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Anna Walton in Soulmate
June 26, 2016

Soulmate

Although Neil Marshall has taken a step back from directing films in recent years – a great shame, as he is amongst our most talented filmmakers – he does occasionally dip his toe back into the industry, for instance by producing his wife Axelle Carolyn’s debut release Soulmate in 2013

Let's get ready to rumble... it's Day of the Siege
June 21, 2016

Day of the Siege

I’m all for any attempt to revive that venerable cinematic form that is the Italian peplum, but by any stretch of the imagination Day of the Siege ain’t the film that’s going to do it.

Gian Maria Volontè is suitably low key in Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
May 20, 2016

Elio Petri: Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion

For 1969’s Investigation of a Citizen above Suspicion, Elio Petri turned his eye to the then nascent urban crime thriller, a genre that reflected – and some would say preyed upon – the political and economic uncertainties rife in Metropolitan Italy at the time.

Jason Mewes is axing the right questions in Devil's Tower
May 9, 2016

Devil’s Tower

Following in the wake of Tower Block, Heartless and Citadel, here’s another entry in the council flat horror sub-genre that has bubbled to life over the last five years or so.

Nicoletta Machiavelli and Henry Silva in The Hills Run Red
April 11, 2016

The Hills Run Red

The Hills Run Red is a rather mediocre production, which is especially disappointing considering that it comes from such an estimable team. Ennio Morricone, who contributes a good soundtrack (with the exception of a truly execrable saloon bar song), needs no introduction and talented filmmaker Carlo Lizzani was already a respected name in the industry

Spooky kid attack: The Shadow Within
April 1, 2016

The Shadow Within

The Shadow Within is a creditable Italian horror film made in 2007 which benefits greatly from its unusual setting and desire to try something a little different.

Another doomed vicar... it's Shame the Devil
March 18, 2016

Shame the Devil

Shame the Devil is another release from the one man film production line that is Simon Phillips. For those of you unfamiliar with Mr. Phillips – and I find it hard to believe that there are some of you out there – he is a producer and writer who churns out roughly four or five low budget movies a year

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