Starring Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Alia Shawkat, Joe Cole, and Callum Turner. SYNOPSIS: A punk band fight for survival in a neo-Nazi bar after witnessing a murder. As if you haven’t been spoilt enough by Second Sight Films in the past year with their fantastic limited […]

Blu-ray Review – Fear City (1984)

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Fear City, 1984. Directed by Abel Ferrara. Starring Tom Berenger, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Scalia, Melanie Griffith, Michael V. Gazzo, Rae Dawn Chong, and Maria Conchita Alonso. SYNOPSIS: A killer stalks exotic dancers in New York, so two agents go vigilante to try and catch the psychopath. When you think of gritty, sleazy 1980s New […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Nightmares in a Damaged Brain (1981)

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Nightmares in a Damaged Brain, 1981. Directed by Romano Scavolini. Starring Baird Stafford, Sharon Smith, C.J. Cooke, Danny Ronan, and John L. Watkins. SYNOPSIS: A mental patient is released from hospital and goes on a bloody murder spree. This month sees Severin Films released two very different but equally unpleasant movies on 4K UHD in […]