Dog Soldiers is one of the finest werewolf films of the 21st Century, and to be honest could easily squeeze into the pantheon of all time genre best as far as werewolf films are concerned. The werewolf as a cinematic monster is so drastically under utilized unlike it’s cinematic counterparts zombies and vampires, that when…
UHD Review – Cat People – Scream Factory
It will seem that in the last decade we have been in the midst of a remake/reboot trend that simply will not stop. The remakes of our current period are less from visionary directors with a new angle of an established classic, and more about using the title of an established classic as a profit…
The Frisco Kid Blu-ray review
Not to be confused with Frisco Kid the 1935 crime drama film starring James Cagney, The Frisco Kid is a 1979 American Western comedy film directed by Robert Aldrich, stars a pair of screen icons in Gene Wilder and Harrison Ford. Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) is Polish rabbit Avram Belinski, who…
Adventures of Don Juan Blu-ray review
If you liked Errol Flynn in The Adventures of Robin Hood, then withoutquestion, you should see Adventures of Don Juan. This is another swashbuckling adventure fantasy film that he stars in. This picture is from 1948 and is another Technicolor classic starring the iconic actor Errol Flynn. This film is directed by Vincent Sherman and…
Little Man, What Now? Blu-ray review
Based on the Hans Fallada novel under the same title, Little Man, What Now? is a pre-code film from 1934 about a couple that is financially struggling, with a baby on the way! Directed by Frank Borzage (Bad Girl, A Farewell to Arms, Desire) the film has a mixture of themes including love, hardship, and…
Next Time We Love Blu-ray review
Next Time, We Love is a romantic drama from 1936 that stars three screen legends in Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, and Ray Milland. This was the first of six films Sullavan and Stewart were paired together in. The film was directed by Edward H. Griffith. This is a story about a couple whose careers start…
Samson and the 7 Miracles of the World Blu-ray review
Also known as Maciste alla corte del Gran Khan, Seven and the 7 Miracles of the World, is a Riccardo Freda directed film which has Maciste (not Samson, which he’s called in the USA version) fighting against an army of Mongol warriors to save a princess! Screen legend Gordon Scott (Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure, Danger!! Death…
When Tomorrow Comes Blu-ray review
Directed by John M. Stahl, When Tomorrow Comes is a romantic drama from 1939 that features screen legends Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer. The pair of actors had previously been in the film Love Affair together. When Tomorrow Comes is another tale about love, romance, politics, and infidelity! Movies where someone falls for a married…
UHD Review – Species – Scream Factory
A small girl in a lab base in the desert is being put to sleep. As tensions rise, the girl remarkably breaks away from her holding cell and makes a run for it. It turns out that the girl is an alien human hybrid named SIL, created by man after contacting an alien race. With…
UHD Review – God Told Me To… Kill – Blue Underground
Larry Cohen may be my favorite of the classic American exploitation directors. His films whether just written or directed by have a tendency to blend multiple genres that from the outside might not flow logically into one another, and make it feel seamless. His Q: The Winged Serpent blends elements of crime films with creature…