Skip to content
Sunday, Jun 7, 2026
New REVIEWS!
Hi Mom! (1970) De Palma’s Wildest Early Provocation
Slither (2006) – Silly Schlocky Blast of Smalltown Sci-Fi Fun
Hacked: A Double Entendre of Rage-Fueled Karma (2025) A chaotic act of cinematic payback
The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955): audacious thought crimes in Buñuel’s serial killer satire
Diabolic (2026) Conventionally plotted Religious Horror that drips with Dread and Atmosphere
The Professional (1981) Belmondo Goes Rogue for Revenge
Taxidermia (2006) A Disgusting, Controversial and Deceptively Beautiful Underground Classic
Exit 8 (2025) Liminal Horror More Emotionally Potent than Horrific
Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974 (1974): emotional violence transcending the limits of documentary form
Salem’s Lot (1979): A Masterclass in Slow-Burn Horror
New Directors from Japan: Takashi Ono (2016-2023)
Knights of the Teutonic Order (1960): most super of the Polish “super productions”

The Geek Show

Reviews, Podcasts and More by Geeks, for Geeks

  • About
  • Movies & Docs
    • Film Festivals
  • Pop Culture
    • Doctor Who
    • Twin Peaks
    • From the Geek Show Team
  • Podcasts
    • All Of Us Are Lost
    • Pop Screen
    • The Geek Show
    • UNCUT
  • Patreon
  • YouTube
  • Get In Touch
  • Join Us

Trending Now

1

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) a must for period drama fans, an easy skip for everyone else (Review)

20/08/2018
2

John and the Hole (2021); A Child’s Fantasy or an Eerie Nightmare? (Review)

13/10/2021
3

Green Room (2015) N*zi Punks F*ck Off in 4K (Review)

19/03/2024
4

Bad Sister (1931) A Minor film with a Major claim to Fame (Review)

12/04/2016
5

Josie (2018): … To Be Bad You Have To Recognise That You’re Bad (Review)

14/01/2019
6

The Lair (2022)(II) Very Far Removed from Marshall’s Glory Days (Review)

13/07/2023
7

What Lies Below (2020) An inventive, visually fresh horror finish that deserves better (Review)

23/02/2021
8

Enter the Video Store: Empire of Screams – The Dungeonmaster (1984) & Cellar Dweller (1988)

23/06/2023
9

Dark Water (2002) The Dramatic Face of J-Horror and Creeping Dread (Review)

19/10/2016
10

Black Cab (2024) – A Frosty reception from a black-hearted cabbie in bleak horror fare

08/11/2024
11

The Virgin Suicides (1999) – the haunting, silencing cries for help (Blu-Ray Review)

20/03/2023
12

Burroughs: The Movie (1983) A Bizarre treat for fans of William S. Boroughs (Review)

03/08/2016
  • Home
  • Gavrilo Z

Gavrilo Z

  • Pop Culture

Godzilla, Godzilla 1985, and Piracy vs. Preservation

Gavrilo Z 03/06/2024 1
Godzilla, Godzilla 1985, and Piracy vs. Preservation

The film industry flourished out of piracy. From the moment a score of upstart studios and East Coast hucksters absconded from the New York backyard of Edison and his patent trolls to set-up their operations in the balmy, perennially filmable (and, via the Mexican border fewer than 100 miles away, […]

Manage Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}