23 Dec 2019
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS: Double, Double, Toil And Trouble… ~ DVD Review
The original 1956 grandpappy of the ‘pod people’ sci-fi/horror subgenre, this beloved, film-noir-esque cult classic was directed by Don Siegel (before his…
DVDs
23 Dec 2019
THE MONSTER SQUAD (M): Bless The Beasts And Children ~ DVD Review
This love-letter to the Golden Age of Universal Monsters wasn’t a hit when released in 1987 but has become quite a cult pic, and despite its dated…
23 Dec 2019
THE TENANT (M): Roman In The Gloaming ~ DVD Review
Roman Polanski co-wrote, directed and starred in (despite oddly receiving no credit for the latter) this 1976 filming of Roland Topor’s novel after his…
14 Nov 2019
RABID by The Soska Sisters: Body Horror Absurdity ~ DVD Review
Prolific Canadian genre-specialising co-directors, co-writers, co-producers and co-stars Jen and Sylvia Soska (a.k.a. ‘The Soska Sisters’ and ‘The Twisted…
8 Sept 2019
CHARLIE SAYS: Do You, Don’t You Want Me To Love You? ~ DVD Review
A glut of movies were produced and released leading up to this year’s 50th Anniversary of the Tate/LaBianca murders by the ‘Manson Family’ (if not the now-late…
3 Sept 2019
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS: The Game’s Afoot ~ DVD Revi
A big flop on first release back in 1971 and hard-to-see since, this dated-looking but often enjoyable comedy is notable for pairing the picky Joanne Woodward…
3 Sept 2019
VIDEODROME: Snuff Said ~ DVD Review
Canadian ‘Body Horror’ legend David Cronenberg was on the cusp of going mainstream after Shivers , Rabid , The Brood and Scanners when he made this notorious…
4 July 2019
THE NIGHT EATS THE WORLD: Paris, Je Te Mange ~ Defiant DVD Review
First-time co-writer/director Dominique Rocher’s low-budget, memorably-titled French zombie drama found an unexpected ally in Stephen King who (much like he did…
20 May 2019
THE VANISHING: The Butler Did It… Oops!!! ~ DVD Review
Originally and blandly called Keepers but now with a title change sure to get it confused with the 1988 Dutch pic of the same name (a.k.a. Spoorloos ) and its…
1 May 2019
I STILL SEE YOU: Phantom Pain Still Haunts Me ~ DVD Review
Obviously a teen-targeted scary saga (despite having just enough violence to qualify for an MA Rating), this wannabe-creeper has a mildly unusual set-up and an…
4 Oct 2018
SPINNING MAN : Just Some Guy ~ DVD Review
Drawn from George Harrar’s book of almost the same name, this ponderous, pseudo-intellectual psychodrama has a pretty good lead performance by Guy Pearce as a…
31 May 2018
BRAVEN (MA): The Good Fight – DVD Review
Jason Momoa is pretty busy at the moment on massive productions (he finished up on Game Of Thrones a while back and now he’s Aquaman in the Justice League…