“Return Of The Killer Tomatoes” Is A Tasty Treat
The killer tomatoes are back for more carnage and mayhem. How does this sequel stand up within the hit-and-miss genre of horror-comedy...... The post “Return Of The Killer Tomatoes” Is A Tasty Treat...
View Article“River’s Edge” Is An Unsettling Document Of Apathy Searching For Stimulation
Tim Hunter's film is a startling slow-burning document of teenage apathy and its destructive corrosion of basic rights and wrongs...... The post “River’s Edge” Is An Unsettling Document Of Apathy...
View Article“Crocodile Dundee” Is The Perfect Fish-Out-Of-Water Story
2016 marks 30 years since Crocodile Dunee was first released. This perfect fish-out-of-water story still holds up brilliantly today...... The post “Crocodile Dundee” Is The Perfect Fish-Out-Of-Water...
View ArticleDespite Being Enlivened By Grace Jones, “Vamp” Is A Hollow, Tiresome Mess
Arrow Video releases this sparkling new Blu-ray of cult vampire film Vamp with typical attention to detail and entertaining, informative extra features...... The post Despite Being Enlivened By Grace...
View ArticleOzploitation “Dead End Drive In” Is A Comically Grotesque Vision Of 1980s...
This 1986 film is fun as well as thought-provoking, detailing a nightmarish vision of contemporary social anxieties...... The post Ozploitation “Dead End Drive In” Is A Comically Grotesque Vision Of...
View ArticlePedro Almodovar’s “What Have I Done To Deserve This” Is A Fascinating...
What Have I Done To Deserve This? is another fascinating piece of work which features in Studio Canal's magnificent six-film Pedro Almodovar DVD box set...... The post Pedro Almodovar’s “What Have I...
View Article“Cohen And Tate” Turns The Buddy Road Movie Upside Down
Cohen and Tate sees a pair of hitmen find their road trip across state upset by their child captive who plays them off against each other...... The post “Cohen And Tate” Turns The Buddy Road Movie...
View Article“Christine” Stuck In Low Gear
Despite the fact two bona fide horror marquee names were behind its creation, a supernatural thriller made during the first half of the 1980s somehow failed to fully capitalise on their...
View Article“Happy Birthday To Me” Is A Bloody Addition To Canada’s Slasher Film Legacy
Laura Shearer takes a look at this early example of stalk and slash before the genre was overpopulated by self-aware exploitation...... The post “Happy Birthday To Me” Is A Bloody Addition To Canada’s...
View ArticleThe Stage Is Unequivocally Steve Martin’s In “Roxanne”
Steve Martin's endearing romantic comedy sees his nice-guy fire chief try to help a hapless colleague win a girl's heart only to fall in love with her himself...... The post The Stage Is Unequivocally...
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