Review by Stephanie Scaife – moderate spoilers ahead. Sam Peckinpah’s most controversial film Straw Dogs finally makes its way on to Blu-Ray this week, just in time for its 40th anniversary and to coincide with the release of the remake (out in the UK on 4th November, and reviewed here). It was made during a […]
Review by Keri O’Shea. The internet may be a boon for film fans in many ways, but it can also be a curse; try avoiding the reviews and opinions of your peers when you’re desperately trying not to form a verdict on a film you’ve yet to see and you’ll understand what I mean. The […]
Review by Ben Bussey. Gimme a T! Gimme an R! Gimme an A! Gimme an S! Gimme an H! What’s that spell? Do you like it? If so, then here’s a DVD you just might be interested in. We’ve got lithe young women of the 1970s in ra-ra skirts, riding around in convertibles with the […]
Review by Stephanie Scaife. The Cat o’ Nine Tails (1971) Dario Argento’s second feature, and purportedly his least favourite, is the newest Blu-ray release from Arrow Video. Sitting in between The Bird with the Crystal Plumage and Four Flies on Grey Velvet as part of Argento’s loosely connected animal trilogy, The Cat o’ Nine Tails […]
Review by Ben Bussey. You may have seen Britt’s review of this just over a month ago, in time for the US release which happened to coincide with its UK premiere at FrightFest. I wrote the bulk of the following review back then, but it was decided that two takes on the same film were […]
Ben Bussey with a fairly exclusive early look at Jason Paul Collum’s documentary on the three female superstars of straight to video B-movies. The 1980s: arguably the era of film history that is closest to the heart of contemporary horror fandom. The genre enjoyed unprecedented mainstream success with all the great slasher franchises reigning supreme at the box […]
Review by Keri O’Shea. Ah, 70s exploitation cinema, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways…the unapologetic cramming of sex, horror and any combination of pop culture references always makes for a fun watch, even when much within the film’s plot is oddly lacking. I like to think of these movies as trashy […]
Review by Keri O’Shea. Sex. Cannibalism. Sex and cannibalism. You might be forgiven for thinking that it would be completely impossible to make a boring film which contained both of those themes, but somehow, it has been done twice in France! In 2001 Claire Denis made Trouble Every Day, where even the entrancing Béatrice Dalle […]
Review by Ben Bussey. Red White & Blue is the story of Erica (Amanda Fuller) and Nate (Noah Taylor), two neighbours in a crumbling apartment building, and Franki (Marc Senter), a guitarist in a struggling rock band. It takes place in Austin. Beyond that, I’m wary to mention anything of the plot. Simon Rumley’s film is a […]
Nia Edwards-Behi reviews the first film from Panic Button director Chris Crow, soon to premiere at Abertoir 2011. A hapless group, stranded in unfamiliar territory, hunted down by a relentless monster – human or otherwise – is a staple of our beloved genre. We’ve more or less seen it all before, as is the way […]
Review by Stephanie Scaife. 51 is another of the After Dark Originals produced by SyFy, and a particularly lacklustre effort at that, which for this sort of low budget made-for-television movie should give you an indication of just how dull this is. Directed by Jason Connery (son of Sean), 51 is an army vs. aliens […]