Tag: deliverance

Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe in The Weight

Review: THE WEIGHT With Ethan Hawke & Russell Crowe

Good films do not have to be over complicated, or over thought. A well crafted story, strong performances and good visuals are all you need to deliver something that can capture the attention of an audience and have some emotional resonance. I mean, [...]

October 2, 2026

Review: BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL – A Fascinating Look At A Cinematic Folly

Few films have the reputation of being as bad and ill-judged as John Boorman’s Exorcist II: The Heretic. The follow-up to William Friedkin’s massively successful The Exorcist, the film is notorious for being a total creative miscalculation by [...]

August 5, 2026

Behind The Scenes: John Boorman, Charlotte Rampling & Sean Connery On The Set Of ZARDOZ

A massive hit, Deliverance grossed $46 million at the US box office in 1972. John Boorman was given the pick of films to make in its wake. Boorman chose to make Zardoz. After the success of Deliverance, Boorman used his commercial and creative [...]

April 11, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Jon Voight, John Boorman, Ronny Cox & Burt Reynolds On The Set Of DELIVERANCE

John Boorman’s Deliverance is one of the most powerful films released in the 1970s. In fact, Boorman’s 1972 adventure thriller still resonates today, decades after its initial release. Deliverance has seeped into popular culture where it [...]

March 25, 2021

Notebook Reviews: BREAKDOWN

Jonathon Mostow – 1997 Breakdown is a nightmarish suspense thriller that builds brilliant tension throughout. Kurt Russell excels as the desperate everyman trying to find his missing wife. Director Jonathan Mostow‘s film has shades of [...]

October 22, 2020

Trailer: Burt Reynolds Is THE LAST MOVIE STAR

Burt Reynolds is one of the great movie stars. Sure, his movies might never have been all that great (although we’ll always have Deliverance), but Reynolds had charisma to spare. His latest flick, The Last Movie Star riffs on his long career [...]

February 20, 2018

Review: Get Lost In The Woods With Wilderness Thriller SURVIVAL INSTINCT

Survival Instinct is a low budget British horror-thriller from Midlands-based writer/director Steve Lawson. The film riffs on the old trope of being caught in the wilderness and being chased down by an assailant (a favourite for fiscally fickle [...]

February 21, 2016

DVD Review: BLACK ROCK Plays Like A Female DELIVERANCE – Only Not As Good

Black Rock shouldn’t really be good – and if the truth be told – it’s not. However, that doesn’t stop it from being an entertaining female take on Deliverance. Or something like that. The set-up has been done a dozen times before. A group [...]

September 16, 2013

Halloween Horror DVD & Blu-ray Round-Up

Halloween is nearly here and that means that a slew of new horror related releases will be hitting the shelves. I’ve reviewed a few for your reading pleasure – maybe you’ll take a punt and watch one. Featured in this bumper review section is [...]

October 9, 2012