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 …
Continue reading Meathook Cinema Hall of Fame- Villain (1971)
When their car runs out of gas, Geoffrey goes off to find a garage to fill a can with gas whilst his irritating flapper girlfriend Daphne has a nap. When she awakens, she gets out and has a walk around the remote surroundings. She soon realises that she is being followed by someone and after …
Continue reading Day 25- 31 Days of Halloween 2023- The Ghoul (1975)
A cloaked figure plays the organ surrounded by a band comprising of robot musicians who are collectively known as Dr Phibes' Clockwork Wizards. The organist is Anton Phibes and he has quite a backstory. He was thought to have been killed in a car crash in 1921 when he was rushing home after hearing of …
Continue reading Day 15- 31 Days of Halloween 2023- The Abominable Dr Phibes (1971)
Esteemed parapsychologist Sir Hugo Cunningham is investigating the strange smudge that is on the photographs of people who are photographed at their moment of death. He concludes that this is, in fact, an 'asphyx', a force which comes for somebody when it's time for them to leave this mortal coil. He then finds through his …
Continue reading Day 12- 31 Days of Halloween 2023- The Asphyx (1972)
Michael Powell's controversial Peeping Tom is due to be released on Blu-Ray in January, a fact I didn't know until after I chose the film as one of the entries in this year's 31 Days of Halloween. The blurb for the new release contains this nifty plot synopsis- 'Mark, a focus puller at the local …
Continue reading Day 7- 31 Days of Halloween 2023- Peeping Tom (1960)
Vincent Price stars in this British horror film as Lord Edward Whitman, a witchfinder. A local witch places a curse on Whitman for his brutal witch-finding ways. This involves taking possession of Roderick, a loyal servant of Whitman. Roderick starts to bump off all of the Whitman clan one by one. The first notable aspect …
Continue reading Day 6- 31 Days of Halloween 2023- Cry of the Banshee (1970)
A very religious policeman (Edward 'Equalizer' Woodward) arrives at the Scottish island of Summerisle to investigate the disappearance of a child, Rowan Morrison. Whilst he makes enquiries regarding the missing child he witnesses first-hand the pagan lifestyles of the inhabitants which shock him and clash severely with his staunchly Christian and somewhat puritanical beliefs. I …
Continue reading Meathook Cinema Hall of Fame- The Wicker Man (1973)
The first thing I noticed when watching this Tigon film was the incredible cast. It's like a wet dream for horror fans (Boris Karloff! Christopher Lee! Barbara Steele !) A welcome surprise was seeing that Mark Eden who played Alan Bradley from Coronation Street was also in the cast. Eden plays Robert Manning who is …
The latest entry in the Confessions franchise sees Timmy Lea change occupations yet again and becoming a driving instructor. Along the way, there are plenty of 'birds' for him to have sexy adventures with. As is customary in these films, there are usually actresses who went onto bigger things who play a prominent part within …
Continue reading Review- Confessions of a Driving Instructor (1976)
Timmy Lea and his brother-in-law are still cleaning windows (see the previous film) but somehow blag their way into the world of pop management. The band they start to manage are called Bloater which Timmy's brother in law then renames Kipper (it's classier). When Kipper's drummer is unable to play a gig, Timmy steps in. …
Continue reading Review- Confessions of a Pop Performer (1975)
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