Tag: Phil Bailey

The Cat

The Cat

Screen Reviews

The Cat may be humanity’s only hope against an alien terror known as The Star Killer in this wild sci-fi movie that could only have come from early ’90s Hong Kong.

School in the Crosshairs

School in the Crosshairs

Screen Reviews

The madman behind House (1977) is back with his live-action manga sci-fi comedy, School in the Crosshairs, on a new Blu-ray from Cult Epics.

Fantastic Magic Baby

Fantastic Magic Baby

Screen Reviews

Fantastic Magic Baby, the bizarre film adaptation of a Peking Opera favorite, is a highlight of the ten-film box set, Furious Swords And Fantastic Warriors: The Heroic Cinema of Chang Cheh.

Los Golfos

Los Golfos

Screen Reviews

Carlos Saura’s 1959 neorealist film, Los Golfos, explores the bonds of friendship and class struggle through the lens of a group of young men desperate for a shot out of the slums.

Hellbender

Hellbender

Screen Reviews

Hellbender is an exquisite bit of heavy-metal folk horror set in and around a secluded house in the Catskill Mountains of New York.

Perpetrator

Perpetrator

Screen Reviews

Although teen witches have long been a staple in pop culture, rarely have they been presented with the blood-soaked gusto of Jennifer Reeder’s Perpetrator.

His Motorbike, Her Island

His Motorbike, Her Island

Screen Reviews

On the surface it may be difficult to link His Motorbike, Her Island with director Nobuhiko Obayashi, but the film is far more layered than one might expect from a biker romance.

Creepshow 2

Creepshow 2

Screen Reviews

Phil Bailey reviews Creepshow 2, a trio of comedy-laced tales from the ’80s — a time when horror was seen as somehow inherently humorous.

Mondo Keyhole

Mondo Keyhole

Screen Reviews

Famed cult director Jack Hill’s first released feature, Mondo Keyhole (1966), is a bizarre trip through mid-1960s sexploitation.

The Tattooed Dragon

The Tattooed Dragon

Screen Reviews

Cult favorite Jimmy Wang Yu, with two arms this time, takes on a nefarious gambling racket in Golden Harvest’s 1973 kung fu film, The Tattooed Dragon.

The Nightwatch Collection

The Nightwatch Collection

Screen Reviews

Ole Bornedal’s influential thriller, Nightwatch, along with its 30-year followup, Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever, are together at last in The Nightwatch Collection.

Cobra

Cobra

Screen Reviews

Sylvester Stallone’s underrated action gem, Cobra, slithers onto 4K UHD — and it’s an absolute blast.

The Silent Film Universe

The Silent Film Universe

Print Reviews

Silent film historian Ben Model has created a fascinating guide to decoding the visual language of silent movies in The Silent Film Universe.

Jason X 4K UHD

Jason X 4K UHD

Screen Reviews

Jason Voorhees goes to space in the delightful but divisive tenth entry in the Friday the 13th saga, Jason X.

Terror In The Fog: The Wallace Krimi at CCC

Terror In The Fog: The Wallace Krimi at CCC

Screen Reviews

The kriminalfilm, or krimi, occupies a very specific and influential niche of film history, and Eureka Entertainment puts six of CCC Films’ best from Edgar Wallace on display in Terror In The Fog: The Wallace Krimi at CCC.

Gate of Flesh

Gate of Flesh

Screen Reviews

Hideo Gosha’s 1988 remake of Seijun Suzuki’s 1964 film, Gate of Flesh, gets its very first home video release outside of Japan from 88 Films.

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Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse

Interviews

With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.