El Duce (Eldon Hoke) was the drummer and singer in metal-punk band The Mentors, a self-described “rape rock” band whose songs were openly racist, sexist and homophobic. It was presented with a sense of humour, but it can’t be said that it was exactly a “joke,” as El Duce had real issues. Ryan Sexton was … Continue reading The El Duce Tapes – Blu-Ray Review →

Cut Throat City is a film directed by RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan, and it’s a sort of gang/crime movie set in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. This is the most well-received of RZA’s three recent features as a director, and although it’s a not that good, it’s OK. It has a heist at the … Continue reading Cut Throat City – DVD Review →

Link was Richard Franklin's follow-up to his remake of The Window, which was retitled Cloak & Dagger, I haven't seen his remake, but The Window is one of the most unique film noirs. Franklin was a Aussie director who got his start in softcore porn and then graduated to Hitchcock-influenced thrillers such as Road Games, … Continue reading Link – Blu-Ray Review →

Saint Maud was the big British horror movie of 2020. It’s a debut feature from Rose Glass, and has had incredibly positive reviews. However, I have to say that for me the film was a tremendous disappointment in almost every regard. In the US the film was picked up by the esteemed and often great … Continue reading Saint Maud – Blu-Ray Review →

In the 1970s, Charles Bronson was one of the biggest movie stars on the planet. He had been around for almost two decades since starting to act in bit parts in 1951. Gradually, Bronson became a well-known character actor in films, and did a lot of TV Westerns and other TV—basically, he would take anything on offer. But it wasn’t … Continue reading The Valdez Horses and The Valachi Papers – Blu-Ray Review →