Snapshot comes out of the Ozploitation boom of the '70s, of which the Mad Max franchise was of course the most notable export. Snapshot, however, is an odd melodrama filtered through the floating stalker's POV camera of Halloween. It was directed by Simon Wincer who, like many of the directors of the Ozploitation boom and the … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Snapshot
C.H.U.D II: Bud The Chud is one of those horror sequels of the '80s an early '90s that has next to nothing to do with the original film except some basic plot elements and the title. However, it's actually better than the original film, and it's by the same director David Irving (no, not the … Continue reading C.H.U.D II: Bud The Chud – Blu-Ray Review
Red Roses of Passion is a completely bonkers film that came out of the sexploitation boom of the early to mid-'60s. The genre is somewhat unfairly maligned as being nothing but softcore porn, but the reality is that there are proper films with a plot, etc. The most famous personage of the movement is of … Continue reading Red Roses of Passion – Blu-Ray Review
Erik The Conqueror is a fairly unremarkable Mario Bava film, made during his swords and sandals phase. By 1961, Bava had already reinvented himself as a horror film director with the masterful Black Sunday. By default, it seems like a massive step backwards for the director, but he also made another swords and sandals film in 1961, Hercules … Continue reading Erik The Conqueror – Blu-Ray Review
The Deadly Affair was one of the films that Sidney Lumet made during his British period, which came during the mid-'60s to the early '70s. Of course, tat was the point when he started making the gritty dramas like Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon and Network for which he is now best known. It's also a spy thriller, which makes it a … Continue reading The Deadly Affair – Blu-Ray Review
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