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Uncovering Curiosities: Tobe Hooper’s EATEN ALIVE

Tobe Hooper has had an inconsistent career as a horror director. When he scores big he delivers classics like The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist. When he fails he delivers uneven efforts like The Texas Chainsaw 2 – and this 1977 [...]

February 10, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Brian De Palma’s PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE

The great Brian De Palma has always been a director that defies convention. He’s an outsider that managed to get into the Hollywood system and subvert it. In the early days his love of the thriller led to him being accused of ‘borrowing [...]

September 12, 2020

Blu-ray Review: Tobe Hooper’s Killer Crocodile Horror EATEN ALIVE Is A Death Trap

October 10, 2015

Blu-ray Review: Brian De Palma’s PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE

Brian De Palma has always been a director that defies convention. He’s an outsider that managed to get into the Hollywood system and subvert it. In the early days his love of the thriller led to him being accused of ‘borrowing liberally’ from [...]

February 8, 2014