Review: Hoffman
Blu-ray: Hoffman (1970) When asked to name Peter Sellers movies, I would imagine that “Hoffman” would hardly be mentioned. Not because it is a terrible movie, but due to that fact that it is little seen, and wouldn’t be seen at all if Sellers had his way and bought the rights to the movie so […]
Review: Lady Street Fighter
Blu-ray: Lady Street Fighter (1981) Another in 101 Films AGFA line of releases (read my review of Effects here), Lady Street Fighter is an absolute “must watch” for fans of wild and wacky low budget cinema. Linda Allen (Renee Harmon) travels to Los Angeles to seek the mob gang who tortured and killed her sister. […]
Review: Seance
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital: Seance (2021) Camille Meadows (Suki Waterhouse) is the new girl at the prestigious Edelvine Academy for Girls, where a recent tragic event left one of the girls dead after falling from her bedroom window. Edelvine already has a reputation for being haunted by the spirit of a previous girl who died […]
Review: Effects
Blu-ray: Effects (1979) This is a treat for all fans of George Romero and his “Dead trilogy” of movies, as it stars Tom Savini, Joe “Captain Rhodes” Pilato and John “Screwdriver Zombie” Harrison (make sure to listen to my interview show with John) in a very low budget movie about a group of drugged up filmmakers […]
Review: The Fan
Blu-ray: The Fan (1996) The San Francisco Giants baseball team pay Bobby Rayburn (Wesley Snipes) $40M to hopefully lead them to a World Series title, and nobody is happier at this news than superfan and knife salesman Gil Renard (Robert De Niro). Gil likes to phone into a sports talk radio show hosted by Jewel […]
Review: Jakob’s Wife
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital: Jakob’s Wife (2021) Anne (Barbara Crampton) is married to Jakob (Larry Fessenden); a minister in a small town, but after 30 years together she is feeling bored and wants some excitement back into her life. Her life changes drastically though after a chance meeting with “The Master”, and after discovering bite […]
Review: The Gunfighter
Blu-ray: The Gunfighter (1950) Jimmy Ringo (Gregory Peck) is a notorious gunfighter and widely known as the deadliest shot in the old west. This notoriety though brings with it a constant stream of gunslingers wanting bragging rights about being the one who finally managed to kill him. While Jimmy wants an end to his days […]
Review: Session 9
Blu-ray: Session 9 (2001)Gordon (Peter Mullan) is the boss of an asbestos removal company, and while suffering with his own personal demons, he is desperate to win the contract to clean up an abandoned State Mental Hospital.The rest of his crew have their own personal foibles that they bring into the project, but none of […]
Review: Shawscope Volume One (Limited Edition)
Hong Kong’s film industry in the 1960s was dominated by Shaw Brothers (the studio founded by real-life brothers Run Run and Runme Shaw), but as the 60s turned into the 70s, other studios began to attract a slice of their audience.Undeterred by this new competition, Shaw Brothers upped their game even more and released hundreds […]
Review: My Stepmother is an Alien
Blu-ray: My Stepmother is an Alien (1988)Widowed astronomer Steve Mills (Dan Aykroyd) pushes the limits of a work experiment too far (way too far), with the unexpected result being a race of highly advanced aliens sending one of their own down to Earth to investigate what has caused the sudden cosmic disruption.Watching television transmissions to […]