game of death 2 (1981)

aka Si wang ta. Tower of Death.
"Someone may want us dead!"
Bobby (Kim Tai Chung) seeks to avenge the death of his brother Billy Lo (Bruce Lee) and heads to Japan to track down the perpetrators.
Another attempt to extend the legacy of Bruce Lee following his death, incorporating existing footage of the martial arts star to flesh out this thin plot.

night of the eagle (1962)

"I'm sure you're convinced I'm quite insane."
Psychology Professor Norman Taylor (Peter Wyngarde) discovers his wife Tansy (Janet Blair) is practicing witch, doing so to protect him from evil forces. Not believing in such things he destroys the magical paraphernalia. But soon he starts to experience strange events. Could it be that Tansy is right and she isn't the only one practicing witchcraft?
A imaginative low budget horror, developing a sinister atmosphere around Wyngarde as he looses faith in his rational approach to life.

woman who came back (1945)

"Lorna was always different from the others."
Lorna Webster (Nancy Kelly) is the only survivor of a bus crash near the site of a witch burning three hundred years previously. As she convalesces Lorna begins to believe that she's the reincarnation of the witch, back to avenge her execution.
An errie horror that relies on atmosphere as the plot develops.

the blue lamp (1950)

"Now, now, now, what's all this about?"
PC George Dixon (Jack Warner) and Andy Mitchell (Jimmy Handley) are in pursuit of two young crooks, Tom (Dirk Bogarde) and Spud (Patric Doonan) when things go tragically wrong.
Post-war realism creeps into this drama that caught the imagination.

room to let (1950)

"I must carry on with my work!"
Curly Minter (Jimmy Hanley) reminisces about his time as a cub reporter and in particular a story that happened in London in 1904. Following a fire at a mental institute he begins to suspect that Dr. Fell (Valentine Dyall) may in fact be the infamous Jack the Ripper.
Based as it is on a BBC radio play, this is overly talkie but Valentine makes fine use of his menacing tone of voice to add a sense of unease to the proceedings.

the last voyage of the demeter (2023)

"I can't go back sir."
Opening on a ship wrecked on the Yorkshire coast, this follows the voyage that brought the damned vessel and its cargo to its resting place under Capt Eliot (Liam Cunningham)
Developing the story chaptered in the novel Dracula, this fleshes out the story and adds the inevitable end line to allow for a sequel.

sisu (2022)

"Wait!"
Grizzled old prospector Aatami Korpi (Jorma Tommila) discovers a sizable amount of gold and sets off into town to exchange it. It is then that we discover this is Lapland in the dying days of WWII and there are some very nasty Nazi's out there willing to do anything to take his gold.
Very brutal and obviously outlandish tale, but its always fun to see Nazi's get more than whats coming to them!

renfield (2023)

"You stood up to him! How did you do that."
After centuries of serving Dracula (Nicolas Cage), the pair are hiding out in New Orleans and Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) meets policewoman (Awkwafina) who gives him the gumption to finally ready to rid himself of his master.
A breezy gore filled horror-comedy, that brings the relationship of Dracula and his servant Renfield up to date.

the gorge (2025)

"we're here to protect their secrets."
Levi (Miles Teller) a highly regarded snipper is hired for a very secretive operation, which turns out to be protecting a mist covered gorge. Whilst there he learns that there is another operative (Anya Taylor-Joy) on the other side of the valley also doing the same job...
An entertaining and linear narrative, that slowly ramps up to the action packed ending.