the texas chain saw massacre (1974)

"those girls don't wanna go messin' 'round no old house!"
Five friends travelling in rural Texas have the misfortune to stumble upon a rather peculiar family...
A classic of modern horror cinema that birthed the template for the slasher genre whilst giving nightmares to whole generations.

talk of the devil (1967)

"Made it you have.
Stephen Wallace (Tim Barrett) has the hots for the glamorous Wendy (Suzan Farmer), but she is less interested, so makes a faustian pact...
A half-hour comedy that is more of a curio than comedy.

fuzz (1972)

"What!"
Detectives in a rundown Boston police department, including Burt Reynolds, Tom Skerritt and Raquel Welsh, strive to catch an extortionist who is targeting a local politician.
A gritty slice of life drama, with a side of comedy. Unfortunately it doesn't quite gell and ultimately its meandering wastes the many talents involved.

black '47 (2018)

"I don't understand that aboriginal nonsense. Speak English, man!"
Martin Feeney (James Frecheville) arrives back in Ireland after serving abroad in the British army to find his home suffering during the height of the Great Hunger, His mother dead of starvation and his brother killed after resisting the familys eviction. Subsequent injustices lead Feeney to be arrested and he begins his journey of revenge...
A well made and sometimes visually striking revenge thriller distinguished by its famine setting.

the mermaid (1965)

AKA Yu mei ren.
"I've tasted the fickleness of human nature."
Poor scholar Chang Chen (Ivy Ling Po) comes to live with a rich relative whose daughter Peony (Li Ching) he was promised in an arranged marrage. He is smitten with Peony, though she isn't as taken with him or the idea. Into this steps a Carp spirit who loves Chang and takes the form of his fiancée to get close to him leading to the inevitable conflicts and confusion...
A classic Huangmei Opera that intertwines fantasy and romance and a beautiful look.

the butterfly chalice (1963)

AKA Hu die bei.
"Hopefully Heaven will help a good man."
Set in the Ming Dynasty, a magistrate's son (Chin Feng) and a fisherman's daughter (Pat Ting Hung) come together after he has accidentally kills the Govenor's son who beat her father to death. The magistrate ubsequently fights for justice whilst his son is no the run from the Govenor's bodyguards.
A Huangmei Opera enlivened with some martial arts action.

ringo, the face of revenge (1966)

AKA Ringo, il volto della vendetta. Los Quatro Salvajes.
"Now there are three more of us in on your little secret. Two too many..."
A pair of drifters (Anthony Steffen and Eduardo Fajardo) rescue Fidel (Armando Calvo) twice in one day and discover part of a treasure map is tattooed on his back. When they learn the other half is on the back of a local sheriff (Alfonso Goda), they plan a treasure hunt and are soon joined by card sharp Tricky Ferguson (Frank Wolff) who overhears their scheme.
Thus begins a mildly entertaining game of double and triple-crosses.