Doctor Jekyll, 2023. Directed by Joe Stephenson. Starring Eddie Izzard, Scott Chambers, Lindsay Duncan, Robyn Cara, and Simon Callow. SYNOPSIS: A modern re-imagining of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale. What better way to re-launch the legendary Hammer Films name than by taking a classic tale of terror and bringing it bang up-to-date? There isn’t, […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Four Sided Triangle (1953)
Four Sided Triangle, 1953. Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Barbara Payton, James Hayter, Stephen Murray, John Van Eyssen, and Percy Marmont. SYNOPSIS: A scientist creates an exact replica of the woman he loves when she marries his childhood friend. This 4K UHD release is the second to come from the resurrected Hammer Films stable following […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Man in Black (1949)
The Man in Black, 1949. Directed by Francis Searle. Starring Betty Ann Davies, Sidney James, Sheila Burrell, Anthony Forwood, Hazel Penwarding, and Valentine Dyall. SYNOPSIS: A woman and her daughter conspire to steal her stepdaughter’s inheritance after the mysterious death of her husband. Henry Clavering (Sidney James) is a rich man with a keen interest […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Curse of Frankenstein, 1957. Directed by Terence Fisher. Starring Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Hazel Court, Robert Urquhart, Melvyn Hayes, Valerie Gaunt, Paul Hardtmuth. SYNOPSIS: Limited edition box set of Hammer’s first foray into full-blown horror. 1957s The Curse of Frankenstein is a movie of firsts, for not only was it the first of Hammer’s […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
The Men of Sherwood Forest, 1954. Directed by Val Guest. Starring Don Taylor, Reginald Beckwith, Eileen Moore, Ballard Berkeley, Patrick Holt, John Van Eyssen, Harold Lang, Bernard Bresslaw, and Leslie Linder. SYNOPSIS: The legendary outlaw Robin Hood is asked to rescue King Richard from capture but ends up getting captured himself. In 1954 Hammer produced […]
4K Ultra HD Review – The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
The Horror of Frankenstein, 1970. Directed by Jimmy Sangster. Starring Ralph Bates, Kate O’Mara, Veronica Carlson, David Prowse, Dennis Price, Jon Finch, Graham James. SYNOPSIS: Arrogant scientist Victor Frankenstein creates a man from spare body parts, with the creature causing havoc once alive. Originally released on a double bill with Scars of Dracula in 1970, […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Scars of Dracula (1970)
Scars of Dracula, 1970. Directed by Roy Ward Baker. Starring Christopher Lee, Dennis Waterman, Jenny Hanley, Michael Gwynn, Michael Ripper, Patrick Troughton, Christopher Matthews, Bob Todd, and Anouska Hempel. SYNOPSIS: After a young man is murdered whilst staying at Castle Dracula, his younger brother comes searching for him. 1970 was a crucial year for Hammer, […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Whispering Smith Hits London (1952)
Whispering Smith Hits London, 1952. Directed by Francis Searle. Starring Richard Carlson, Greta Gynt, Herbert Lom, Rona Anderson, Alan Wheatley, Dora Bryan. SYNOPSIS: An American private detective holidaying in London becomes embroiled in a murder case where all is not as it seems. The good folk at Hammer have unearthed another obscure treasure from the […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Cry of the Banshee (1970)
Cry of the Banshee, 1970. Directed by Gordon Hessler. Starring Vincent Price, Hilary Dwyer, Michael Elphick, Elisabeth Bergner, Patrick Mower, Hugh Griffith, Essy Persson, Sally Geeson, and Stephan Chase. SYNOPSIS: In 16th century England, a witch-hunting magistrate is cursed when he falls afoul of a witch. Released as part of Hammer’s new ‘Hammer Presents’ range […]
Blu-ray Review – Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024)
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters, 2024 Directed by Benjamin Field. Featuring Valerie Leon, Tim Burton, John Landis, Joe Dante, John Carpenter, Martine Beswick, Caroline Munro, Madeline Smith, John Gore, Jonathan Rigby, Wayne Kinsey, and Axelle Carolyn. SYNOPSIS: Showcases Hammer Films through the eyes of its actors, filmmakers and fans, tracing the history of the production […]
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