Live Event: Brothers of Metal, Electric Brixton, London, September 11th 2022
Out of all the genres of rock and metal, I’ve always had the biggest problem with Power Metal. Long time listeners of 80’s Picturehouse might remember I cannot stick Manowar for example. I’ve always found them to be absolute cringe-lords to be honest, but I know I shouldn’t tar the entire sub genre with the […]
Live Event: Reckless Love/The Treatment, The Electric Ballroom, London, September 6th 2022
The Electric Ballroom in Camden is always a great venue for a gig, so seeing as I hadn’t been there in ages for any live music I was thrilled to see a double bill like Reckless Love and The Treatment were playing there. The Treatment were up first, and while it seemed the bulk of the […]
Review: The Last Thing Mary Saw
DVD: The Last Thing Mary Saw (2021)Mary (Stefanie Scott) is being questioned by the local law enforcement, her eyes are covered with a piece of material, she can no longer see and blood is congealed on her cheeks from her eyes. The language of the script is biblical in line with the language used in the […]
Review: Scary Tales
Blu-ray: Scary Tales (1993)A shot-on-video horror anthology that reminded me of the zero budget movies I was involved with back in the early 90’s, Scary Tales shows what can be achieved with a few mates, the odd basement to film in, a lot of enthusiasm, and of course lashings of fake blood.Homemade horror doesn’t get […]
Review: Smut Without Smut Vol. 1 – Things to Come + The Dirty Dolls
Blu-ray: Smut Without Smut Vol. 1: Things to Come (1976) + The Dirty Dolls (1973)There are many “adults only” genre movies, covering sci-fi, horror, action, etc…but what if these movies had the smut removed and you watched them just for their narrative rather than seeing writhing flesh every 10 minutes?This is the choice given to […]
Review: Shattered Earth
DVD and Digital: Shattered Earth (2021)Isn’t it always the case…you spend 10 years building an expensive new tunnel, then just when you think all the hard work is done, along comes a series of natural disasters that threaten the lives of everyone trapped in there.I’ve long had a penchant for disaster movies and this ticks […]
Review: Madigan
Blu-ray: Madigan (1968)Directed by Don Siegel and starring Hollywood legends Richard Widmark and Henry Fonda, this hard edged crime thriller set in Spanish Harlem bridges the gap between classic film noir and the gritty police procedurals of the 1970s.Widmark plays the titular Detective Daniel Madigan, who along with his partner Detective Rocco Bonaro (Harry Guardino) are given […]
Review: Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Blu-ray: Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell is the 7th and final ‘Frankenstein’ Hammer film and sees the inimitable Peter Cushing return once more as Baron Victor Frankenstein, who while trying to convince the world that he can safely reanimate the dead, inevitably discovers that he leaves behind him […]
Review: Robin Hood at Hammer
Blu-ray: Robin Hood at Hammer: Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960) A Challenge For Robin Hood (1967)In 1960’s Sword of Sherwood Forest, Richard Greene reprises the role he made famous in the classic television series The Adventures of Robin Hood and battles the evil Sheriff of Nottingham (played with relish by the always watchable Peter Cushing), while […]
Review: The Mummy
Blu-ray: The Mummy (1959)Just 1 year after Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee battled onscreen as Doctor Van Helsing and Dracula, the actors are reunited in another retelling of a Universal Pictures horror classic that stars Cushing as archaeologist John Banning, while Lee is the titular mummy, hidden behind dirty and torn bandages..though you do get […]