Author: retromovie

Right from the opening scene, where David Mann, played by Dennis Weaver, pulls out of his garage, and begins driving through the city, we know were in for something very special. Duel began life...

Directed by local lad Shane Meadows, this was my first time watching this British classic, and I have to admit to being pleasantly surprised at how good it actually was. It’s one of those...

Let’s get one thing out of the way before we start. I’m a huge Quentin Tarantino fan, so this review was never going to be anything but positive, but i have to say that...

Mark Kermode famously called Slade In Flame “The Citizen Kane Of British Pop Movies”. I can now see why having just watched it for the first time. It’s an absolute masterclass in how to...

I’d been dying to see this movie for ages. I’m guessing that Judy Garland would be a really hard act to pull off, and I have to admit to being slightly nervous about watching...

Tarantula, made in 1955  and directed by Jack Arnold, was possibly, in my humble opinion one of the the finest examples of the “monster created by science gone mad” genre. It tells the story...