Blood and Black Lace, 1964. Directed by Mario Bava. Starring Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner, Mary Arden, Ariana Gorini, Francesca Ungaro. SYNOPSIS: A fashion house full of beautiful models becomes the setting for a bloodbath at the hands of a mysterious killer. The film most recognised as kickstarting the giallo genre, Mario Bava’s 1964 […]
DVD Review – 50 Shades of Erotica (2015)
50 Shades of Erotica, 2015. SYNOPSIS: A collection of trailers featuring some of the best in erotic cinema from the golden age of erotica. You’ve got to hand it to those wonderful people at Nucleus Films, for not only do they want to entertain you they wish to educate you as well. Inspired by the […]
DVD Review – Backtrack: Nazi Regression (2014)
Backtrack: Nazi Regression (a.k.a. Nazi Vengeance), 2014. Directed by Tom Sands. Starring Mark Drake, Sophie Barker, Rosie Akerman, Miles Jovian, Julian Glover and Jon Bartlett. SYNOPSIS: A man tries to connect with his past and conjures up more than he bargained for when that past comes looking for him. Released in the UK on DVD […]
DVD Review – Doc of the Dead (2015)
Doc of the Dead, 2015. Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe. Featuring Bruce Campbell, Simon Pegg, George A. Romero, Sid Haig, Tom Savini, Greg Nicotero, Stuart Gordon, Max Brooks, Alex Cox, Robert Kirkman, Steve Barton. SYNOPSIS: Apparently, this is the definitive documentary examining the rise of the zombie in modern pop culture. Hmm… Think you know […]
DVD Review – Fear Clinic (2015)
Fear Clinic, 2015. Directed by Robert Hall. Starring Robert Englund, Fiona Dourif, Thomas Dekker, Corey Taylor, Cleopatra Coleman and Kevin Gage. SYNOPSIS: A brilliant scientist has found a way to cure people’s fears by inducing hallucinations but after the treatment several patients begin to experience bizarre flashbacks that feel much too real. Based on the […]
DVD Review – For Men Only (1968)
For Men Only, 1968. Directed by Pete Walker. Starring David Kernan, Andrea Allan, Derek Aylward, Tom Gill, Mai Bacon, Apple Brook, Neville Whiting, Britt Hampshire. SYNOPSIS: A London fashion journalist promises his girlfriend he won’t work with sexy young women anymore and takes a job with a magazine group keen on moral reform, unaware that […]
Blu-ray Review – Rollerball (1975)
Rollerball, 1975. Directed by Norman Jewison. Starring James Caan, Maud Adams, John Houseman, John Beck, Moses Gunn, Burt Kwouk, Pamela Hensley and Ralph Richardson. SYNOPSIS: In the not-too-distant future the corporations control everything, and when they tell top sportsman James Caan he can’t play the game of rollerball anymore he decides to challenge the controlling […]
Blu-ray Review – Network (1976)
Network, 1976. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Starring Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Robert Duvall, Peter Finch, Ned Beatty, Wesley Addy, Cindy Grover, Beatrice Straight and Ken Kercheval. SYNOPSIS: When a news anchorman threatens to kill himself on air the corporate bodies find every way they can to exploit his rantings for ratings. It’s amazing to think […]
DVD Review – Starry Eyes (2015)
Starry Eyes, 2015. Directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer. Starring Alex Essoe, Amanda Fuller, Noah Segan, Fabianne Therese, Pat Healy, Nick Simmons, Marc Senter, Maria Olsen and Trent Haaga. SYNOPSIS: An aspiring young actress sells her soul to a satanic cult in exchange for fame and fortune. Never a good idea… Starry Eyes is a good […]
DVD Review – Assassin (2015)
Assassin, 2015. Directed by J.K. Amalou. Starring Danny Dyer, Anouska Mond, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Holly Weston and Eddie Webber. SYNOPSIS: A hitman falls for a beautiful exotic dancer before discovering that his last hit was her dodgy businessman father, forcing him to turn against his ruthless employers to try and save her life. Is […]
