Cert 18 | 89 mins | 1964
4 stars for this beautifully converted Italian whodunit.
Blood and Black Lace was first released in 1964 and was directed by Mario Bava (Black Sunday, A Bay Of Blood). It was the spearhead of the Giallo genre (Italian murder/mystery/horror films) and became the prototype for what we now know as “slasher flicks”.
Blood and Black Lace has been lovingly converted from the…more
Cert 18 | 102 mins | 2014
5 Star Frank Miller and Robert Rodriquez creation.
We have eagerly awaited the follow on from the 2005 smash release of the New-Noir that was Sin City.
This Festive release comes with the all singing all Nancy dancing (excellent Christmas Present) release of the Sin City: Ultimate Killer Deluxe box set and a Steelbook. Frank Miller changed the way the world viewed…more
Cert 12 | 113 mins | 2014
4 star sci-fi action, Live Die, Repeat.
Edge of Tomorrow is based on the illustrated novel All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, and is directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Trilogy).
Set in the near future, Edge of Tomorrow takes us to an Earth which has been attacked by an alien race, hell bent on destruction.
This is a Groundhog Day…more
This weekend saw the 2014 MCM Manchester Comic Com, at which Manga UK announced what they have in store for us over the next couple of months.
Ghost In The Shell. The original, not 2.0! Remastered and available on Blu-ray. This is a limited (6000 copies) edition Steelbook, release date September 29
Ghost in the Shell: Arise. The first two episodes, Borders…more
Cert 18 | 98 mins | 1982
4 stars of naughty eighties campus shenanigans.
Originally released in 1982, Porky’s is written and directed by Bob Clarke (A Christmas Story, Baby Geniuses), a cult classic which was arguably the fore-runner of films like American Pie and The Hangover.
Set in 1954, Porky’s tells the story of a group of college students, intent on helping their unfortunate friend Pee Wee (Dan…more
Cert 12 | 80 mins | 1961
4 Star Classic Horror brought up to brilliant colour.
Following the success of The Fall of the House of Usher, Roger Corman, (Death Race), a prolific producer still working today, was given the reins of this loose adaptation of another Edgar Alan Poe story.
The story takes place in 16th Century Spain after the inquisition, in a castle by the sea. Francis Barnard,…more
Cert 18 | 104 mins | 1973
4 stars of classic British horror.
Theatre Of Blood was first released in 1973 and is directed, brilliantly I might add, by Douglas Hickox (Zulu Dawn, Brannigan).
It tells the story of Shakespearean actor Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price – The Fly, House Of Wax) and his lovely and loyal daughter Edwina Lionheart (Diana Rigg – The Avengers, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service).
After…more
