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 – Santa Sangre (1989)
Santa Sangre, 1989. Directed by Alejandro Jodorowsky. Starring Axel Jodorowsky, Guy Stockwell, Blanca Guerra, Thelma Tixou, Sabrina Dennison, and Adan Jodorowsky. SYNOPSIS: A former circus artist escapes from a mental asylum and begins to commit murders in the name of his mother, a religious cult leader who has no arms. As with all Alejandro Jodorowsky […]
4K Ultra HD Review – A Bittersweet Life (2005)
A Bittersweet Life, 2005. Directed by Kim Jee-woon. Starring Lee Byung-hun, Shin Min-a, Kim Yeong-cheol, Hwang Jung-min, and Jin Goo. SYNOPSIS: A mobster with a conscience falls foul of his boss when he disobeys an order, forcing him on a path of revenge. No country does revenge movies quite like South Korea, and Kim Jee-woon’s […]
Digital Review – Sting (2024)
Sting, 2024. Directed by Kiah Roache-Turner. Starring Alyla Browne, Ryan Corr, Jermaine Fowler, Penelope Mitchell, Noni Hazlehurst, Danny Kim, and Robyn Nevin. SYNOPSIS: A 12-year-old girl living in an apartment block secretly keeps a spider as a pet, unaware that it is not of this planet and will grow to be massive. Sting is a […]
Blu-ray Review – The Last Starfighter (1984)
The Last Starfighter, 1984. Directed by Nick Castle. Starring Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Kay E. Kuter, Catherine Mary Stewart, Dan O’Herlihy, and Dan Mason. SYNOPSIS: A video game whizzkid ends up being recruited to join a team of starfighters to defend an alien planet from attack. It takes about five seconds of the opening credits […]
Blu-ray Review – The Lawnmower Man Collection
The Lawnmower Man Collection Directed by Brett Leonard/Farhad Mann. Starring Jeff Fahey, Pierce Brosnan, Jenny Wright, Geoffrey Lewis, Dean Norris, Patrick Bergin, Camille Cooper, and Matt Frewer. SYNOPSIS: Box set containing the groundbreaking The Lawnmower Man and its lesser-seen sequel. The problem with basing a movie around a new technology is that you can guarantee […]
Blu-ray Review – Raw Force (1982)
Raw Force, 1982. Directed by Edward D. Murphy. Starring Cameron Mitchell, Geoffrey Binney, Vic Diaz, Hope Holiday, Jillian Kesner, Camille Keaton, and Ralph Lombardi. SYNOPSIS: Welcome to Warrior’s Island, burial ground of disgraced martial arts masters! When the Burbank Kung Fu Club travels to this mysterious island, they quickly find themselves facing the bloodthirsty vengeance […]
Blu-ray Review – A Shock to the System (1990)
A Shock to the System, 1990. Directed by Jan Egleson. Starring Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Will Patton, Peter Riegert, Jenny Wright, Barbara Baxley, and Swoosie Kurtz. SYNOPSIS: After being electrocuted whilst trying to fix a light, a middle-aged executive gets some ideas about how to get the things he wants in life, including a promotion. […]
Blu-ray Review – Mansion of the Doomed (1976)
Mansion of the Doomed, 1976. Directed by Michael Pataki. Starring Richard Basehart, Gloria Grahame, Trish Stewart, Lance Henriksen, Al Ferrara. SYNOPSIS: An eye surgeon is attempting to restore his blind daughter’s eyesight by transplanting new eyeballs, but first he needs some donors. Mansion of the Doomed is not, as its title may suggest, a gothic […]
Blu-ray Review – Caged Heat (1974)
Caged Heat, 1974. Directed by Jonathan Demme. Starring Juanita Brown, Erica Gavin, Roberta Collins, Cheryl Smith, Barbara Steele, Warren Smith. SYNOPSIS: Inmates in a women’s prison rebel when the prison doctor begins experimenting with electric shock therapy to control their behaviour. It is often interesting to go back through the career of a big-name director […]
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