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…
The Sinister Dr. Orloff – Blu-ray Review (Mondo Macabro)
Sometimes, fathers and sons don’t get along. Alfred Orloff (Antonio Mayans) is trying to do what his father, Dr. Orloff (Howard Vernon) AKA Big Poppa, never could and that is to resurrect his comatose mother/lover named Melisa. Alfie employs his monstrous manservant Andros to help him snatch party girls and sex workers off the streets,…
The Girl from Rio – 4K Ultra HD / Blu-ray Review (Blue Underground)
After stealing 10 million dollars in stolen money, Jeff Sutton (Richard Wyler) finds himself on the run in Rio de Janeiro. First, he’s pursued by Sir Masius (George Sanders), a gangster who has as much style and class as he does henchman. And trust me, he has a lot of henchmen. Next, Jeff runs afoul…
Blu-ray Review – Other Side of the Mirror – Mondo Macabro
My name is Scott MacDonald and I am a Franco-holic. To be fair I’ve only seen about 80 films, and I feel like that’s even THAT BAD considering this is a director with over 200 films to his credit. However, today I get to review one of the few big ones I had left to…
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…
Shining Sex (Severin) Blu-ray Review
An exotic dancer named Cynthia (Lina Romay) hooks up with a swinging couple after a gig at a nightclub (or house), so that they can make the sex act. The couple is Alpha (Evelyne Scott), an interdimensional being disguised as a beautiful woman, and her human slave Andros (Ramón Ardid). Alpha infects Cynthia with that…
Mondo Erotico (Around the World in 80 Beds) (Goya Collection) Blu-ray Review
Jess Franco died a little over one year ago now in April of 2013, as one of the last remaining auteurs of early EuroCult cinema it was a tragic loss, but being in his mid-80’s, and having been in declining health for sometime it was hardly unexpected. If one is to find a silver lining…
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…