20 Dec 2017
BUSHWICK: The Fight Goes On… And On… And On… And On… And On… – DVD Review
Co-directors Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott’s début feature Cooties was a troubled but enjoyable school-set zombie-esque horror comedy starring several…
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29 Sept 2017
WAKEFIELD: What’s Your Life Like When You’re Not There? – DVD Review
Bryan Cranston’s many starring roles since the end of TV’s Breaking Bad have included the serious ( Get A Job , Trumbo ) and not so serious ( Why Him? , Power…
1 Aug 2017
AMAZON WOMEN ON THE MOON (M): The Scattershot Cult Classic – DVD Flashback Review
This multi-directed mixed-bag of skits and giggles from 1988 (or so) is less rude and crude than driving-force John Landis’ similar Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)…
1 Aug 2017
SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE (M): The Unfilmable Kurt Vonnegut Classic – DVD Flashback Review
The writings of Kurt Vonnegut (1922 – 2007) never properly translated to the screen, although that didn’t stop many directors trying (maybe look for the…
4 Apr 2017
DVD FLASHBACK: SERIAL MOM (M) – But Hey! It’s A Sick World – DVD Review
Writer/director John Waters (not the Aussie actor!!!) was well on his way from legendary gutter-auteur status with gross-out anti-classics like Pink Flamingos…
4 Apr 2017
DVD FLASHBACK: SSSSSSS (M) – Ssssssseriousssssssly ludicrousssssss – DVD Review
Also known as Hissssss , Ssssnake and other slithery titles, this Cinema Cult release of the drive-in favourite from 1973 should please classic Monster Movie…
26 Nov 2016
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEB: Kyle Rankin’s Dodgy Zombie-Horror Comedy – DVD Review
Maria Thayer (who’s had prominent roles in films like Hitch , Forgetting Sarah Marshall and State Of Play but hasn’t quite cracked real stardom yet) is the best…
26 May 2016
CUT BANK – Starring Teresa Palmer, Liam Hemsworth, Bruce Dern, Billy Bob Thornton and John Malcovich: Escaping A Small Town Can Be Murder – DVD Review
This first feature from TV-intensive director Matt Shakman and scriptwriter Roberto Patino was long-in-development and took two years, on and off, to film, so…
30 Mar 2016
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME: A J. Lee Thompson Film – DVD Review
Churned out during the slasher boom of the late ‘70s/early ‘80s, this drab and dated 1981 horror has a few minor points still worth mentioning:
30 Mar 2016
THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN: A Film By Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam – DVD Review
Co-writer/director (and former Monty Python member) Terry Gilliam had just emerged from the whole David and Goliath battle for his Brazil (1985) when he began…
19 Feb 2016
THE ROLLING STONES COLLECTION: A 4-Disc Box Set Of ‘Stones Classics – DVD Review
The box of this sweet four DVD set suggests that that the Rolling Stones are one of the greatest rock bands of all time, and after watching more than 12 hours…
18 Feb 2016
THE DOORS COLLECTION: One Of The Greatest And Most Mysticised Rock Bands Of All Time – DVD Review
The Doors might have only been active from 1965 until 1973 (two years after the death of ‘Lizard King’ frontman Jim Morrison) and yet they remain one of the…