Medusa Deluxe (2022) is a murder mystery thriller set in the backbiting world of competitive hairdressing. Big hair and even bigger egos collide in a tense and taut mystery that keeps the viewer guessing until the very end. Medusa Deluxe is like Showgirls with more hair extensions. Fabulous, extravagant and […]
Murder Mystery
A Woman Kills (1968) Rediscovered Psychodrama Proves Problematic Today (Review)
Paris, the summer of 1968. A tumultuous time in French history, with situationists, students and striking workers bringing the capital to a standstill and threatening to change the country, and possibly the world, forever more. Revolution was in the air and its effects inevitably impacted art at the time. Cinematically, […]
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982) An Obscure Take on the Traditional British Murder Mystery Novel (Review)
The British film industry of the late twentieth century is one that I am deeply fascinated by. From the early 1970s onwards, it was an industry cash-strapped by Hollywood’s decision to return home after rinsing the profitable new wave/kitchen sink/swinging London milieus of the previous decade. Compelled to either emulate […]
Lies and Deceit – Cop Au Vin (1985) & Inspector Lavardin (1986)(Review)
Inner Sanctum Mysteries (1943/45) Campy 1940s Murder Melodrama’s (Review)
Podcasting just does not get the credit it deserves, it removed the barriers to provide a platform for the everyman to broadcast around the globe. Let’s just ignore the fact the industry has been diminished by overexposure and broadcasting giants like the BBC getting involved making it very difficult for […]
4-Panel 147 – The Creeper in my Sock Drawer
Samuel Fuller at Columbia (1937-61)(Review)
Spotlight on a Murderer (1961) An anti-murder mystery from a famed French Surrealist (Review)
Sisters (1972) Early Brian De Palma Thriller is more than its influences (Review)
Arrow video are continuing their exploration of Brian de Palma’s back catalogue with their release of his 1973 film – Sisters. This follows Obsession, Blow Out, The Fury, Phantom of the Paradise and Dressed to kill in their unparalleled treatment of the controversial director’s work. In Sisters (aka Bloody Sisters), […]