Manhunter, 1986. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring William Petersen, Brian Cox and Tom Noonan. SYNOPSIS: Based on the novel Red Dragon, FBI profiler Will Graham reluctantly comes out of retirement to lead the hunt for an elusive serial killer dubbed “The Tooth Fairy”. To aid him in his efforts, Graham seeks out the advice of Dr Hannibal […]
Blu-ray Review – The Emigrants/The New Land (1971/1972)
The Emigrants/The New Land, 1971/1972. Directed by Jan Troell Starring Max von Sydow and Liv Ullman SYNOPSIS: A Swedish couple voyage to America and attempt to put down roots in a beautiful but forbidding new world. The intensely naturalistic directorial work of Jan Troell makes this one of the defining artworks for capturing a sense of the […]
Countdown to Spectre – Skyfall Review
Ricky Church completes his countdown to Spectre with a review of Skyfall… 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise and the world’s greatest secret agent. Amid MGM’s financial troubles, they had to push the next Bond film back a bit, but this served to help them really celebrate Bond’s milestone. Skyfall is a […]
October Horrors Day 11 – Evil Dead II (1987)
Evil Dead II, 1987 Directed by Sam Raimi Starring Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks and Kassie Wesley SYNOPSIS: Ash, the sole survivor of the previous film, returns to contend with the evil spirits summoned from the cursed Necronomicon, the book of the dead. Joined by those present at the book’s original discovery and others, […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Elle (2016)
Elle, 2016. Directed by Paul Verhoeven. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Laffite, Anne Consigny, Charles Berling, Christian Berkel and Jonas Bloquet. SYNOPSIS: Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a successful video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business. However her life takes a dramatic turn when she is raped in […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Personal Shopper (2016)
Personal Shopper, 2016. Directed by Olivier Assayas. Starring Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger, Sigrid Bouaziz, Anders Danielsen Lie and Ty Olwin. SYNOPSIS: Maureen serves as a personal shopper for the rich and famous. Residing in Paris, she also practices as a medium with the hope of contacting her recently deceased twin brother. Channelling two greatly conflicting lifestyles, soon […]
Movie Review – RWD (2016)
RWD, 2016. Directed by Matt Stuertz. Starring Adam Hartley and Matt Stuertz. SYNOPSIS: Two men disappear into the woods armed with cameras and looking for ghosts, hoping to shoot the latest episode of their ongoing web series about paranormal happenings. Instead they find something different, but equally as unusual. Found-footage is a pretty cheap sub-genre, […]
October Horrors Day 16 – City of the Living Dead (1980)
City of the Living Dead, 1980 Directed by Lucio Fulci Starring Christopher George, Catriona MacColl, Carlo De Majo and Antonella Interlenghi SYNOPSIS: In the village of Dunwich Father Thomas hangs himself in the local graveyard causing the gates of hell to open and spew evil into the world. At the same time in New York […]
October Horrors Day 9 – Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Dawn of the Dead, 1978 Directed by George A. Romero Starring Ken Foree, David Emege, Scott Reigner and Gaylen Ross SYNOPSIS: TV news chopper pilot Stephen, his girlfriend Francine and SWAT team members Peter and Roger, attempt to find a place to hole up in the midst of a zombie apocalypse spiralling ever more out of […]
Video Game Review – Ride 2 (Video Review)
Lewy Buck Reviews Ride 2… As someone who has always been interested in motorcycles, motorcycle games have never quite cut it with me. The games that were currently available to us for example the MotoGP series all seemed to…professional. The thought of riding nothing but racing grade motorcycles around an official track seemed linear, tedious […]
