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Adrian Bouchet in Morning Star
June 6, 2018

Morning Star

It’s fair to say that there’s not a great deal of plot in Morning Star, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Instead its a traditional quest story which is stripped down to the bare minimum and then given a supernatural slant.

Edwige Fenech in The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh
June 1, 2018

The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh

Although The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh might be trash of the highest order, but it’s all put together with a degree of high quality professionalism that gives it a distinct veneer of class and raises it’s status to being one of the very best of Italian gialli.

Enjoy your stay in... Eden Lodge
May 26, 2018

Eden Lodge

First things first: this is not, repeat not, Eden Lake (whatever the packaging may very deliberately imply). That was a clever film that punched well above its weight and stands up as a classic of modern British horror.

George Hilton in Sartana's Here... Trade Your Pistols for a Coffin
May 21, 2018

Sartana’s Here… Trade Your Pistols for a Coffin

aka Vende la pistola y comprate la tumba (Es), Django arrive, préparez vos cerceuils (Fr), Django und Sabata – wie blutige Geier (WG), A…

Happy families in Estranged
May 10, 2018

Estranged

Director: Adam Levins Writers: Simon Fantauzzo, William Borthwick Stars: Amy Manson, Craig Conway, James Cosmo There’s something of a history of British films about…

Ernest Borgnine in A Bullet for Sandoval
May 4, 2018

Bullet for Sandoval, A

A truly memorable Spaghetti Western, A Bullet for Sandoval is unquestionably one of the top ten examples of its type. It exhibits a singularly mean spirited atmosphere as well as an unusual plot that incorporates the ‘revenge for a slaughtered family’ theme in an engrossing and unusual way.

Cult icon Giovanni Lombardo Radice, aka John Morghen, in House of Flesh Mannequins
April 28, 2018

House of Flesh Mannequins

House of Flesh Mannequins is another of those films – like Simon Killer and Ubaldo Terzano Horror Show – which is highly influenced by the likes of Maniac and Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer…

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