I first learnt of this film as it was called The Day After Halloween and marketed as a sequel to John Carpenter's classic. It isn't. But it's still a really interesting movie. Angela (played by Prisoner Cell Block H's brilliant Sigrid Thornton) is persuaded to ditch her low paid hairdressing job and enter the world of …
This is such a great documentary about Ozploitation films (exploitation films made in Australia). All the great films and sub-genres are here- the bawdy Ocker comedies, the slasher movies, the films for petrolheads. The main players are all interviewed and show that making these insane films was just as insane in real life. I’m so …
I loved Greek mythology as a kid and this film blew me away when I first saw it. It still more than holds up when I watch it today. This really is a brilliant adventure that the audience is taken on as Jason sails in search of the Golden Fleece. This is the crowning glory of Ray …
The infamous video nasty that was banned in the SS Thatcher days of 80’s Britain. It’s a solid effort with great gore and decent suspense as two couples go to an island for a vacation. I loved the lead character who feels like she’s been having nightmares all her life about the place she’s just arrived at. …
An army vet is employed as a police officer to bring down crime levels in a small town. But he quickly becomes the problem rather than the cure. This really is a B movie and reminds me of the blander half of the double-bills you used to watch in cinemas back in the day. It’s interesting …
This is basically Never Sleep Again but for the Friday the 13th films. And that's perfect. Each film gets talked about by cast and crew regarding how it was made, the ongoing battle with the MPAA that blighted the series later on and how well the films fared when released. It's always a joy to hear …
I was umm-ing and ahh-ing about going to see this at my local cinema. It was a one-off showing of the 4K Blu ray print and the chance of seeing this on the big screen was too much of a rare occurrence to knock back. The reason for my reticence was that when I had …
A former Nazi SS officer crosses paths again with a former concentration camp prisoner who he had an affair with. But a group of other former Nazis who are determined to eliminate any incriminating evidence or indeed people who might expose their past deeds know about this woman who they see as posing a real …
On 8th November 2013 John Waters performed his one-man show at Liverpool Philharmonic and was on top form. I attended this show and had a whale of a time. There was a signing session after the show and the line to get stuff signed was HUGE. But not many people knew that there was to …
When you recognise a murder weapon which could implicate a hacksaw wielding murderer who's already killed two other people, what do you do? You go to stay in a remote secluded clifftop villa with your friends, that's what! Nothing could go wrong... This is a fantastic slice of giallo directed by Sergio Martino in 1973. …
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