The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, 1974. Directed by Joseph Sargent. Starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam and Héctor Elizondo. SYNOPSIS: Four armed men hijack a New York City subway car and demand a ransom for the passengers. The city’s police are faced with a conundrum: Even if it’s paid, how could they […]
Blu-ray Review – Black Sunday (1977)
Black Sunday, 1977. Directed by John Frankenheimer. Starring Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver, and Bekim Fehmiu. SYNOPSIS: Black Sunday ended up settling toward the bottom of the pile of disaster films that were released in the 1970s, but it’s still worth revisiting, thanks to solid direction by John Frankenheimer, the presence of […]
Oscar Worthy Performances In Iconic Horror Films
EJ Moreno discusses Oscar-worthy acting performances in horror… Any film fan knows that it’s rare your personal favorite makes it to the biggest award show of the year. The Academy Awards voters are a tough crowd, especially when it comes to horror films. It feels like some major genre film is overlooked every year, and […]
Happy Bond Season!
Tom Jolliffe on the time of year that for some fans means Bond… It’s that time of year. We’re well into that final ten or so weeks of the year. For many fans, but particularly British gents, there’s a franchise that is deeply ingrained in our movie-watching lives from around mid October until the year […]
Blu-ray Review – The Deep (1977)
The Deep, 1977. Directed by Peter Yates. Starring Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Dick Anthony Williams, Robert Shaw, Louis Gossett Jr., and Eli Wallach. SYNOPSIS: A pair of amateur divers discover a shipwreck filled with drugs and treasure whilst wearing very tight t-shirts. You can imagine the producers of The Deep all gathered round a big […]
4K Ultra HD Review – Jaws (1975)
Jaws, 1975. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfus, Lorraine Gary, and Murray Hamilton. SYNOPSIS: Jaws arrives on 4K disc looking and sounding as close to its theatrical glory as you can get on home video these days. The sound and picture are top-notch, and while Universal didn’t include anything new […]
Countdown to No Time To Die: The Top 10 Bond Villains
Chris Gelderd on the top ten James Bond villains… The James Bond series in both book and film introduced villains that would become household names and echo through popular culture decades later. The villains of the Bond universe are unlike anyone audiences have seen or read about before. They have evil plans that are bafflingly […]
Blu-ray Review – Force 10 From Navarone (1978)
Force 10 From Navarone, 1978. Directed by Guy Hamilton. Starring Robert Shaw, Harrison Ford, Barbara Bach, Edward Fox, Franco Nero, Carl Weathers, Richard Kiel, and Alan Badel. SYNOPSIS: During World War II, several oddly assorted military experts are teamed in a mission to raid and destroy a bridge vital to enemy strategy. Let’s take a […]
The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #16 – Film critic Sarah Buddery on Jaws
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite movie. This week, film critic Sarah Buddery talks about Steven Spielberg’s fishy blockbuster Jaws… This week, the guest is film critic Sarah Buddery, who chose Steven Spielberg’s iconic shark attack horror Jaws as her favourite movie. […]
