One Armed Boxer, 1972. Directed by Jimmy Wang. Starring Jimmy Wang Yu, Yeh Tien, Hsin Tang and Fei Lung. SYNOPSIS: A martial artist loses an arm in combat but recovers to take revenge on the fighters that did it. Living up to the second part of their name, Eureka Entertainment’s latest addition to their ‘Classics’ […]
Murder By Decree coming to Blu-ray this June with new restoration
StudioCanal have announced the Blu-ray, DVD, and digital release of a brand new restoration of the classic 1979 mystery thriller Murder By Decree which pits Sherlock Holmes (Christopher Plummer) and Dr. John Watson (James Mason) against the infamous Whitechapel Murderer, Jack the Ripper. Check out the cover artwork and details here… London 1889 – When […]
Blu-ray Review – Duel 50th Anniversary Edition (1971)
Duel – 50th Anniversary Edition, 1971. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Dennis Weaver, Jacqueline Scott, Eddie Firestone, Tim Herbert and Carey Loftin. SYNOPSIS: A travelling businessman is pursued across the Californian desert by a huge tanker seemingly hell bent on killing him. By the time Steven Spielberg made Duel in 1971 he had already directed […]
Blu-ray Review – Lake Mungo (2008)
Lake Mungo, 2008. Directed by Joel Anderson. Starring Rosie Traynor, David Pledger, Martin Sharpe, Talia Zucker and Cameron Strachan. SYNOPSIS: A grieving family start to experience strange events following the death of their teenage daughter. A quick look at any of those ‘Scariest Ever Horror Movies’ that pop up on the internet every five minutes […]
Blu-ray Review – Encounter of the Spooky Kind (1980)
Encounter of the Spooky Kind, 1980 Directed by Sammo Hung. Starring Sammo Hung, Fat Chung, Lung Chan, Ha Huang and Billy Chan. SYNOPSIS: A man whose wife is cheating on him with his boss has to defend himself against a wizard’s attack to get rid of him. If creepy encounters with the supernatural and high-octane […]
Blu-ray Review – The Dark and the Wicked (2020)
The Dark and the Wicked, 2020. Directed by Bryan Bertino. Starring Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr., Julie Oliver-Touchstone, Tom Nowicki and Xander Berkeley. SYNOPSIS: A brother and sister return to their family home to visit their ailing father and become victims of the evil that lurks there. Alright, this has gone on for long enough. […]
Blu-ray Review – The Unholy (2021)
The Unholy, 2021. Directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos. Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cricket Brown, William Sadler, Cary Elwes, Christine Adams and Katie Aselton. SYNOPSIS: A deaf-mute girl appears to be cured after a visitation from what she thinks is the Virgin Mary but a disgraced reporter discovers differently. Based on James Herbert’s 1983 story Shrine, The […]
Blu-ray Review – Prophecy (1979)
Prophecy, 1979. Directed by John Frankenheimer. Starring Talia Shire, Robert Foxworth, Armand Assante, Richard Dysart, Victoria Racimo, Kevin Peter Hall, Tom McLoughlin and George Clutesi. SYNOPSIS: A scientist and his wife investigate why the inhabitants of a Native American reservation and the surrounding wildlife are affected by genetic mutations. Ah, 1979! The year that cinema […]
Blu-ray Review – A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)
A Tale of Two Sisters, 2003. Directed by Kim Jee-woon. Starring Im Soo-jung, Moon Geun-young, Kim Kap-su, and Yum Jung-ah. SYNOPSIS: A young girl returns home after being released from a mental institution to find that her troubles are far from over. You have to hand it to South Korea as when it comes to […]
Blu-ray Review – Blind Beast (1969)
Blind Beast, 1969. Directed by Yasuzô Masumura. Starring Eiji Funakoshi, Mako Midori and Noriko Sengoku. SYNOPSIS: A model is kidnapped by a blind sculptor and embarks on an intense masochistic relationship as they seek to stimulate each other’s senses. You know what it’s like when you fancy a massage and book a masseur to come […]
