Crime movies are a captivating microcosm, there are vast differences to be found depending on where in the world a specific title was made. When you go further afield than America and the UK, there are big differences to be found. Hong Kong Crime Movies saw the ascendancy of a […]
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Host of the Uncut Network. With a love of movies kicked off by Hong Kong Action and Claymation Monsters, Rob has forever been cradled in the bosom of Cinema. Rob has his hands in many a pie, including no budget film making. Filthy
78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene (2017) Whether it is a glorified extra or a film of its own right remains to be seen (Review)
Is there a scene more ingrained into the popular consciousness than the shower scene from Psycho? That question is answered by Documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe in his film 78/52. He applies a laser focus on those 78 setups and 52 cuts to discuss this watershed moment for horror from every […]
The General (1926) The Greatest Failure in American Cinema History (Review)
In 2016, Eureka re-issued their wonderful collection of Buster Keaton shorts and in that not only can you find the genesis of big-screen comedy, you can also find the work of a man experimenting with effects and stunt work decades ahead of its time. Two shorts, in particular, Haunted House […]
Witchhammer (1969) The Best Witch Trials movie ever made (Review)
Reality is something to be surpassed in horror. The promotional line of being based on a ‘true story’ is something which is used as a basic inspiration point as illustrated by the original Amityville and Conjuring movies or the countless identikit exorcism films using this in their marketing spiel. Witch […]
House of Wax (1953) An early Vincent Price classic that paved the way for many years to come (Review)
James Cameron has a lot to answer for, off the back of Avatar’s success film fans have been subjected to a decade of shoehorned 3D features. Luckily the trend has subsided outside of a biggest of superhero mega-blockbusters, otherwise, 3D has left the building. This decade wasn’t the first cycle, […]
The Crazies (1973) Romero obliterates small-town America in harsh anti-military satire (Review)
As with any Romero film, The Crazies is a politically charged satire that uses the language of the genre to take stock of what is happening in the world – with war and science fiction the tools adopted. Unlike other war films, Romero tracks both sides in Evans City, Pennsylvania. […]
The Villainess (2017) Bravura actioner containing two of the best scenes of the past decade (Review)
2017 has been a watershed year for Korean cinema. Park Chan-Wook, Kim Jee-Woon, and Joon Ho-Bong returned with the latter directing one of the largest budgets for a Netflix original. Beyond that upper echelon, cult aficionados Arrow Video have finally engaged with Korean cinema by releasing the acclaimed action film, […]
Shaft (1971) The icon behind the legendarily cool music (Review)
Few things in pop culture have an associated piece of music that precedes it as widely as Shaft. Isaac Hayes legendary and academy recognised score and song is identifiable from its first few bars and with good reason too, Hayes is one of the kings of soul music in an […]
The Party (1968) Peter Sellers as the Elephant in the Room (Review)
There are Elephants in the room that are both literal and metaphorical in the Party, the latest release from Eureka. One appears in the final chaotic throes of the titular party and the other is represented by Peter Sellers in brownface adopting an Indian accent. Positioned somewhere between the horrifically […]
S15E01 – Glam Rock and New Beginnings
We were off for a while, launching our Youtube, travelling about and doing things we utterly regret. You know? Normal Summer stuff. After a couple of months off we return with a new form. We’ve changed a lot over the years, but this is (probably) our final form – we […]