The Fanatic aka The Last Horror Movie was a film that I was always intrigued by but was one of those horror films I just hadn’t gotten around to seeing for reasons unknown. That was until yesterday. I found the film on a cheap DVD in a charity shop and so thought 'What the hell' …
This article is the first in a series I'm calling the Trash Triptych in which I'll be looking at the John Waters movies Pink Flamingos (1972), Female Trouble (1974) and Polyester (1981). My introduction to John Waters was actually an indirect one. It's Thursday 19th of July 1984 and I'm watching Top of the Pops. …
A totalitarian government have a novel idea to try and curb juvenile delinquency- to send a random class to an island where they will have to kill each other. Whoever is left is the winner. They have three days to complete the task. They are given provisions and a different weapon each. They also have …
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Visitors to this page will know that I'm a MASSIVE John Waters fan. When his latest opus, A Dirty Shame was released I eagerly sought out one of the few cinemas that was showing the film in London where I lived at the time after graduating with a degree in Film Studies. There was a …
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10. The Breakfast Club 9. Ferris Bueller's Day Off 8. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 7. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 6. Deadpool 5. Freddy vs Jason 4. Wolf of Wall Street 3. Halloween (2018) 2. Hereditary 1. Scream
1971 was a great year for British gangster movies. Not only did we get the masterpiece Get Carter but also the lesser-known Villain. These two films would usher in a new era of crime cinema and television. Richard Burton plays Vic Dakin, a psychopathic London gangster. He's planning on robbing a delivery of wages being …
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For this Top 10 I looked at the nominees for the Best Picture Oscar and chose the film that I felt should have won instead of the actual film that did win 10. LA Confidential (Titanic won) 9. Pulp Fiction (Forrest Gump won) 8. Dallas Buyers Club (12 Years A Slave won) 7. Secrets and …
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When the film purporting to document the formation of The Village People opened in 1980 it garnered almost universally bad reviews. The film was also seen as being so bad that (along with Xanadu) it brought about the formation of an annual awards ceremony celebrating the worst of cinema, The Golden Raspberry Awards. But, is …
Continue reading Is It Really That Bad?- Can’t Stop The Music (1980)
John and Laura Baxter travel to Venice following the death of their daughter in a pond outside their home. John has undertaken a job there involving the restoration of a church. Whilst in a restaurant, Laura meets two sisters, one of whom is blind but has the gift of second sight and can liaise with …
Continue reading Meathook Cinema Hall of Fame- Don’t Look Now (1974)
10. Mysterious Skin 9. Martyrs 8. The Mist 7. Combat Shock 6. Salo 5. Irreversible 4. The Manchurian Candidate 3. Night of the Living Dead 2. Threads 1. The Deer Hunter
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