Erotibot (2011) Distributor: Bounty Films DVD Release Date (UK): 26th September 2011 Directed by: Naoyuki Tomomatsu Starring: Yuuya Tokumoto, Mahiro Aine, Maria Ozawa, Asami Review by: Ben Bussey Sukekiyo (Yuuya Tokumoto) is not the greatest android in the world. The third robotic manservant of his household, he is neither as charming as Number 1, nor […]
The Rig (2010) Distributor: Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment DVD Release Date (UK): 8th August 2011 Directed by: Peter Atencio Starring: Serah D’Laine, William Forsythe Review by: Aaron Williams Be honest with yourself for a second. If you’ve seen the poster to The Rig (below) then you should have some sort of idea of what to expect by […]
Evil Rising AKA Sauna (2008) Distributor: Matchbox Films DVD Release Date (UK): 25th July 2011 Directed by: Antti-Jussi Annila Starring: Ville Virtanen, Tommi Eronen Review by: Keri O’Shea It’s a rare treat to come across a film like Evil Rising (more on that damn title change anon): a project with unusual vision and high production […]
Scream of the Banshee (2011) Distributor: G2 Pictures/After Dark Originals Blu-Ray/DVD Release Date (UK): 25th July 2011 DVD Release Date (US): July 26, 2011 Directed by: Steven C. Miller Starring: Lauren Holly, Lance Henriksen, Todd Haberkorn Review by: Stephanie Scaife The words “SyFy original movie” may fill you with dread, and quite rightly so in […]
Bane (2009) Distributor: Saefcracker Pictures DVD Release Date (UK): 18th July 2011 Directed by: James Eaves Starring: Sophia Dawnay, Tina Barnes, Lisa Devlin, Sylvia Robson Review by: Ben Bussey Picture the scene I am about to describe; it shouldn’t be too hard to do so, as it’s a scene that’s been played out a great […]
The Haunted Castle AKA Schloß Vogeloed (1921) Distributor: Eureka Video DVD Release Date: 22nd August 2011 Directed by: F.W. Murnau Starring: Olga Tschechowa, Arnold Korff, Lulu Kyser-Korff Review by: Keri O’Shea An incredible ninety years old, The Haunted Castle predates what is arguably director and auteur F. W. Murnau’s best-known work, Nosferatu (1922) and also diverges […]
Obsession (1976) Distributor: Arrow Video Blu-Ray release date: 11th July 2011 Directed by: Brian De Palma Starring: Cliff Robertson, John Lithgow, Geneviève Bujold Review by: Stephanie Scaife Yet again we are treated to another fine Blu-Ray release from the ever expanding Arrow Video label. This time it is the turn of Brian De Palma’s Obsession, […]
Strigoi (2009) Distributor: Eurkea Video/Bounty Films DVD Release Date (UK): 22 August 2011 Directed by: Faye Jackson Starring: Catalin Paraschiv, Constantin Barbulescu Review by: Aaron Williams Having been involved in film making myself, I know only all too well how much of a battle it is bringing your precious vision to the screen, especially when you […]
The Body Snatcher (1945) Distributor: Odeon Entertainment DVD Release Date (UK): 11th July 2011 Directed by: Robert Wise Starring: Boris Karloff, Henry Daniell, Russell Wade, Bela Lugosi Review by: Ben Bussey Here at Brutal As Hell, we do tend to focus largely on post-1970s horror. Indeed, I’d argue that contemporary horror fandom in general is most […]
The Funhouse (1981) Distributor: Arrow Video Blu-Ray release date (UK): 18th July 2011 Directed by: Tobe Hooper Starring: Elizabeth Berridge, Shawn Carson, Sylvia Miles Review by: Stephanie Scaife Tobe Hooper is an incredibly inconsistent filmmaker; when he is good he is very, very good (The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Poltergeist) but when he is bad […]
The Task (2010) Distributor: After Dark Originals DVD/Blu-Ray Release Date (UK): 11th July 2011 Directed by: Alex Orwell Starring: Texas Battle, Alexandra Staden, Adam Raynor, Marc Pickering Review by: Ben Bussey See the picture above? That’s Texas Battle, the man whose stage name makes Vin Diesel seem down to earth, best known to the likes […]