For any long running cinematic character, staying relevant and fresh is the key to success. Take Hammer’s version of Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire Count Dracula,
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Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) – Review
If there’s something the Hammer series of Frankenstein movies has over the Universal series, it’s that the British studio opted to keep the films focus
The Curse Of The Mummy’s Tomb (1964) – Review
If I had to unwrap the chief issue I have with classic Mummy films, it’s the fact that the majority of them all seem made
Dracula: Prince Of Darkness (1966) – Review
Sometimes the path of a franchise is never a straight line and in the world of crafting a worthy sequel, telling a continuing story is
The Evil Of Frankenstein (1964) – Review
As Hammer continued to churn out lavish horror flick after horror flick during the swinging sixties, one thing that seemed conspicuous by its absence was
The Brides Of Dracula (1960) – Review
When the concept of endless horror sequels became in vogue and studios wanted to resurrect a franchise worthy character, they’d either bend over backwards to
The Kiss Of The Vampire (1963) – Review
Picture the scene: it’s a typically grim day as mourners gather for the funeral of a young woman taken before her time. The sky is
Quatermass And The Pit (1967) – Review
Much like the disbelieving military types that constantly frustrate the volcanic titular scientist, I’ve kinda done the Quatermass movies ass-backwards. You see, Hammer Film’s third
Frankenstein Conquers The World (1965) – Review
Japanese Kaiju movies from the 50’s and 60’s tended to come complete with the weirdest plots, but maybe that’s to be expected from a country
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966) – Review
The Western has always been a genre with one spurred boot firmly embedded in myth. Far too young to have a history littered with knights
For A Few Dollars More (1965) – Review
After Clint Eastwood’s Man With No Name sauntered into town at the beginning of Sergio Leone’s A Fistful Of Dollars and super charged the Western
A Fistful Of Dollars (1964) – Review
It doesn’t take much to invoke images of Clint Eastwood’s stoic, crafty, cigar gnawing anti-hero, The Man With No Name, but a quick blast of
She (1965) – Review
There’s a delightful string of wonky fantasy/adventure movies from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s that still carry buckets of charm even though these days some
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969) – Review
In a year that saw that release of True Grit and The Wild Bunch, you’d have to be something special to stand out between these
The Wild Bunch (1969) – Review
It begins with a spoiler from a scorpion…As William Holden and his men ride into town with a grim task in mind, he passes some
True Grit (1969) – Review
John Wayne accumulated as many iconic roles in his legendary career as anyone else I can recall – which is doubly impressive when you consider
The Sons Of Katie Elder (1965) – Review
It seems that as long as you put a six shooter in his belt, an unforgettable line of tough guy wisdom in his mouth and
El Dorado (1966) – Review
Howard Hawks was a legendary director and producer, but perhaps his most famous works exist in that of the most American of genres – the
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) – Review
If I’m being honest, when choosing to settle down with a good old western, I usually choose to pick the more stylised, epic works of
Curse Of The Fly (1965) – Review
Compared to it’s infinitely classier predecessor, 1958’s Return Of The Fly was strange, erratic sequel that took the original concept and transformed it into a
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