William Lustig's depraved classic Maniac was massively controversial when it was first released in 1980. It garnered the ultimate accolades for an exploitation film- it was HATED by Siskel and Ebert (Gene Siskel said he made it to the shotgun murder then had to leave the preview screening as he couldn't stomach anymore!) and was …
Continue reading Day 1- 31 Days of Halloween 2023- Maniac (1980)
Here are the films I will be reviewing throughout October for the annual 31 Days of Halloween- Maniac (1980) The Stepfather (2010) Color Me Blood Red (1965) Last House on the Left (1972) Psycho (1960) Cry of the Banshee (1970) Peeping Tom (1959) Mantram (2017) Ek Thi Daayan (2013) Mondo Keyhole (1966) I Spit on …
Scott Thorsen is a film set animal trainer. On meeting Bob Black in a gay bar he is then taken to a performance by Liberace. Black knows the flamboyant performer and so takes Scott to meet him backstage. Liberace is taken with Thorsen and employs him but they quickly become lovers with Thorsen then becoming …
Continue reading Meathook Cinema Hall of Fame- Behind The Candelabra (2013)
10. The Boston Strangler (1968) 9. Zodiac (2007) 8. Silence of the Lambs (1991) 7. Helter Skelter (1976) 6. The Deliberate Stranger (1986) 5. Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) 4. The Black Panther (1977) 3. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) 2. Psycho (1960) 1. Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
As I had recently watched The Wicker Man from 1973, I thought it only fair to rewatch the remake. I remembered very little about the film from when I first saw it when it was released in 2006 apart from the 'bees' scene that became a meme years later. Would the film be worthy of reappraisal? …
Continue reading Is It Really That Bad?- The Wicker Man (2006)
A very religious policeman (Edward 'Equalizer' Woodward) arrives at the Scottish island of Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a child, Rowan Morrison. Whilst he makes enquiries regarding the missing child he witnesses first-hand the pagan lifestyles of the inhabitants which shock him and clash severely with his staunchly Christian and somewhat puritanical beliefs. I …
Continue reading Meathook Cinema Hall of Fame- The Wicker Man (1973)
10. Road Games (1981) An Ozploitation classic that imported the great Jamie Lee Curtis and Stacey Keach to star in it. Keach plays a truck driver travelling across Oz who with the aid of a hitchhiker tries to track down a serial killer. For the longest time, Road Games was unavailable but this is no …
In this new regular series of reviews, I'll be watching films that are hated by many. Do these films deserve their bad reputation or do they deserve reappraisal? First up is Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning. Beware- there are spoilers ahead. I remember hearing about the film being in development when it …
Continue reading Is It Really That Bad?- Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985)
Writer David Norliss is employed to write about his scepticism regarding the supernatural and the self-proclaimed spiritualists who are currently in vogue. However, he goes missing. His publisher discovers his research in the area on a series of tapes at his San Francisco home and decides to listen to the first one. He hears the …
10. John Ford and John Wayne 9. Luis Bunuel and Fernando Rey 8. John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands 7. Alfred Hitchcock and Cary Grant 6. Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski 5. Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune 4. Brian De Palma and Nancy Allen 3. John Carpenter and Kurt Russell 2. Martin Scorsese and Robert De …
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