Category: Movie Reviews

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...

Back in 1978, the Burton Odeon was my second home. I knew most of the staff by name, and I was in there watching movies at least twice a week. This was also a...

I have a clear and vivid memory of the first time I saw this mid sixties sci fi chiller. It was screened as part of a season of late night movies called Appointment With...

The early 70s was a busy time for the BBFC, particularly 1971. Controversial films reigned supreme during that year. We had A Clockwork Orange, Straw Dogs and The Devils. Im not sure wether the...

Saturday evenings are pizza and a movie night at our place, and this week we chose The Adventures Of Priscilla Queen Of The Desert. It’s the story of a road trip with a difference....

Violence, Violence And Yet More Violence…..Helluva Movie Though. If you like your movies violent as hell and completely bloodsoaked, then this is going to be right up your street. Set in Franklin County, Virginia...

The Killer Spider Season Continues…… Where to start with this ??? I first bumped into this truly awful movie way back in 1975, when it did the cinema rounds on a double bill with...

The Killer Spider Season Kicks Off………. I first saw this film on a double bill with a little known horror movie called The Redeemer, and it is, in my humble opinion, quite easily the...

George Kellerman (Jack Lemmon) and his mousy wife Gwen (Sandy Dennis) are on a meticulously planned trip to New York City, where George has an interview scheduled for 9am the following day. Everything has...

I hardly know where to start with this amazing movie. It’s another 80s classic that somehow slipped under my radar, which i’m only now seeing for the first time. First of all we have...