Black Christmas (1974) – Review

Back in the glory days of the slasher genre, Christmas themed stalk and stab flicks were suprisingly prevalent. Such sleazy gore fests such as Silent

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The Brood (1979) – Review

Divorce does odd things to the creators of genre entertainment and I’m not talking about the stressful heartbreak of such films as Marriage Story or

The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978) – Review

While still relatively new to the sword clashing and empire trashing worlds of Kung Fu that were brought to us by our friends, The Shaw

Prophecy (1979) – Review

Eco-horror is possibly one of the stranger off-shoots of a genre that’s pretty strange to begin with, that boasts a pantheon of various, wonky releases

Zombie Flesh Eaters (Aka. Zombi 2) (1979) – Review

Let us mull over the career of Italian horror maestro Lucio Fulci for a second, shall we?The undisputed king of trashy spaghetti splatter, the man

King Kong (1976) – Review

Remakes are a mixed bag. You either enhance the original concept with an updated viewpoint and enhanced technology or you bury it deeper than a

The Flying Guillotine (1975) – Review

Not to be confused with the more popular Master Of The Flying Guillotine (as if you would…), which cheekily hijacked the titular device despite not

Tentacles (1977) – Review

I think we’re all in agreement when I say there’s nothing worse than going out for a midnight swim and being grabbed firmly by the

Five Deadly Venoms (1978) – Review

Also known as The Five Venoms – which sounds suspiciously like Spider-Man’s symbiote empowered villians teamed up to form a barbershop quintet – this film

Phantasm (1979) – Review

During the 70’s, the horror genre had made huge steps in moving away from the cobwebby old backdrops of Hammer’s various movies thanks to the

Battle For The Planet Of The Apes (1973) – Review

As the Apes franchise ground onward to it’s fifth and final instalment during what’s known as the “classic” section of the franchise, it was becoming

Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes (1972) – Review

One major plus point about the classic Planet Of The Apes franchise, regardless of your opinion about the sequels that followed in the original’s wake,

Escape From The Planet Of The Apes (1971) – Review

Those who sat through the stupendously depressing ending of Beneath The Planet Of The Apes would be completely forgiven for angrily muttering “oh fuck off”

Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (1970) – Review

In many ways Planet Of The Apes has the perfect ending. While Charlton Heston’s flinty astronaut bellows his impotent rage at the revelation that the

Rocky II (1979) – Review

Back in 1979 sequels weren’t exactly the booming business it is now (example: pretty much every franchise ever made INCLUDING this one) but Sylvester Stallone

Rocky (1976) – Review

Regardless of which sport manages to float your boat (including boating), surely the most cinematic sport of them all must surely be boxing: a literal

The Black Hole (1979) – Review

In a time where both Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 and George Lucas’ Star Wars had not only both changed the face of Science Fiction cinema but

Enter The Dragon (1973) – Review

When looked at objectively, the sizable legend of Bruce Lee actually contains a suprisingly small amount of material with a handful of TV appearances and

Diamonds Are Forever (1971) – Review

If you needed only three words to describe Sean Connery’s return to the character that made him famous (after only one film away) then you

Superman: The Movie (1978) – Review

This is it. The big one. The numero uno. The head cheese. The man of steel.The legitimate grandpappy and the alpha and omega of the

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