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Podcast – Episode 28: ROBIN HOOD: PRINCE OF THIEVES Writers Pen Densham & John Watson

Released in the summer of 1991, Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves was a monster success that grossed over $165 million at the US box office and more than $390 million globally – a number which made it one of the biggest hits of the year. The [...]

January 17, 2023

Uncovering Curiosities: Peter Fonda’s THE HIRED HAND

Easy Rider helped change the mechanics of Hollywood when it was released in 1969. Both Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda were given carte blanche by Universal Pictures to produce whatever they wanted, with Hopper going on to produce the ill-fated The [...]

February 11, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: John De Bello’s RETURN OF THE KILLER TOMATOES

The 1988 film, Return Of The Killer Tomatoes is a glorious B-movie fun, the type of schlock that has been lost in the digital age. John De Bello’s sequel to his low budget 1977 hit sees America once again under threat from Killer Tomatoes. This [...]

August 7, 2021

Remembering Kevin Costner’s WATERWORLD

Waterworld is often seen as one of Hollywood’s legendary bombs (even though it actually made money). The Kevin Reynolds directed release had a production budget of $175 million and took another $50 million to market. It grossed over $264 million [...]

July 28, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: John Mackenzie’s THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY

The British gangster film has a bad reputation. Much of this is deserved due to the shoddiness of most of these productions. However, John Mackenzie’s 1980 release The Long Good Friday is seen as one of the genre’s shining stars. Bob Hoskins [...]

May 10, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: W.D Richter’s THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8th DIMENSION

A movie that can’t be quantified, W.D Richter’s The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension is a cinematic fusion of a million ideas, synthesised into a film with an out of this world plot. To explain what goes in Earl Mac [...]

February 13, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Douglas Hickox’s THEATRE OF BLOOD

As a horror icon, Vincent Price was beloved by many, however he never felt that he got the respect that he deserved as an actor (he was right – he didn’t). Critics often lambasted Price for his ‘hammy performances’ and this irked Price. [...]

January 15, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Donald Cammell’s WHITE OF THE EYE

White Of The Eye is one of the craziest films that I’ve ever had the pleasure to watch. This serial killer thriller from maverick director Donald Cammell is a total mind-bender. It’s great. David Keith and Cathy Moriarty play a couple living an [...]

January 4, 2021

There’s Panic On The Trans-Siberian For Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee In HORROR EXPRESS

Gene Martin’s Horror Express plays-out like the winning combination of Murder On The Orient Express as well as The Thing. The 1972 Spanish/UK production sees Christopher Lee‘s anthropologist discovering a mysterious creature frozen [...]

January 1, 2021

Gimmfest 2020 Review: THE HORROR CROWD

Horror is a genre which shines a light on our darkest fears and nightmares. Horror films delve deep into human nature, taking the worst of humanity and bringing it to the fore. It also rips the most terrifying concepts from our imaginations and [...]

October 8, 2020

Arrow Video FrightFest Announces Line-up For Its October 2020 Digital Edition

The Arrow Video FrightFest Digital Edition will run from 22-25 October. The festival will have a forty-five feature film line-up that will merge the planned in-cinema selection with brand new titles to provide an online festival experience. [...]

October 1, 2020

New COVID-19 Restrictions See Arrow Video FrightFest Go Digital For October 2020

The newly announced COVID-19 restrictions in the UK means that Arrow Video FrightFest planned physical event at the Cineworld, Leicester Square has been cancelled – and that a digital edition will now run over the same days – from [...]

September 24, 2020

Review: THE HORROR CROWD Talks To The Filmmakers Behind The Horror Genre

August 30, 2020

Cats Are Evil! Watch This Clip From Quirky Horror AFTER MIDNIGHT

Jeremy Gardner and Christian Stella’s After Midnight is a film which delivers on almost every level. The quirky comedy-horror follows the 10 year relationship between Hank (Jeremy Gardner) and Abby (Brea Grant) and the curious monster which [...]

June 9, 2020

Kevin Costner’s WATERWORLD Is Underappreciated And It Needs A Reappraisal

April 12, 2020

Trailer For The Brilliant Indie Horror AFTER MIDNIGHT

Movies In Focus caught After Midnight at the 2019 Mayhem Film Festival and was blown away by how good it was. In a festival full of great movies, After Midnight stood out as the best. When I saw the film, I wrote that ‘Jeremy Gardner and [...]

March 27, 2020

Blu-ray Review: Ray Milland Stars In ’70s Giallo THE PYJAMA GIRL CASE

The Italian giallo genre can be hit or miss (for everyone great flick, there’s at least two terrible ones). However, Flavio Mogherini’s The Pyjama Girl Case manages to overcome its limitations to become an enjoyable thriller that sees [...]

September 2, 2018

Trailer & Poster For Gaspar Noé’s CLIMAX

Ever since it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, The word on the street is that Gaspar Noé’s Climax is balls to the wall insane. All sorts of superlatives have been thrown around since it was screened – I’ve only watched the [...]

August 18, 2018

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: DUNKIRK, AMERICAN MADE, PULP, THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM & More

This time around: Christopher Nolan goes to war in Dunkirk; Tom Cruise is American Made, Michael Caine is involved in Pulp; Bill Nighy investigates The Limehouse Golem; Dustin Hoffman and Richard Madden are The Masters Of Florence and Rooney Mara is [...]

December 20, 2017

Blu-Ray & DVD Review Round-Up: MINDHORN, SONG TO SONG, THE SLAYER & THE HUNTER’S PRAYER

Go back to the 1980s with Mindhorn, Terrence Malick disappoints with Song To Song, discover the greatest horror you’ve never seen in The Slayer and Jonathan Mostow and Sam Worthington miss the target with The Hunter’s Prayer. Blu-ray Review: [...]

September 4, 2017

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