Blu-ray: Christine (1983) Under the thumb of his parents at home and insecure in High School, Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) is taken under the wing of his confident and popular school friend Dennis (John Stockwell). It is when Arnie is at his lowest ebb, both mentally and physically, that he spots an old run down […]
I’ve been a huge American Football fan since 1982 when I first caught a game on television over here in the UK. That very same year Addictive Games released Kevin Toms Football Manager on the ZX Spectrum. This game consumed many hours of my life, but with my love of the NFL slowly overtaking any interest I […]
After seeing John Walsh at the recent Starburst Film Festival (see my review here) it was an absolute pleasure to spend 60 minutes chatting with him. A career that so far encompasses being a writer, director, producer and trustee of the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation, meant that we had lots to chat about and […]
With Chris waiting on the imminent arrival of his 2nd child, we find time to squeeze in an entertainment show to chat about all that has kept us occupied since we last recorded (including, for the 2nd show running, some more breast milk and bourbon chat…surely they must now be mixed to create a cocktail called […]
DVD: The Angry Red Planet (1959) As I once again step into the wonderful world of low budget sci-fi thanks to the appropriately named kind people at Fabulous Films, I’m greeted by 2 familiar names as the title sequence begins on 1959’s The Angry Red Planet; Director Ib Melchior and writer Sidney Pink (read my reviews on The Time Travelers […]
Blu-ray: The Burning (1981) Released a year after Friday the 13th and continuing the ongoing trend of ‘slasher’ movies that would become part of the zeitgeist of the 1980’s, The Burning tells the story of ‘Cropsy’ (played by Lou David) who stabs, slices and chops his way through a succession of teenage campers…after first honing his skills on […]
Now in its 8th year, Grimmfest continues to grow and expand what is already a premiere event for genre fans across the UK. Not restricted to purely horror movies, Grimmfest showcases the best of new and upcoming movies from thrillers to suspense and fantasy, the majority of which are accompanied by either video or ‘in person’ […]
DVD: Reptilicus (1961) In all my years of movie watching, I’ve never watched a low budget, 1960’s Danish monster movie…until now. Thank you Fabulous Films. Directed by Sidney W. Pink, Reptilicus ticks all the check points in things that I love in these low budget movies, plus adds extra layers on top too. When copper miners […]
Blu-ray: Burnt Offerings (1976) College lecturer Ben Rolf (the irrepressible Oliver Reed), his wife Marian (Karen Black) and their son David (Lee Montgomery) rent a sprawling mansion for the summer at a very cheap price. Accompanied by Aunt Elizabeth (Bette Davis) they discover that the bargain they thought they had acquired is slowly turning into […]
DVD: The Time Travelers (1964) Continuing my current run of reviewing sci-fi releases from Fabulous Films, next up is 1964’s The Time Travelers directed by Ib Melchior. Set in the year that it was made (1964), a group of 4 scientists are working on creating a screen that will allow them to see into the future. Things […]
