10. Multiple Maniacs (John Waters)- re-release I thought it was only fair to include this at the end of the list as its a re-release. But, if it was included in the list it would have been Number 1 and by some margin. Lady Divine has a travelling Cavalcade of Perversion- a kind of circus …
A movie that goes one way but changes direction massively. In fact before the plot twist that occurs I thought this was a film about the most unlikable and privileged kids I'd ever seen on screen. In fact they're so privileged that when they got to college they would be the biggest social justice warriors, I …
My local cinema, The Hyde Park Picturehouse here in Leeds regularly shows cult films. I was looking forward to seeing The Room as it had regularly played at a lot of the cult film cinemas like The Prince Charles Cinema and so I thought it must be some kind of newly discovered classic. The screening …
Continue reading Another Reason to Hate Millennials- The Room (2003)
I had the honour and privilege to be able to see Predator (1987) in 4K and on the big screen the other day. It felt like visiting an old friend. Predator belongs in Arnie's Imperial Phase, which, for my money, runs from the Conan films up until Red Heat. At this time, he was making …
I woke up to the news a couple of days ago that Charles Manson had died. My gut feeling was one of loss. Yes thats not the acceptable thing to say when a serial killer dies. And not just any serial killer but the capo of serial killers. A serial killer so conniving that he …
Continue reading Cease To Exist- The Cultural Influence of Charles Manson
As its International Men's Day I thought I'd review a documentary that I saw a few days ago. How did I learn of The Red Pill? Thats a journey in itself...Someone tried to bully me in my place of work for being openly gay (note the word 'tried'. I fought back and have never seen …
There was a long standing tradition for Turkish remakes of huge Hollywood blockbusters. These remakes have miniscule budgets and are made quickly so that they can be released soon after the original. The Exorcist was remade in Turkey for a tiny proportion of the original’s budget. This means that we get hilarious special effects, truly …
Continue reading Day 31- 31 Days of Halloween- Seytan (aka Turkish Exorcist)- 1974
A young girl has sex with her boyfriend only to be informed that hes passed on a curse to her. From now on she will be followed by a supernatural entity. If the entity reaches her it will kill her. Only she will be able to see it. The only way to get rid of …
Continue reading Day 30- 31 Days of Halloween- It Follows (2014)
A children's game goes horribly wrong and a child falls backwards from the first floor window of an abandoned building and dies. The remaining kids vow to never tell anyone about what happened. It's now 7 years on and the children in the gang are preparing for their prom night. They one by one start …
Continue reading Day 29- 31 Days of Halloween- Prom Night (1980)
I remember this film being on the shelves of all of the local video stores I used to pore over the contents of in the 80s. Amazing cover artwork and a great premise (lifts have always freaked me out) and yet I never got round to renting this movie. Years later I watched it whilst …
Continue reading Day 28- 31 Days of Halloween- The Lift (1983)
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