Martin is George A. Romero film that he made right before he embarked on what is probably his masterpiece, Dawn of the Dead. It was made for an impressively low-budget $100,000, and of course all shot in Pittsburgh. It reinvigorated him as a filmmaker after a rough patch after The Crazies during which he did … Continue reading Martin (1976) – UHD Review
Dance Craze is one of the greatest concert films ever made, but for decades it's only been available as rips of the original VHS. The film was directed, strangely enough, by Joe Massot, who is probably best known for his Led Zeppelin concert film The Song Remains The Same. Massot also has a couple of interesting counterculture … Continue reading Dance Craze – Blu-Ray Review
V/H/S/99 is the fifth instalment in the long-running V/H/S series, which has come some way from being an anthology showcase for many of the key horror directors of this century, such as Ti West (Pearl, X, House of the Devil) and Adam Wingard (You're Next, The Guest and Godzilla vs. Kong), before they went on to bigger and better things. The most notable … Continue reading V/H/S/99 – Blu-Ray Review
Ernst Lubitsch was known mainly for his run of screwball comedies from the 1930s up through the 1940s, such as The Shop Around the Corner and Trouble in Paradise. Here we have two films made at his peak, but with very different directions from his usual. They have been released on separate Blu-Rays from Indicator. … Continue reading Broken Lullaby & Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife – Blu-Ray Review
The Kiss Before the Mirror was made by James Whale when he was Universal's premiere director, between The Old Dark House and The Invisible Man. Of course, Whale is remembered most for his two out-and-out masterworks: Frankenstein and its sequel, The Bride of Frankenstein. Much like the first two Godfather films, it's very hard to pick which one of those is the better film. … Continue reading The Kiss Before the Mirror – Blu-ray Review
psychotroniccinema.com 