Black Rainbow is a film by the British director Mike Hodges, who also made the undisputed masterpiece of a British crime movie, Get Carter. Hodges has had a very interesting but spotty career, with his most well-known film worldwide being Flash Gordon. He has also done movies he’s disowned, and his last two were a … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Black Rainbow
The New Kids is an incredibly fun film from Sean S. Cunningham, who is best known as the director of the first Friday the 13th. His other most notable credit was being the producer of The Last House on the Left, which was Wes Craven's first feature and perhaps his most infamous film. The film was initially released on … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – The New Kids
Force 10 From Navarone is, obviously, the sequel to The Guns of Navarone. Made around 15 years later, none of the cast returns – which is really never a good sign. Both films were loosely based on books by Alistair MacLean, a well-known writer of popular thrillers in the 50s and 60s. Where Eagles Dare … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Force 10 from Navarone
This British horror film was released by Amicus in the early 1970s. It’s basically an Agatha Christie-type plot with a bit of a supernatural twist involving a werewolf. They’re trying to figure out who the werewolf is—there isn’t much more to it than that. The film arrived in the wake of the first couple Blaxploitation … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – The Beast Must Die
Dance, Girl, Dance is an absolutely fascinating film made during the golden age of Hollywood. It was directed by Dorothy Arzner, who is one of the great forgotten pioneers of cinema. She was basically the only woman director in Hollywood during the '30s, and an extremely open butch lesbian. Arzner started in the Silent Era, which … Continue reading Blu-Ray Review – Dance, Girl, Dance
