Christopher Lee stars as the cold and merciless Judge Jeffreys, based on a real person (although our old pal Jess Franco takes massive liberties with the historical source material). Jeffreys is a ruthless witchfinder in the 17th century (in reality though he was more concerned with traitors to the crown) who while in his day-to-day…
Blu-ray Review – Dracula – Prisoner of Frankenstein (Severin)
My name is Scott MacDonald, and I am a Jess Franco-phile. I have more films in my collection by Franco than any other director, granted most directors do not have 207 films plus alternate versions to their name, and thus it is easier to have a lot of Jess Franco films than say Stanley Kubrick…
Blu-ray Review – Seven Women for Satan (Mondo Macabro)
Seven Women for Satan stars Michel Lemoine (also the director) as Boris Zoroff, a business man by day and sadist on nights and weekends. He lives in a castle that has descended through his family most notably the infamous Count Zoroff, who would capture and torture women in the castle. Coincidentally, Michel has also picked…
The Secret Ways Blu-ray review
Screen great Richard Widmark, known for his lead roles in some of the best Noirs from the forties and fifties such as Road House, Kiss of Death and Night and the City, stars in a crime-espionage thriller called The Secret Ways. This movie is one I had not heard of, but when Kino Lorber announced…
Severin Films – Black Friday Sale Review
It is that time of year again when the holidays are rolling around the stores are trying to get shoppers in with cut throat deals. It is also the time of years when our beloved home video labels unleash some surprise goodies upon their various fandoms. It’s an exciting time for sure, a lot of…
Alphaville (Kino) Blu-ray Review
Special agent Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine) is sent to the distant city of Alphaville to investigate the mysterious disappearances of some of his fellow agents and the oppressive supercomputer Alpha 60. Before long it becomes clear that he must also assassinate Alpha 60’s creator (Howard Vernon) before his influence can spread to other cities. But…
Franco Forever Volume 1
Vampyros Lesbos, She Killed in Ecstasy, The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus on Blu-ray By Scott MacDonald It has now been over 2 years since we lost the great Jess Franco in April of 2013. Franco as a director had a career that spanned 7 decades, and over 200 films. Most of them bearing his distinct…