the two faces of dr jeykll (1960)

"You vile disgusting degenerate!"
Dr. Henry Jekyll (Paul Massie) proposes that inside every human is two personalities, a theory dismissed by his colleagues. So he sets out to prove it. Tied up in his work he doesn't seem to notice his wife (Dawn Addams) is having an affair with his louche friend Paul Allen (Christopher Lee). But then Jekyll finds a formula that transforms him into the confident and handsome Edward Hyde who sets out to enjoy the sordid nightlife of London...
A well worn tale told with some panache.

uprising (2024)

"I cannot go on this way any longer." AKA Jeon, Ran
Set during the Joseon Dynasty, a nobleman's son is given a slave to take his punishments for him, as no noble can be marked. They somehow develop a bond, especially when Jong-ryeo (Park Jeong-min) is discovered to have an aptitude for martial arts and it is decided he tutor Cheon-young (Gang Dong-won) and even takes the entrance exams for military school for his now friend. But only if he is made a freeman. Unfortunately he is betrayed and thus develops a vicious feud that fans a slave revolt.
An engaging tale of betrayal and class divides.

shark (1969)

"We are going to be one big happy family" Caine (Burt Reynolds), a smalltime gunrunner, ends up stuck in a Sudanese coastal town. Desperate for money he takes on a job piloting a boat exploring a sunken ship in the shark-infested waters and spots an opportunity...
A very average thriller.

the devil's hand (1961)

"They play with evil like its some kind of new toy."
AKA Witchcraft.
Rick (Robert Alda) is plagued by nightmares about a beautiful blonde woman. Then one day he spots her likeness in a shop window, along with a doll that is the image of his fiancé Donna (Ariadne Welter). With help of the shop owner Rick manages to track down the woman (Linda Christian) who convinces him to join a sect that worships the diabolic Camba...
A campy horror that being short doesn't out stay its welcome.

the paper gallows (1950)

"It's not my fault!"
AKA Torment
Brothers (John Bentley and Dermot Walsh) tussle for the affections of their secretary Joan (Rona Anderson). Joan seems to prefer Jim, as she pals around with him as they try and find out who killed the family cat. Surely it couldn't be the moody Cliff?
Melodramatic crime drama featuring much overwraught talking into the distance rather than to the people involved!

the four skulls of Jonathan drake (1959)

"Kenneth Drake you have paid for the evil of your ancestors."
Anthropologist Jonathan Drake (Eduard Franz) believes that his family has been cursed by a tribe of South American Indians. A theory reinforced when Drake's brother is found dead, a shrunken head hanging near the body!
An entertaining and in turns creepy shocker despite its budgetary limitations.

texas chainsaw massacre: the next generation (1994)

"I want these people to know the meaning of horror!"
Prom night and a gang of teenagers (inc Renee Zellweger) get into a car crash in rural Texas. Stranded and with an injured driver they look for help and come across an old farmhouse, but its far from the help they are looking for... that is home to Leatherface (Robert Jacks) and his insane family of cannibalistic psychopaths.
This was never going to live up to its Predecessor but the prescense of Matthew McConaughey and Renee Zellweger adds interest to this video slasher.