Written, directed and starring the great John Landis (albeit in a prehistoric ape ‘Schlocktropus’ suit), Schlock is a very low budget movie that is a quirky homage to 1950’s monster movies (even including footage of The Blob). Not only did Schlock kickstart the career of Landis, it was also a pivotal point for Rick Baker too…mostly due […]
Blu-ray: The Rockford Files (Season 1) (1974 – ) Another great television show from Fabulous Films sees season 1 of The Rockford Files looking as good as it’s ever done on this fantastic 6 disc Blu-ray release. First aired in 1974, season 1 takes no time in introducing us to Jim Rockford (James Garner), an […]
Blu-ray: City of the Living Dead (1980) When a priest hangs himself in the small town cemetery of Dunwich, his actions open the gates of hell and allow the dead to rise. Peter (Christopher George), a reporter from New York, pairs with young psychic Mary (Catriona MacColl) and they travel to Dunwich where they meet […]
Blu-ray: The Collector (1965) Freddie Clegg (Terence Stamp) is an ex-bank clerk who won £72,000 on the ‘pools’ (are those still a thing!?) and spends his time collecting butterflies outside of his remote countryside house. However, all is not right in the mind of Freddie and he obsesses over Miranda Grey (Samantha Eggar), an art […]
Blu-ray: The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970) With a similar narrative to the recently reviewed The Baby (grown man has the mind of an infant), The Mind of Mr. Soames is a thought provoking drama about the human condition and nature versus nurture. When John Soames (Terence Stamp) is medically awoken by Dr. Bergen (Robert […]
DVD: The King (2017) There is a moment at about the mid-point of The King where writer/director Eugene Jarecki is asked if he knows the direction that this documentary is taking. His non-answer may well be reflective of the narrative progression of The King, yet it also gives it one of its strengths as, never […]
Blu-ray: Missing (1982) When his son goes missing during the Chilean coup, Ed Horman (Jack Lemmon) decides to abandon his useless government, a government Ed trusts to no end, and go to Chile in search of him himself. Joined by his son’s wife, Beth (Sissy Spacek), the two go on a politically charged journey driven […]
Blu-ray & DVD: Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) When asked to name movies directed by John Carpenter, the usual suspects of The Thing, Escape From New York, Halloween, et al will normally be the main ones to be put forward. I very much doubt that Memoirs of an Invisible Man would be on anyones […]
Blu-ray: The Baby (1973) While not the 1970’s softcore sex comedy that the original theatrical poster alludes to, The Baby delivers in spades as an atmospheric thriller, with a growing tension that gnaws away at the back of your head as you watch the crazy antics onscreen. Social worker Ann Gentry (Anjanette Comer) is widowed […]
Blu-ray: Take Shelter (2011) Take Shelter is one of those films that flies underneath a lot of film fans radars. Reading the blurb about the film – Man (Michael Shannon) who lives with wife (Jessica Chastain) and deaf daughter in a small Ohio town begins to have apocalyptic dreams, and fears for his own sanity […]