After taking up the horror baton from the truly seminal, genre defining run of creature features from Universal, Hammer Studios had carte blanche to take
Tag: 1960s
The Devil Rides Out (1968) – Review
We all know the deal with a Hammer horror movie by now, right? More often than not it’s an adaption/sequel of an existing property such
The Reptile (1966) – Review
When you think of Hammer Studios, you tend to conjure up mental images of old castles, crayon red blood, heaving cleavage and big old mutton
Hercules In The Haunted World (1961) – Review
What, you didn’t think hiring an auteur to leap aboard a franchise movie and craft a new, distinctive adventure for a recognizable character was a
Tarzan And The Great River (1967) – Review
If there was a noticable flaw with Mike Henry’s tenure as Edgar Rice Burroughs’ lion grappling, vine travelling adventurer, is that his trio of Tarzan
Dogora (1964) – Review
For a little while there, I was getting a little worried. When casting an eye over the filmography of Ishirō Honda I was starting to
Marnie (1964) – Review
If there’s anything that Alfred Hitchcock loved more than an impeccably plotted setpiece or perfectly planned shot, it probably was taking the fraying psyche of
I Am Sartana, Your Angel Of Death (1969) – Review
While the weird and wonderful world of Spaghetti Westerns can understandably be rather a niche and confusing place thanks to each film often owning a
Zulu (1964) – Review
As time steadily ticks on, it often mean that certain opinions or takes on history tend to fall out of favour when more modern and
The Mercenary (1968) – Review
There are those who view the dusty, sardonic works of Sergio Leone and feel that they’ve seen all they need to see when it comes
Black Sabbath (1963) – Review
Just how exactly does a film that isn’t a household name get to be so ridiculously influential? Think I’m overacting? OK, stick with me here:
Django The Bastard (1969) – Review
Guess what, cowpokes? It’s time to delve back into the weird, wonderful and wildly out of control world of the unofficial Django spin off that
The Great Escape (1963) – Review
You can hear it right now, can’t you? The very second you read that title, I’m willing to bet folding money that Elmer Bernstein’s transcendent
If You Meet Sartana Pray For Your Death (1968) – Review
It seems that the Wild West was quite the crowed place when you consider how many drifting, nomadic, charismatic gunslingers seemed to roamed the land,
Sabata (1969) – Review
While the Western genre may not have as many reoccurring characters as, say, horror or action, there still are a few pistol drawing, longpokes who
Black Sunday (1960) – Review
While Mario Bava doesn’t seem to get as much credit for creating a certain kind of visual style (I didn’t see him get name-dropped in
Matango (1963) – Review
Hey, you guys all know Ishiro Honda right? I mean, some of you less familiar with Japanese fantasy cinema actually might not instantly have prior
Atragon (1963) – Review
Ishiro Honda rightfully is held aloft as one of Japan’s leading purveyor of sci-fi and adventure primarily because of his most famous creation, the city
Pit And The Pendulum (1961) – Review
Of all the handsome Edgar Allan Poe adaptations Roger Corman mounted during the 60s, surely the most infamous was Pit And The Pendulum; a rousing
House Of Usher (1960) – Review
Long before Mike Flanagan got his mitts on the worlds created by legendary prince of gothic, Edgar Allan Poe, infamous cheapjack producer/director Roger Corman was
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