Suspiria (1977)
After making a name for himself with Giallo films, including the genre-defining Deep Red, Dario Argento began work on supernatural horror Suspiria, together with his partner Daria Nicolodi. It would...
View ArticleEurotrip (2004)
2000s sex comedies are a real mixed bag. Many were dated on arrival, and went beyond cheesy and into downright embarrassing territory. But for all its faults, and certainly I'm by no means a fan, there...
View ArticleFury of the Wolf Man (1970)
College professor Waldemar Daninsky has just returned from a disastrous expedition to Tibet, where his whole crew died and he was left cursed after a yeti attack. Now doomed to become a wolf by the...
View ArticleBlue Eyelids (2007)
Among all the random films I'd catch late at night on SBS, there was one that eluded me. The Spanish romance (and possible comedy) Blue Eyelids. It was a catchy title, and the plot sounded alright. And...
View ArticleSki Party (1965)
After a few years, the popularity of the Beach Party series was beginning to wane. Partly due to a horde of imitators, and also because AIP rushed out an 8 film franchise in barely over 3 years. In...
View ArticleTiger Theory (2016)
Jan is a middle aged vet, trapped in an increasingly unbearable marriage. After the death of his father-in-law, who never had a moment's freedom in his life, and whose last wishes are being ignored,...
View ArticleLove Tactics (2022)
Aslı is a fashion designer, and secretly the brains behind Love Tactics, a romantic advice blog. After a doubtful comment, she is inspired to prove a point to her followers-She can use her relationship...
View ArticleMy Father's Violin (2022)
Ali Riza and his 8 year old daughter Özlem live a simple existence, making their way through illegal street performing. Often on the run from police, they enjoy life in spite of difficulty, until the...
View ArticleÖlüm Savasçisi (1984)
Turkish bizarro cinema is a gift that keeps on giving. Sure, there may only be a finite number of these films, but there's more than enough to keep fans satisfied, and Turks embarrassed. Today's film...
View ArticleMaxie (1985)
Jan and Nick are a happily married couple, but working unsatisfying jobs. Jan is a fairly meek woman, until the discovery of a walled up message, resulting in her possession by 1920s flapper ghost...
View ArticleGarbo Talks (1984)
Estelle is a thrifty and opinionated woman, middle aged, and unafraid to speak her mind or get sent to jail for defying an unjust law (even if it only applies to a dishonest discount on cucumbers). She...
View ArticleThe Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trilogy (1990-93)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles began life as an independent comic book in the 80s, created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Its surprise popularity quickly led to more...
View ArticleCurse of the Devil (1973)
In the Medieval era, a witchhunter successfully rounds up and kills a group of satanists terrorising the land. The survivors curse his family, so that one of his descendants will become a monster of...
View ArticleNot Another Teen Movie (2001)
Spoof movies had a strong beginning with the likes of Airplane, Naked Gun, and of course the works of Mel Brooks. By the 90s and 2000s, the genre began to open up to anyone who could pick up a camera,...
View ArticleDestroy All Monsters (1968)
In the future of 1999, the Earth is at peace, and all kaiju safely live on Monster Island, away from civilisation. Things take a turn for the worse when the outside world loses contact with the island,...
View ArticleRichard the Stork-A Stork's Journey (2017)
After a pair of sparrows are killed, their hatchling is found and adopted by a family of storks. Young Richard grows up unaware of his true heritage, until the time comes that the flock must migrate to...
View ArticleStrictly Ballroom (1992)
Australian director Baz Lurhmann has built up a reputation as being divisive. His glitzy and showy style appeals to many, but grates on others. It's generally agreed upon though, among both his fans...
View ArticleLa Llorona (1960)
A newly married couple faces opposition from a family curse. While the wife is petrified, the husband thins it's all nonsense, until one night her father sits him down to tell the whole truth. About...
View ArticleEl Pantano de las Animas-Swamp of Lost Souls (1956)
A small community has been ravaged by a series of death, attributed to plague. Yet all of the bodies of the dead have disappeared! When the deceased husband of an elderly matriarch is stolen, her son...
View ArticleEl Hombre y El Monstruo (1959)
What do you get if you mix the duality of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with Satanism and the piano? If you go to Mexico, you'll find out!...On a dark night, a woman experiences car troubles and stops by the...
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