the amityville horror (1979)

"The house is doing things"
Newlywed (James Brolin) and (Margot Kidder) find their perfect house, and at a great price, Unfortunately the great price is as it had been the location of a mass murder, and soon the family start experiencing bizarre events, that even the local priest (Rod Steiger) cannot stop!
A fine supernatural thriller.

altered states (1980)

"How do we stop this?"
Respected scientist Eddie Jessop (William Hurt) revives an old experiment, and using himself as guinea pig finds himself regressing...
With Russell on board you know the kitchen sink would be thrown at this body horror, with a liberal dose of sprituality and psychoanalysis.

the shape of things to come (1979)

"This is lunar space control."
Earth's a wasteland, with humanity living on the Moon, and depending on an anti-radiation drug only available from planet Delta 3. Unfortunately Delta 3 is now controlled by Omus (Jack Palance), a mad scientist, hell bent on taking over the moon. Their only chance is an unauthorised mission to stop Omus by Dr. John Caball (Barry Morse), his son Jason (Nicholas Campbell), his friend Kim (Anne Marie Martin), and a robot named Sparks. 
Screams low budget TV movie.

thriller: a cruel picture (1973)

aka en grym film . They Call Her One Eye.
"I like women that don't talk much..."
Madeline (Christina Lindberg), a young mute woman, living in rural Sweden, misses her bus, and innocently accepts a lift from Tony (Heinz Hopf), who kidnaps her, forcing her into a drug habit, then blinds her in one eye, and forces her into prostitution. But unknown to him, in her downtime, she is learning karate and shooting, life skills that come in handy when she eventually takes revenge.
Lindberg exhibits a fragility, that turns feral after her abuse, allowing this slight and unevenly paced film some life. And whatever your thoughts on the film, she looks mighty cool in her leather coat and eye patch.

diva (1981)

"My satori is this: Zen in the art of buttering bread!"
Mailman Jules (Frédéric Andréi) loves opera and his obsession with the diva Cynthia Hawkins (Wilhelmenia Fernandez) leads him into trouble when he records her in concert, and a mix up with an incriminating tape on a corrupt police chief, leads to further trouble.
An art house classic, embodying everything about 80's style.

the small back room (1949)

"whats the use."
aka Hour of glory
Sammy Rice (David Farrar) is a battle weary bomb disposal expert fighting a private battle with alcohol, whilst trying to crack how a new bomb can be dismantled.
Strikingly directed psychological thriller.

the black torment (1964)

"He's been a victim of an impostor!"
The lord of the manor, Sir Richard Fordyce (John Turner), returns home with a new wife (Heather Sears), but is perplexed to find out many believe they have seen him around the estate already, and complicating things are a series of murders. Has Richard lost his mind, as he complains of ghostly figures or is something more sinister happening?
Underated gothic horror.

the monolith monsters (1957)

"What use is a newspaper man here, where nothing ever happens."
A Southwestern dessert town is threatened when a meteor crashes close by and shatters, scattering fragments far and wide. Initially the fragments are just a curiosity, until they come into contact with water!
Interesting and original concept twisting the alien invasion story originally scripted by Jack Arnold.

silent rage (1982)

"Mayday, Mayday!"
A small town is rocked when a man (Brian Libby) murders his family. Luckily Sheriff Stevens (Chuck Norris) is on hand to stop him, but the killer dies trying to escape, or so we think. Unknown to everyone the body is released to some unethical scientists, who create a killing machine with the ability to self heal.
Generally entertaining thriller, where Norris gets to flex his martial arts skills, but erratic pacing takes some of the fun out of it.

the gamma people (1956)

"You'll get me into trouble."
A pair of reporters (Paul Douglas and Leslie Phillips) are accidentally stranded in the small dictatorship of Gudavia. Where the local ruler is experimenting with gamma rays to create geniuses, but has the unerring habit of transforming some of his subjects into mutated henchmen.
A bizzare sci-fi, that doesn't catch the imagination.

Scary stories to tell in the dark (2019)

"Well it is Halloween, do you want to see a haunted house"
It's 1968 and Stella (Zoe Margaret Colletti) and some friends hook up with a young drifter (Michael Garza), and decide to go to a haunted house on Halloween...
Atmospheric teen horror based on some of the stories from the iconic book series.

bandidos (1967)

"He's quick enough to take Billy Kane"
Gunslinger Richard Martin (Enrico Maria Salerno) is maimed by former protege Billy Kane (Venantino Venantini) during a train robbery. Years later, Martin teams up with drifter Ricky Shot (Terry Jenkins), as both try to track down and exact revenge on Billy.
Familiar tropes of revenge in this above average western.

prey (2022)

"I'll hunt along if I have to."
Naru (Amber Midthunder) is a young Comanche living 300 years ago, who realises that there is a threat to her tribe, a highly-evolved Predator that is hunting them.
Predator prequel, with beautiful cinematography and a back to basics attitude that works.

the time travellers (1964)

"I say try it!"
Scientists (Preston Foster, Philip Carey, Steve Franken and Mary Anders) accidentally open up a window into the future, the year 2071 and find a barren wasteland, then get trapped there when the portal collapses..
A low budget but entertaining piece of fiction.

the hangman waits (1947)

"Morning papers!"
Follows a Scotland Yard Inspector (John Turnbull) as he attempts to capture a killer of several grisly murders.
The semi-documentary style adds level of interest, as we get to see bomb-damaged London in and around Fleet Street, and see if you can spot an uncredited John Le Mesurier.

far from the apple tree (2019)

"Maddy's back"
Young artist Judith (Sorcha Groundsell) lands her dream job, a residency with famous artist Roberta Roslyn (Victoria Liddelle). But soon she becomes disturbed whilst cataloging Roberta's work, seeing her resemblance to a previous model in Roberta's work...
The slow unwinding of Judith's mind, builds through a sense of unease and the use of multiple film formats.

revenge of the zombies (1943)

aka The Corpse Vanished.
"The circumstances are too suspicious to ignore."
Lila (Veda Ann Borg) the wife of Dr. Von Altermann (John Carradine) dies mysteriously, and Lila's brother Scott (Mauritz Hugo) suspecting the Dr arrives with a detective (Robert Lowery) to find out what happened. But little do they know that the Dr is creating an army of zombie's, to aid the Nazi cause.
A very low budget Monogram comedy/horror, that lacks both comedy and horror.

murder at 3am

"You must trust me a great deal."
A serial killer is murdering young women and Inspector Peter Lawton (Dennis Price) begins to suspect his sister Joan (Peggy Evans) is dating the killer, as Teddy (Philip Saville) seems to know too much about the case.
A quirky thriller not helped by the over melodramaic organ soundtrack.

not tonight darling (1971)

"Night then darling."
Frustrated housewife Karen (Luan Peters) is seduced by Alex (Vincent Bell) and drawn into his world of swinging, before Karen's world comes crashing down when her husband finds out that she's been doing.
Interesting only as a curio of the time, when the British sex comedy was trying to keep up with the liberalisaton happening elsewhere. The best thing about this is the Thunderclap Newman interlude, which should tell you everything you need to know about this film!

squirm (1976)

"It was the worms!"
New Yorker Mick (Don Scardino) comes to visit rural Fly Creek and his friend Geri (Patricia Pearcy). Unfortunately he does so after a violent storm that has brought down the local powerlines, and unknown to the populaton, this has drawn out millions of angry earth worms, who have a taste for blood!
A nice mix of homour and suspence carries this low budget creature feature along nicely.

arizona colt (1966)

aka The man from nowhere
"Stupid gringos"
Needing men for a bank heist, Mexican bandit leader Gordo (Fernando Sancho) frees a group of prisoners, and gives them two choices, join his gang or die. But one prisoner manages to slip out unnoticed, Arizona Colt (Giuliano Gemma), and tracks the gang to Blackstone City where Gordo is planning to rob the bank.
Enjoyable western, with a morally ambiguous but still likable hero.

and god said to cain (1970)

aka E Dio disse a Caino...Revenge At Sundown.
"The years pass-by Gary and the place is still Godforsaken."
After ten years of hard labour, Gary Hamilton (Klaus Kinski), is pardoned, and only has one thing on his mind...revenge, on the people who framed him. His partner Acombar (Peter Carsten), and his girlfriend, Maria (Marcella Michelangeli).
Kinski plays against type in this beautifully shot supernatural horror of a western, as the tension rises whilst the darkness descends and the winds start swirling...

queen kong (1976)

"Oh Ray when this endless night turn into day?"
A tough female directoer Luce Habit (Rula Lenska) and her film crew drag good for nothing Ray Fay (Robin Askwith) to Africa, to film an adventure film, but he is soon spotted and kidnapped by the Nabongas, a female tribe lead by (Valerie Leon) who want to sacrifice him to Queen Kong...
Torturously unfunny spoof!

gwledd (2021)

"After you've taken everything, what will be left?"
Aka The Feast
Waitress Cadi (Annes Elwy) is hired for the night by a wealthy family looking to impress some dinner guests, as a valuable business deal is at stake.
Brooding Welsh language eco-horror, throws some anti-capitalism into the mix of black humour and extreme violence.

five (1951)

"Not even a mouse."
Five people survive a nuclear holocaust, including Roseanne, a pregnant woman; Michael, a poet; Charles, a black man; Oliver, a banker; and Eric, a mountain climber, but soon they begin to get on each other's nerves...
Slow moving contemplation on 'hell is other people'.

the boogie man will get you (1942)

the boogie man will get you (1942)"Something always goes wrong."
Young divorcee Winnie Slade (Jeff Donnell) buys a rundown house from an eccentric professor (Boris Karloff) and tries to convert it into a hotel. Unfortunately the professor is piling up a lot of dead bodies in the basement due to his experiments on travelling salesmen!
Reminiscent of Arsenic and Old Lace, both Lorre and Karloff give it their all, but it doesn't quite match up to the screwball antics of the later picture.

images (1972)

"Shut up! You're dead!"
Writer Cathryn (Susannah York) receives some disturbing phone calls suggesting her husband Hugh (Rene Auberjonois) is having an affair. So the couple move to their remote Irish holiday home to work things out. But initial contentment turns sour as she starts hearing voices and seeing apparitions and her paranoia builds...
A fluid psychological horror, as Cathryn moves from reality to nightmare.

hammerhead (1968)

"Good luck to you Hood, I think you are going to need it."
Charles Hood (Vince Edwards) is recruited by British Intelligence to get close to international crime boss Hammerhead (Peter Vaughan), who is suspected to be trying to steal NATO defense secrets. If that wasn't complicated enough, model Sue Trenton (Judy Geeson) has taken a shine to Hood, and trails him wherever he goes.
A swinging London riff on James Bond, with a distinctly one dimentional central character that doesn't quite hit the mark.

unpublished story (1942)

"This is a total war, the idea of non=combatants is a non starter."
An English war correspondent Bob Randall (Richard Greene) returns from Dunkirk having been one of the last off the beaches. Annoyed he turns his attention to a pascifist group, but his story is spiked by Home Security. This only serves to get him mad, and determined to investigate Home Security and their attatchments to the peace movement. Are they Nazi sympathizers, or could they have been infiltrated by Nazi fifth columnists.
An interesting propaganda piece attacking defeatism in the midst of war, with a nice sideline in slice of life during the blitz.

doctor faustus (1967)

"Why, this is hell, nor am I out of it."
AKA Dr. Faustus
Faustus (Richard Burton) is a scholar studying for his doctorate, and his insatiable appetite for knowledge and power takes him down the dark path of necromancy. He uses his knowledge to summon up Mephistopheles (Andreas Teuber) and bargains his soul away to be able to live twenty-four more years.
A basic re-write of the Marlowe play, with some cameo appearances of Elizabeth Taylor to try and liven up proceedings.

shadow of the hawk (1976)

"Evil is around us."
Mike (Jan Michael-Vincent) is plagued by visions of a powerful evil spirit, and when his grandfather, a native American Shaman, Old Man Hawk (Chief Dan George) turns up unexpectedly asking to be taken home, Mike is pursuaded to reluctantly journey to their ancestral village. With a reporter (Marilyn Hassett) tagging along, Hawk reveals he is in a spiritual battle with an evil sorceress and Mike is drawn into the ancestral curse.
Atmospheric road movie thriller, that loses its way after a while.

the specialist (1969)

aka Gli specialisti. Drop Them or I'll Shoot.
"No son-of-a-bitch can kill me. I’ll be alright."
Hud (Johnny Hallyday) comes to town seeking revenge for the death of his brother, unjustly hanged accused of robbing the town bank. Things soon get complicated as the bank money is still missing, with plenty of suspects, and the added complication of El Diablo (Mario Adorf) a Mexican bandit also getting involved.
Not one of Corbucci's best, but livened up by the presence of French rock star Johnny Hallyday.

the quiet ones (2014)

"Why do I get the impression this is about to get unpleasant? "
University professor (Jared Harris) and a group of his students try to expel a malevolent from young woman Jane Harper (Olivia Cooke), but only succeed in uncovering terrifyingly dark forces.
An interesting story, supposedly based on true events, but one that only contains some mild shocks along the way.

baby cart in the land of demons (1973)

aka Shogun Assassin 4: Five Fistfuls of Gold. Sword of Vengeance. Kozure Ôkami: Meifumadô.
"I have come for your life."
Five warriors are trying to track down and challenge Ogami Itto (Tomisaburô Wakayama) to duels. Each holds a part of information and money needed to complete the assassination of a mad Daimyo as he plots to decieve his clan and the Shogun!
Number five in the Lone Wolf and Cub series sees a film with new depth and a renewed visual style, as Itto's story intertwines with that of a female pickpocket.

fuego (1969)

aka Conoscenza carnale di una ninfomane. Fire
"Your desires cannot be quenshed."
Laura (Isabel Sarli) is a nymphomaniac who marries Carlos (), warning him that she will never be faithful to him. Following a number of discressions, they take on a psychiatrist in an attempt to cure her with little success.
A camp classic due to the plot and fashions, and a supposed favorite of John Waters, with Sarli acting as part inspiration for Divines look.

killer fish (1979)

aka Greed. The Naked Sun. Deadly Treasure of the Piranha.
"Just when the conversation was getting interesting."
Jewel thieves, (including Lee Majors and Karen Black), rob a mning concern in Brazil, and hide the hot emeralds underwater till the heat dies down, but what they don't know is that the lake has a large population of piranha, who are not adverse to feasting on divers!
Margaux Hemingway pops up as the love interest in the subplot of this very mildly diverting creature feature.

mistress of the apes (1979)

"A little more chest there!"
Having lost her baby in childbirth, Susan Jamison (Jenny Neumann) subsequently finds out that her husband has disappeared in the Congo whilst looking for a long lost tribe. So she sets out on an expedition to find him, and discovers Homo Habilis, the missing link...
The ultimate jungle sexploitation, in that it promises a lot but delivers very little of either jungle or sex.

the gilded cage (1955)

"Look Steve, I'm in some trouble!"
Harry (Michael Alexander) is framed by some crooks who have stolen a valuable portrait, and subsequently arrested. His brother Steve (Alex Nicol) sets out to try and prove his brother's innocence, by tracking the gang down.
Filled with the usual nightclubs, gang punch-ups, and some nice views of 50's London.