The Ten Reasons Why Luigi Cozzi’s Star Crash Is Infinitely Better Than The Original Star Wars By Bobby Morgan I will always reserve a place in my heart for the Star Wars movies, albeit a dimly-lit and vacant place where the only other occupant is a 90-year-old security guard asleep at his post. But much…
Attack The Block (Sony) Blu-ray Review
I’m going to cut to the chase, Attack the Block is probably the best damn alien invasion film I have seen in a long time. Attack the Block is the debut feature from director Joe Cornish, previously known as a member of the comedy duo Adam and Joe. Many director’s end up choosing genre film…
Attraction (Cult Epics) DVD Review
Attraction (Nerosubianco) much like his prior film The Howl(L’Urlo) feels like it is channeling the free spirit of the 1960’s on film. Also, like The Howl the narrative in Attraction seems to take a backseat to the visuals and moods that director Tinto Brass is attempting to create. When I watched the Howl it felt…
Audition (Shout! Factory) Blu-ray Review
One of the most amazing things about film, especially powerful films, is their ability to change with the viewer. I have just watched Audition for the third time for this review. When I first viewed it close to ten years ago, I was an adventurous horror fan looking for my next scare, I knew what…
Australia After Dark (Intervision) DVD Review
Australia After Dark is a slightly misleading title, as very little of it actually takes place at night. Then again the Aussies have always been a hearty, fun-loving people completely unafraid of letting their freak flags fly in the broadest of daylight, and that’s what this documentary is about. In the tradition of the Italian…
Autumn Sonata (The Criterion Collection) Blu-ray Review
It took until 1978’s Autumn Sonata for cinema’s 2 greatest Bergman’s to come together on a project. The film directed by the legendary Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman, and co-starring Casablanca/Notorious actress Ingrid Bergman. The film would come at the twilight of both of their careers, for actress Ingrid, Autumn Sonata would be the second to…
House by the River Blu-ray review
One of the greatest directors in our cinematic history, and a pioneer of German expressionism films was none other than Fritz Lang. He was well-known for directing pictures that were well ahead of their time (M, Metropolis). After leaving Germany for the United States, he embarked on a career directing Westerns, Noirs and other dark…
The Slasher aka Cosh Boy Blu-ray review
Cosh Boy, known as and titled The Slasher here in the United States is a tragic tale about juvenile delinquency. 16-year-old Roy Walsh (James Kenney) is the central figure in the story. He is a notorious leader of a gang that steals money from elderly women or attacks people that are a threat to his…
Room at the Top Blu-ray review
Room at the Top is a British melodrama about movie focusing on the familiar story about love affairs and love triangles which cause plenty of repercussions, as usual. Based on the novel of the same name that was written by John Braine, this is the story of a young ambitious, desires to rise ‘to the…
DVD Review: Action-Packed Movie Marathon Volume 2 (Shout! Factory)
Shout! Factory returns with another dose of action-powered goodness in this 2-DVD set. Volume Two presents four more explosive flicks with high-octane star power and enough shootouts and hand to hand combat to enthrall any action aficionado. With films ranging from 1974 to 1988, this movie marathon is destined to capture the glory days of…