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I must confess that although I am a fan of cannibal movies in general, I had been putting off watching Slave of the Cannibal God for quite a while now. Why? Well there were two reason really and they are Ursula Andress and Stacy Keach. I just couldn’t imagine that a cannibal movie would work with two big(ish) names involved. I mean let’s face it, when I think of Ursula Andress the first thing that springs to mind is James Bond, or to be more precise Ursula in a swimsuit in Dr Continue reading »
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I’ll admit it, the thought of reviewing another Umberto Lenzi movie filled me with a certain amount of trepidation. This is one seriously inconsistent film maker that you just never know what to expect from. Some of his movies are a joy to watch, others are just plain painful, yes I’m looking at you Black Demons.
Man From Deep River though did have a couple of good selling points that filled me with a little hope. Firstly, the lead is played by Ivan Rassimov, that stalwart of Italian exploitation, secondly, he is joined on screen by Me Me Lai, who is one fine looking lady, and finally it is a cannibal movie. Well, the first too are true, but the third is slightly misleading, more on that later though Continue reading »
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Colin Fitz does live, eventually. There are always films that seem to exist in a sort of limbo before they finally see the light of day, whether it be theatrically or on DVD. Movies such as the terrific Trick R Treat which took a couple of years to finally get released, or All The Boys Love Mandy Lane, which was made in 2006 but has yet to get a wide release, are a couple that spring to mind. Neither of these two get close to the limbo that Colin Fitz Lives! has been in though. Not even close.
Colin Fitz Lives was made in 1996 and hit a few festivals in 1997, and now nearly 15 years later it is finally seeing the light of day. That is one hell of a long time to be sitting on a shelf gathering dust. The funny thing is that I had no idea Continue reading »
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It’s not that often that a horror movie gets shown at the theater. Actually I will rephrase that, it’s not often that a horror movie that isn’t a sequel or remake gets shown at the theater. Personally I like to try and get along to see any horror flick on the big screen, if it is an original flick so much the better. Then there is always the bonus if said movie turns out to be a winner, which in my opinion Splice is.
The story follows Elsa (Sarah Polley) and Clive (Adrien Brody) as two scientists who are experimenting with gene splicing with the goal of trying to find cures for diseases. The company that funds them though aren’t so much interested in humanitarian causes though, which in turn forces Elsa and Clive to secretly splice together human and animal genes. The result Continue reading »
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It is always said that you should never judge a book by its cover. Fair point if you ask me. It should also be mentioned that you should never judge a movie by its poster artwork. Too often a movie will have a cool as hell poster then the movie turns out to be utter shite. All that aside I could not help but to be sucked into the artwork for A Day of Violence. I actually spied it on another very good website and was drawn to it like the proverbial fly to shit. There it was in all its Continue reading »
Martyrs – This movie about a girl who was kidnapped as a young girl and haunted by the events is sure to stick with you long after it finishes. Brutal, shocking and ultimately heartbreaking, I can honestly say that this isn’t a movie you will enjoy so to speak. It is, however, an excellent movie with wonderful performances from the leads and a well crafted story.
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August, a priest who has been away on missionary work, returns home upon hearing of the death of his sister Christina from a drug overdose. His plan is to take in his sister’s young daughter Mia and raise her. His reason for this, aside from the fact that she is his niece, is that Christina was also known as Princess, and Princess was an incredibly popular porn star who chose to raise her daughter in the brothel that she worked and lived. August had tried before to take his sister away from this life, yet this was to no avail.
Now he plans to get Mia as far away from this world as possible. Initially though he wants the company that produces the porn his sister starred in to be taken off Continue reading »
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Although it can be said that the Vigilante movie has never really gone away there has been somewhat of a revival of late, especially in mainstream cinema. Recent flicks such as The Brave One, Death Sentence and Law Abiding Citizen to name but a few have hit the big screen to varying degrees of success. Even Clint Eastwood struck gold with the excellent Gran Torino, nailing grizzly old bastard down to perfection.
So I must admit that I was just a little excited when I saw the previews for Harry Brown, which stars Michael Caine in the title role. The excitement for me was two-fold, firstly because I do love a good vigilante movie and secondly I was happy to see Caine get his teeth stuck into something a Continue reading »
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If you came home one day only to be confronted with the news that your wife, or husband, was leaving you I imagine you would be mildly pissed off. Add to this the fact that they had been seeing someone else, I’d guess you would be really pissed off. Well, this is the situation Colin Diamond (Ray Winstone) is faced with and how he deals with it in this class movie.
Hang on though, before you think that it is going to be about him sitting around whining just hold your horses for a second. Sure, he is not a happy bunny and he does hit the bottle with a vengeance, however there is far more to it than that. For a start Colin and his friends decide to find the fella that his estranged wife was messing about with Continue reading »
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Whilst reading through a recent issue of Fangoria magazine, which I am still reading after about 20 years, I came across a short article on this independent movie. The movie sounded fascinating and I was eager to catch it. So, it was to my great joy that I found it was showing On Demand. Sweet, I thought, I don’t have to risk blowing twenty bucks buying a copy just in case it turns out to be a steamer, plus I just don’t rent movies I either catch them on the big screen, on demand or I buy it. That’s just me though.
Set in Alaska, without a drop of snow to be seen, Godspeed is about Charlie Shephard (Joseph McKellher), a faith healer who is not the saint he would like people to believe he Continue reading »
