1983's Silkwood concerns Karen Silkwood, a plucky trade unionist who works at Kerr-McGee nuclear facility making fuel rods for nuclear reactors. Shes concerned by managers falsifying safety reports, cutting corners and retouching photographs of fuel rods to hide shoddy work and starts to campaign for these concerns to be rectified for the people who work …
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I remember back in the day being shown Boat Trip by a housemate who was also gay. He said that it was a hilarious movie with almost every character being homosexual. I watched the film all the way through out of politeness (something that wouldn't happen now) and thought it was the direct opposite of …
I'm astounded at how good Arrow Video's Cruising 4K-UHD release will be. Take a look at these extras! Also, it promises deleted scenes and alternative footage which William Friedkin previously said had been destroyed by Warners so I'm keen to see these.This is the final word on Cruising. Let's hope there are cinema screenings when …
Frank (Robert De Niro) and Molly (Meryl Streep) meet accidentally in a bookstore in New York whilst Christmas shopping. Months pass, and their paths cross again as they both travel into the city from their suburban neighbourhoods on the same train and so they strike up a conversation. They also find that there is a …
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When the head of a sacred religious statue named Ong-Bak is removed and taken away by thieves, a villager named Ting, an expert in the Muay Thai martial arts, journeys to Bangkok to find and bring it back. Ong-Bak is a terrific film. I love how it feels like a Thai film, but one that …
I was quite the A Nightmare on Elm Street fanboy back in the day. The film was *possibly* the video tape I rented the most in the 80's (although Supergirl and Watcher in the Woods came very close). The sequel was released with startling artwork by the genius artist Graham Humphries here in the UK, …
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Nurse Mortley is back. This time, Social Services is placing homeless people in Shady Palms Clinic. Death Nurse 2 is just as good as the first film. It was filmed on a camcorder, just like the original, and the shenanigans and dialogue are just as John Watersesque. We even get some social commentary within this …
A father is killed by a biker gang who are trespassing on his property. What the gang don't realise is that his young kids have psychic and telekinetic powers and bring Pops back to life to enact his revenge after, bizarrely, painting his face. I love movies featuring creepy kids. Bloody Birthday is a great …
The Clowns are a shock rock group who look like a cross between The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Sgt Kabukiman and your average Goth and like to pretend to stab, mutilate and kill groupies on stage. It becomes problematic when someone starts to actually kill groupies who have come to see the band in real …
A new adaptation of Dracula, you say? And it's Japanese animation?! I'm fricking there! Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned follows Drac as he falls in love with a woman who is meant to be a new bride for Satan (!) but is stolen by our favourite winged vampire. He even becomes a dad! As you'll …
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