Hot Saturday is a 1932 pre-code drama film which is based on the novel Hot Saturday by Harvey Fergusson. The movie is about a pretty girl who works at as a bank clerk who becomes the victim of a terrible rumor. In the small town of Marysville, Ruth Brock(Nancy Carroll, The Kiss Before the Mirror)…
Torch Singer Blu-ray review
Torch Singer is a pre-code film from 1933 that features a solid cast with screen legend Claudette Colbert, Ricardo Cortez, David Manners and Lyda Robert. The film is based on the short story Mike by Grace Perkin. When Sally Trent (Claudette Colbert, Imitation of Life, It Happened One Night) is unable to support her illegitimate…
The Victim Blu-ray review
The Victim is a 1972 made-for-television thriller with Elizabeth Montgomery (Bewitched) in the lead role. Kate Wainwright (Elizabeth Montgomery) goes to her sister’s house after a distressing phone call from her sister Susan Chappel (Jess Walton from The Young and the Restless television series). She is feeling down because she’s divorcing her husband Ben Chappel(George…
The Screaming Woman Blu-ray review
The Screaming Woman is a 1972 television movie starring screen legend Olivia de Havilland. The movie is based on a Ray Bradbury short story and the iconic John Williams provided the soundtrack. Laura Wyant (Olivia de Havilland, The Heiress) is a rich, former mental patient who decides to go to her countryside estate to rest…
Scream, Pretty Peggy Blu-ray review
In my life, I’ve seen plenty of movies that imitate Psycho such as Homicidal, Dressed to Kill, among others. Scream, Pretty Peggy is the latest one I’ve seen with blatant nods to Psycho, in fact this movie wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for Psycho! Sculptor Jeffrey Elliott (Ted Bessell, That Girl) hires a young college…
Blu-ray Review – Franco Noir – Death Whistles the Blues/Rififi in the City (Severin Films)
My name is Scott MacDonald and I am addicted to Jess Franco films. If you’ve been reading this website for the past 13 years as I’m sure at least a few of you have, you might be aware of this, so needless to say when this found its way into my mailbox it immediately become…
UHD Review – Maniac Cop 2/3 – Blue Underground
Bill Lustig will probably go down in the annals of cinema as the director to use the word Maniac in his titles more than any other. His first film is the sleazy, over the top slasher classic Maniac (also my favorite slasher film ever). He followed that film up with the similarly excellent Vigilante (starring…
Blu-ray Review – Eloy de la Iglesia’s Quinqui Collection (Severin)
Review—Eloy de la Iglesia’s Quinqui Collection (Severin) Author: Palo Sionoplia I’ve seen more cult films than you’ve had hot dinners. On demand, I can rattle off multi-page lists of gialli, yakuza films, SOV disasterpieces, Bollywood classics…you get the picture. Two weeks ago, I couldn’t tell you a thing about the Quinqui genre. Thanks to Severin,…
Mary Stevens, M.D. Blu-ray review
Mary Stevens, M.D. is a 1933 American Pre-Code drama film starring Kay Francis, Lyle Talbot, and Thelma Todd. This story is about a married doctor who has an affair with a long-time friend and fellow doctor and impregnating her. Screen legend Kay Francis (In Name Only, For the Defense) stars as the title character…
Devil and the Deep Blu-ray review
Devil and the Deep is a pre-code film from 1932 starring four screen legends Gary Cooper, Charles Laughton, Tallulah Bankhead, and Cary Grant, who at the time was just rising to stardom. The movie is about a jealous husband who goes through great lengths to remove potential lovers. Naval commander Charles Sturm (Charles Laughton, The…