Santa Sangre (1989)
Mexican cinema has always been a law unto itself. Over the years its stars – like the legendary siren Dolores del Rio who came to international prominence during the [...]
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Pioneer (2013)
Pioneer, the Nordic thriller from director Erik Skjoldbjaerg, proves, if nothing else, why Scandinavian countries are amongst the best purveyors of both literary and filmic [...]
The Old Curiosity Shop (1934) / The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947)
Those who like their films heavily laden with nostalgia are in for a treat with two Dickensian gems released by Studiocanal on DVD. English director Thomas Bentley’s [...]
I Spit On Your Grave 2 (2013)
I Spit On Your Grave (1978), starring Camille Keaton (a distant relative of silent movie star Buster Keaton), was a film which became legendary due to its notoriety. In 2010 [...]
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
For anyone who came of cinematic age during the heady days of cheesy 1980s cinema, Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films – the documentary by [...]
The Bodysnatcher (1945)
Wolfe ‘Toddy’ MacFarlane (Henry Daniell), a renowned and highly respected doctor in Victorian Edinburgh, takes medical student Donald Fettes (Russell Wade) under [...]
DEMONS 1 (1985) & Demons 2 (1986)
The use of Dario Argento’s name above the titles of Demons 1 & 2 could be considered something of a misnomer, as they bare no relation whatsoever to other works by [...]
Kiss the Water (2013)
When someone is the subject matter of a film memoir, they must have a magical quality if they are never physically seen – either in person or in the form of archive [...]
Straw Dogs (2011)
One of shock cinema’s landmarks from the 1970’s, has been ‘re-booted’ – Hollywood’s trendy term for what the rest of us know as a good (or [...]
Before the Fall (2004)
Some films simply demand to be see. Though difficult at times to watch, Before The Fall is a sympathetic and poignant telling of one teenager’s traumatic experiences [...]
Black Butler (2014)
Occasionally a film comes along which throws caution to the wind – going straight out there to enjoy itself. Black Butler, the live action film of the bestselling Manga [...]
MATCHING JACK (2010)
You feel bad disparaging a film like Matching Jack, the drama by award winning director Nadia Tass, and starring such an impressive cast of luminaries as James Nesbit (The [...]
