There's so much I love about 1979's Alien. This is a film I feel like I've grown up with from watching its first TV screening with my Dad when I was about 6, through to renting it on video through to watching it on the big screen either in its original form or it's excellent …
I saw The Texas Chain Saw Massacre at the cinema the other day. It's been a long road, but I feel like I've had my own personal journey with this horror masterpiece. After years of not being able to view the film, it grew in my mind to almost mythic proportions. When I finally got …
Continue reading Leatherface and Me- Growing Up With (and Without) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
A mother and daughter in law (named in the credits as 'older woman' and 'younger woman' respectively) are waiting for their son/husband to return from the war he's fighting in. A soldier named Hachi who fought alongside him comes back to tell them that in fact he saw him killed. He then starts having a …
Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween 2020- Day 31- Onibaba (1964)
A teenage drag race goes dreadfully wrong with one car being forced off a bridge and into a river. From the car a woman, Mary manages to escape and clamber ashore. However, Mary's life after that isn't the same. She seems to see ghostly figures when she seemingly disassociates herself with everyday life that is …
Continue reading 31 Days of Halloween 2020- Day 29- Carnival of Souls (1962)
Jojo is a proud Hitler Youth member. He decides to go on a weekend for fellow brainwashed enthusiasts. However, after a (very funny) accident with a grenade he finds himself hospitalised. At home recovering he discovers that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. He confides this to his imaginary friend, Adolf …
Last film for the month- Halloween. I've made a video HERE about what I love about the film. Enjoy! A masterpiece. 5 out of 5
I've just made a video about one of my favourite films- the kickass 'Cruising' directed by William Friedkin and starring Al Pacino. Please investigate HERE.
I first saw this classic when I was a late teen and studying for my A-levels in college in 1994. My friend taped this for me on the same tape as Last House on the Left. With it being copied from a copy the picture and audio were crappy but somehow this added to the …
Continue reading The Texas Chain Saw Massacre- 31 Days of Halloween- Day 1
Meathook Cinema 