Based on a novel by Jaws author Peter Benchley, The Deep was made to cash in on the success of the original blockbuster—which in its own way was a masterpiece. It was directed by Peter Yates, a good director who also did Bullett, The Friends of Eddie Coyle and Breaking Away, amongst others. Yates was … Continue reading The Deep (1977) – Blu-Ray Review
Arrow has compiled a Blu-Ray box set with two films based on the exploits of post-war gangster Rikio Ishikawa, as documented by author Goro Fujitu in his novel Graveyard of Honor. There are similarities to The Godfather, with a story focused on conflicts within a gangland family. The first film is directed by Kinji Fukasaku, … Continue reading Graveyards of Honor – Blu-Ray Review
The Caller is a genre-hopping straight-to-video movie from 1987 that starred Malcolm McDowell at a low point in his career. Despite some success with Paul Schrader's remake of Cat People in 1982, the '80s were not a kind decade to the Yorkshireman, and by the end McDowell was making films like The Caller and Mortacci in Italy. It wasn't until he … Continue reading The Caller – Blu-Ray Review
Pandemonium is a film by Alfred Sole, who made his name with the famous slasher film, Alice, Sweet Alice, which is regarded as being one of the most artistic films in that genre. However, this is not really a slasher movie—in fact, I’m not sure you can quite call it a movie at all. It … Continue reading Pandemonium – Blu-Ray Review
Superman: Man of Tomorrow is the latest DC animated film—the 39th in DC’s ongoing series that started in 2007. Many have been adaptations of pre-existing graphic novels, although this one only has a tangential relationship to one. So far, Superman: Red Son is my favourite of the Superman films. This one is an origin story … Continue reading Superman: Man of Tomorrow – Blu-Ray Review
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