Last Days (2005)

Last Days (2005)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Gus Van Sant Synopsis: Introspective musician Blake (Michael Pitt playing a character based on Kurt Cobain) is feeling isolated and lonely under the weight of fame, drug addiction and professional obligations. Taking refuge at his secluded mansion he avoids contact with those looking for him and even those who are […]

Count Dracula’s Great Love (1973)

Count Dracula’s Great Love (1973)

by Mark Murton Original Spanish Title: El gran amor del conde Drácula Directed by: Javier Aguirre Synopsis: Stranded at the foot of the Carpathians after their coach loses a wheel on the Borgo Pass, the passengers, a man and four beautiful young women, seek shelter in the abandoned sanatorium that used to be Dracula’s castle. […]

Wild Rovers (1971)

Wild Rovers (1971)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Blake Edwards Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Director Blake Edwards’ heavily contrived yet sincere elegy for the old American West, its passing symbolized in the characters of weathered and amiable Ross Bodine (William Holden) and young and eager Frank Post […]

Matlock – “The Dare”

Matlock – “The Dare”

by Ted Davis Original Air Date: October 27, 1994 Directed by: Leo Penn Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: In this unusual episode from the 9th and last season, multi-multi-millionaire philanthropist Malcolm Engle (Terry O’Quinn) cold-bloodedly murders a close friend of deceptively homespun Ben Matlock (Andy Griffith), […]

Fade In (1973)

Fade In (1973)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Alan Smithee (Jud Taylor) Synopsis: Originally filmed in 1968 but not released until 1973 as a TV movie. Moab, Utah rancher Rob (Burt Reynolds) hires out as a driver to a visiting Hollywood production company filming a pretentious western (Blue, 1968) in the local environs starring Terence Stamp, Joanna Pettet […]

The Deadly Spawn (1983)

The Deadly Spawn (1983)

Directed by: Douglas McKeown Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: An overly ravenous alien creature lands on Earth and settles into a remote house to start spawning while eating all the human occupants. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): After a male house occupant named Sam is eaten […]

No Time to Die (2021)

No Time to Die (2021)

by Mark Murton Directed by: Cary Joji Fukunaga Synopsis: Having left active service, James Bond (Daniel Craig) is living a quiet life in Jamaica, but his peace is short lived when an old CIA friend, Felix Leiter, arrives asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist sets Bond on the trail of a […]

Friday the Thirteenth (1933)

Friday the Thirteenth (1933)

by Ted Davis Directed by: Victor Saville Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: On Friday the Thirteenth, the Heavy Hand of Fate plays havoc with the futures of a motley group of Londoners, gathering them all together during a dark rainy night for an eventful bus […]

David Copperfield (1935)

David Copperfield (1935)

Original Title: The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observation of David Copperfield the Younger Directed by: George Cukor Synopsis: Adaptation of the Charles Dickens’ novel with an all-star cast finds young David Copperfield (Freddie Bartholomew) facing adversity as a youth as well as meeting a bevy of unique characters. Purr Blur: David ends up at […]

Glass Ceiling (1971)

Glass Ceiling (1971)

Original Title: El techo de cristal Directed by: Eloy de la Iglesia This review contains an Implied Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Marta (Carmen Sevilla), an attractive housewife living in a small rural apartment house on the outskirts of Madrid, spends most […]