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' …
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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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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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)
Two things crossed my mind when I heard in the 90's that Gus Van Sant would be making a shot-for-shot remake of Hitchcock's Psycho. My first thought was 'Are you insane?!' My second thought was 'Shot for shot, huh? That could be quite interesting if it's handled right. A bit like some kind of cinematic …
Warning- this review contains spoilers. Ms 45 first came onto my radar due to it's inclusion in the fantastic horror compilation film, Terror In The Aisles. It would be years before I could actually see the film from start to finish, courtesy of a one-off rare film screening at a cinema in Hampstead when I …
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This article is another in my series entitled 'Is It Really That Bad?' in which I'm looking at films that are almost universally hated by audiences and critics alike. Do these films really deserve the terrible reputations they have garnered? I remember going to see Halloween H2O at the biggest West End cinema I could …
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A mark that you’ve made a great movie is when your film spawns a number of imitators. One such movie is The Exorcist. One such imitator is Beyond The Door. But whilst some imitators are pale and shoddy rip offs, this film is amazing. Starring esteemed actress Juliet Mills this deals with her possession and …
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