All the Money in the World will always be known as that film where Kevin Spacey was replaced by Christopher Plummer after Spacey was accused of preying on younger men. Plenty of memes and jokes later, audiences are left wondering – is the film actually any good? And the answer is undoubtedly a yes. The film … Continue reading All the Money in the World – Blu-Ray Review
This film is probably best known for the fact that afterwards Clive Barker became very picky about adaptations of his work, so much so that he wrote and directed the next one, Hellraiser (since then there have been many sequels of course). The reason is clear when you see Rawhead Rex: it’s a terrible movie. … Continue reading Rawhead Rex – Blu-Ray Review
Space Truckers is a Stuart Gordon movie—Gordon is best known for the H.P. Lovecraft adaptation Re-Animator and for his masterpiece, From Beyond (which is the better film). This is not one of his better movies, but it’s so bonkers that it has a certain charm. It stars Dennis Hopper as a space trucker, John Canyon, … Continue reading Space Truckers – Blu-Ray Review
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre was an unusual film in Roger Corman’s career—it was the biggest-budget film he ever made at that point, and one of the very few times he ever worked for a Hollywood studio. He deliberately made the budget smaller than what he was given (he got 2.5 million, an insane amount for … Continue reading The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre – Blu-Ray Review
Marty was the very first winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival in 1955. Along with Billy Wilder's The Lost Weekend, it’s also one of the only films to win both the Best Picture Oscar and the Palme d'Or. However, the really interesting aspect of Marty is that it's a perfect example of the screenwriter as the … Continue reading Marty – Blu-Ray Review
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