The die-hard cult genre cinema fans that make up The Geek Show’s reader base will undoubtedly already be deeply familiar with the name Severin Films, but for those of you who aren’t, allow me to quickly introduce you to your latest obsession. Severin are a US-based physical media label renowned […]
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Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) A deeply unnerving character study (Review)
Disturbing films were in abundance throughout the late 70s and early 80s. With films such as Driller Killer, Cannibal Holocaust, The Last House on the Left and many more being branded “Video Nasties” and essentially blacklisted by the BBFC. Most of the shocking value of these films comes from grotesque […]
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith: “A Fugitive from Justice…Or from Injustice”?
Often cited as one of the most important Australian films ever made and a key text in the Aussie New Wave movement of the 1970s, Fred Schepisi’s The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is a beautifully shot yet heart wrenching and savage account of institutionalised racism in colonial Australia at the turn […]