godzilla minus one (2023)

"Is your war finally over?"
The dying days of WWII and Kamakazi pilot Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki) lands on Odo island stating his plane is faulty, only to be attacked by Godzilla, who destroys the base and killing most of the engineers there. Back in post-war Tokyo Shikishima, suffering PTSD, ends up looking after Noriko (Minami Hamabe) and an unrelated baby she has promised to care for. Together they struggle to survive, until he gets a job on a minesweeper clearing up deep sea mines. Things start to look up, unfortunately he then comes into contact with an atomically enlarged Godzilla and involved in a plan to kill the monster once and for all.
Mixing real drama with an enhansed monster producing a poignant and enjoyable film.

messiah of evil (1974)

aka Dead People. Revenge of the Screaming Dead. Second Coming.
I'm interested in the story about the blood moon.
A young woman (Mariana Hill) travels to a small seaside town to meet her estranged father, but finds him missing. Her search for him brings her into contact with the enigmatic Thom (Michael Greer), who is travelling with two women, Toni (Joy Bang) and Laura (Anitra Ford), and they start to uncover various weird happenings as they explore the town.
A low budget, but effectively atmospheric chiller with a number of stand out scenes.

the strange love of martha ivers (1946)

"Don't look back, baby"
Three children are involved in a tragedy that changes their lives irrecuably. The streetwise Sam Masterson (Van Heflin), the timid Walter O'Neil (Kirk Douglas), with an ambitious father, and Martha Ivers (Barbara Stanwyck), an orphaned heiress. All are present when Martha finally breaks at the incessent taunts of her Aunt, causing her to fall to her death. Walters father takes control, forcing Martha to marry Walter, whilst Sam runs away. Eighteen years later Sam reappears creating a highly charged atmosphere, as Martha and Walter fear he is there to blackmail them, and Walter further fears that Martha and Sam still carry a torch for each other.
A melodramatic film-noir centered on Barbra Stanwyck's ruthlessly controlling business woman, in this debut appearance of Kirk Douglas.

the cabinet of caligari (1962)

"We are none of us masters of our own fate."
Jane Lindstorm (Glynis Johns), a lone girl on vacation, suffers a flat tire in the middle of nowhere. She eventually finds a large house and appeals for help. After recieving a charming welcome from Caligari (Dan O'Herlihy) Jane soon becomes uneasy about here host.
A homage to the silent classic, rather than a remake, this Robert Bloch scripted horror feels more like a Twilight Zone episode than a film, in this lesser psychological terror.

robot overlords (2014)

"I'm a boy... and I can prove it."
Robots take over the planet, with everyone given an implant to keep them under curfew. That is until a group of kids led by Sean (Callan McAuliff) stumble on a way to disable the tag, and then set off to find Sean's dad.
A rather simplistic plot that works OK as a family adventure film.

our miss fred (1972)

"We must stop meeting like this"
Fred Wimbush (Danny La Rue) is a drag act playing to the troops during WWII and is captured by the Germans in France. He then has the good fortune to be released as they think he's a girl, and remains in character whilst trying to escape back to Britain.
Vaguely comic slapstick overplayed for all its worth!

deathsport (1978)

"Take away my body and my soul will still be mine."
A distant post-apocalyptic future sees Lord Zirpola (David McLean) capture the Desert Range Guides Kaz (David Carradine), and Deneer (Claudia Jennings). He then forces them to fight to the death in a savage motorcycle race called Deathsport.
The best thing about this film is the poster! A weak and cheaply made b-movie that lacks the humour of much of Corman's output.