Larry Clark’s film follows Marty, who confides in his new girlfriend, Lisa, about his bullying and the invalidation he faces from his friend, Bobby. Lisa suggests the ultimate remedy- Bobby’s murder. They call some friends to help with the plot. Bully has an atmosphere all of its own which veers from goofy comedy to something …
Mr Lazarescu, an elderly man who likes a tipple and lives with his cats, becomes ill but, firstly, getting an ambulance to come out to him and then getting him to a hospital that will actually provide the appropriate care for him becomes nearly impossible. This Romanian film is admirably directed by Cristi Puiu, with …
Continue reading Shocking Cinema- Day 21- The Death of Mr Lazarescu (2005)
A young couple move from France to an isolated villa in Romania. This proves to be a bad move though as things quickly take a turn for the worse as they find themselves under attack. Beautifully photographed, brilliantly directed (loving the POV shots that place you in the shoes of the protagonists), Them (released as …
A gang of soldiers hear about a sanctuary from the living dead. It’s called Plum Island but unfortunately there’s a family feud dividing it. One family wants to exterminate the zombies, the other wants to peacefully live alongside them. What to do… This was George’s last film before his death. This is Romero attempting to …
Continue reading George A Romero Reviewed- Day 17- Survival of the Dead (2009)
George A Romero’s 2007 zombie flick and a concept that involves the found footage of a film student assembled into a movie by one of the film’s other characters. All of the movie is shot on camcorders and other similar devices available at the time commercially. This found footage chronicles a group of film studies …
Continue reading George A Romero Reviewed- Day 16- Diary of the Dead (2007)
Land of the Dead is George A Romero’s next instalment in the Dead series after 1985’s pedestrian and plodding Day of the Dead. This involves the human race who are still at the mercy of a world overrun by the undead and now being split into the ordinary folk who are forced to live in …
Continue reading George A Romero Reviewed- Day 15- Land of the Dead (2005)
Henry Creedlow has some very toxic people in his life- his wife is having an affair with his boss, his best friend is vile and stealing his investments …even his pet poodle hates him. Then he wakes up to find that his face has been replaced by a featureless white mask. He uses this newly …
Continue reading George A Romero Reviewed- Day 14- Bruiser (2000)
‘Officer Melanie and Sergeant Jericho travel to a mining outpost to transport a prisoner. On arriving, they realise that demons of an ancient Martian civilisation have possessed the entire colony.’ I had heard so many dreadful things about this film- that the dialogue was terrible (it’s not too bad), that the special effects are awful …
Continue reading John Carpenter Reviewed- Day 20- Ghosts of Mars (2001)
A Dirty Shame concerns Sylvia Stickles, a sexually repressed and frigid woman. That's until she sustains a concussion during an accident and becomes horny beyond all expectations. I hated A Dirty Shame when I saw it on its first release. Twenty years later and I find a DVD copy of the film selling for 50 …
Continue reading John Waters Reviewed- Day 11- A Dirty Shame (2004)
Five teens are travelling from Mexico to Dallas for a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert when the hitchhiker they pick up blows her brains out in their van. They then go to report it but encounter ‘the family’ on the way. If you're travelling to go and see Lynyrd Skynyrd rather than Lou Reed in the early …
Continue reading The Texas Chainsaw Massscre Reviewed- Day 5- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
