Category: FILM REVIEWS
George Pan Cosmatos, Part I
Part 1 of a breezy retropspective on director George Pan Cosmatos, starting with a Blu-ray review of Cobra (Warner Home Video), featuring Sylvester Stallone and Brigitte Nielsen.
The Return of The Egyptian (1954)
Lengthy review of Twilight Time’s grogeous Blu-ray edition of The Egyptian (1954), one of Fox’s best ancient epics and the movie with which Marlon Brando didn’t want to have anything to do, plus a review of Desirée (1954), the fine, fine movie he made instead…
Women in Prison, Part III: Jungle Warriors (1984)
Yes, there’s a Part 3, and the focus is Ernst R. von Theumer’s Jungle Warriors / Euer Weg führt durch die Hölle (1984), the third and final WIP film in Panik House’s dynamic trilogy. Not only is there a film review, but a detailed transcription of the vile theme song lyrics, written by a drunken donkey…
Women in Prison, Part II: Red Heat (1985)
Just uploaded is a review of Linda Blair’s second Women in Prison films, Red Heat [M], made in 1985, and often confused with the 1988 Arnold Schwarzenegger-Jim Belushi buddy cop film – a fine comic book film, but largely missing the social wrongness that permeates every frame once Blair in thrust into a dank East […]
Stanley Kubrick, Part I
Tied to a review of Warner Home Video’s shiny new Blu-ray of Lolita, I’ve added reviews of Stanley Kubrick’s first 3 films – all documentaries of sorts: Day of the Fight and Flying Padre (both released in 1951 by RKO), and The Seafarers, his first colour film, released in a special edition DVD by Indian Relay Films…
Dear Mr. Gacy
Review of the true crime drama Dear Mr. Gacy (Anchor Bay Entertainment Canada), plus minor blather on how to handle the scorching heat, and upcoming review info…
The Films of Stephen Boyd, Part I
Part 1 of this spanking new series examines the work of Stephen Boyd, one of Hollywood’s forgotten stars of the late fifties and early sixties. First up is a review of his pre-Ben-Hur co-starring role in Woman Obsessed (Twilight Time), plus a review of the new BBC documentary Stephen Boyd: The Man Who Never Was…
Women in Prison, Part I: Chained Heat (1983)
Another magical series featuring deep moral arguments relating to the socially provocative genre known as Women in Prison films, akak WIP. ‘Tied’ to Panik House’s new Mr. Skin WIP Triple feature set, I’ve reviewed Chained Heat (1983), to be followed soon by Red Heat (1985) and Jungle Warriors (1984), because we can all learn about being more socially active in our insular communities from these Greek tragedies of woe and empowerment…
Dog Tales III: Lassie’s Last Legs at MGM (1948-1951)
Part 3 of Dog Tales spans the last 4 Lassie films in MGM’s franchise. In addition to an Editor’s Blog, there’s a DVD review of Hills of Home (Warner Home Video), followed by film reviews of The Sun Comes Up + Challenge to Lassie (both 1949), and The Painted Hills (1951)…
The Greek Experience, Dario Argento alerts, and Mondomark & KQEK.com join Twitter
DVD reviews of Elia Kazan’s America America (Warner Home Video) and William Kyriakis + Radley Metzger’s Dark Obsession (Image), Mondomark & KQEK.com join Twitter, plus news & ruminations about Dario Argento films at the TIFF Bell Lightbox and Toronto Underground Cinema, Rue Morgue news, and why you shouldn’t mail insects…
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