Roger Corman is generally remembered as a net positive for movie history. As the legend goes, his American International Pictures gave an early break to a generation of actors, writers and directors who went on to reshape American cinema in the 1970s. The actual films, though, are often overlooked in […]
Movies & Documentaries
Early Universal Vol 2: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea/The Calgary Stampede/What Happened to Jones? (1916-1926) (Review)
Hot on the heels of Eureka’s Masters of Cinema release of Early Universal Vol 1 in August comes this second volume from the vaults of the 110-year-old Hollywood studio, featuring one of its earliest productions, an epic adaptation of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea from 1916, alongside 1925 […]
Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes (2021) Complex, Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi (Review)
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes really makes you think it will confuse, confound, and in places make you laugh. It’s billed as a Sci-Fi comedy, but honestly don’t expect laugh-out-loud moments, it’s not that kind of film, there is mild humour which makes it an easy light-hearted watch. Before I go on you need to […]
Son (2021); Hell hath no fury like a Mother stalked (Review)
There has been an increased interest in Shudder original movies over the last few years that has earned it the reputation of “Netflix for horror”. Its biggest successes – the timely and terrifying Zoom horror Host, the Peabody Award-winning La Llorona, and the popular television adaptation of Creepshow – put […]
The Fantastic Mr Fox (2009) Fantastic Film, Even Better Extras (Review)
Roald Dahl was one of the greatest writers of children’s stories, his stories have captured and enthralled children since his first children’s tale “Gremlins” in 1943. The Fantastic Mr Fox first published in 1970 finally made its way to the screen in 2009 when Wes Anderson adapted it brilliantly with […]
Yokai Monsters Collection (1968/2005)(Review)
Before starting this review I have to ask you the question: have you heard of Yokai? If not this is definitely the place to start, if you have then this should be a great addition to your Blu-Ray collection. Arrow Video has collected together the original Yokai trilogy: 100 Monsters, […]
Bad Candy (2021): and the curse of Halloween Horror Movies (DVD Review)
Packed to the rafters with Halloween tropes, what this uneven anthology lacks in scares, it makes up for it in gore and pumpkins. Horror anthology TV series are all the rage at the moment, but apart from a few honourable mentions (the Tales from the Crypt series for retro fans, […]
We Need to Do Something (2021) Ambitious lockdown Horror with one twist too many (Review)
The title of Sean King O’Grady’s movie, released on digital platforms by Blue Finch, is a statement of purpose. It’s one of a growing number of movies made during lockdown, by creatives who’d seen larger projects cancelled during the pandemic and decided that they needed to… well, you’re ahead of […]
Almost Liverpool 8 (2021) A Love Letter to a Postcode (Review)
In this documentary film, the writer Ronnie Hughes remarks “I’m not particularly interested in history…I’m more interested in what it tells us about how people live, and how is it now, and what is the history of now that we can turn into the future” So let’s get the history […]
No Man of God (2021): not the Bundy biopic you may be fearing (Review)
Amber Sealey’s first film, A + D, was a microbudget affair set in a London flat and starring the director herself. Her latest, No Man of God, is about Ted Bundy, one of America’s most obsessed-over criminals, and features Elijah Wood and Robert Patrick. That sounds like a big step […]