Latest Reviews

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The Body Stealers
Cheap British sci-fi movie, a museum piece of repugnant sexist attitudes from just 40 years ago.

The Eye (Gin gwai)
Critically well-received Hong Kong horror film made by the brothers Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang Fat.

The Eye 2 (Gin gwai 2)
The second part of the trilogy. It bears no direct relation to the first film, but is an interesting study of a young woman in the throes of a severe mental breakdown.

The Eye Infinity (Gin gwai 10)
The final part of the trilogy; a ghost-horror film, largely played for laughs.

Fiend Without A Face
Cheap and cheerful 1950s sci-fi / horror movie, shot in England. The action takes place on a US Airforce base situated near to a small Canadian town.

Pan’s Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)
Extraordinary fantasy film made by the Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro, a parable for the horror and senselessness of war.

Scream of Fear
Low-budget 1961 Hammer Films psychological thriller, effectively done.

When A Stranger Calls (1979)
Low-key and effective thriller, subjected to a botch horror remake in 2006.



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