Jun
24
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Suspense/ Action
Director: André De Toth
Year: 1969
Rating:
WORTH A LOOK
Play Dirty is a drily cynical war flick which takes place in the African campaign during World War II.
Col. Masters (Nigel Green) sets the tone: “War is a criminal enterprise. I fight it with criminals.” Masters sends his squad of miscreants 400 miles […]
May
10
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Suspense/ Comedy/ Horror
Director: Robin Hardy
Year: 1973
Rating:
TRASH CINEMA ESSENTIAL MOVIE
The Wicker Man is endlessly fascinating. Screenwriter Anthony Shaffer uses a mystery structure as an excuse to imagine what a modern version of a pagan society might look like, contrasting it with the character of Sergeant Howie (Edward Woodward, in a pathetic, amusing, […]
May
23
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Suspense/ Comedy/ Horror/ Satire
Director: Christopher Smith
Year: 2006
Rating:
TRASH CINEMA RECOMMENDED MOVIE
The first laugh in Severance comes within seconds. The first thing we hear is elevator music. Then we get a visual: two terrified twenty-something bimbos running through the forest as if they’re being chased by a maniac, which they are.
I don’t think […]
Mar
12
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Suspense/ Drama
Director: Oliver Blackburn
Year: 2008
Rating:
NOT WORTH YOUR TIME
It serves me right. I couldn’t resist checking out a flick which trades on the urban legend, Donkey Punch. For those of you who don’t know, a Donkey Punch occurs when you’re giving it to a girl up the ass and, right when you’re […]
Mar
8
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Drama/ Suspense
Director: David Yates
Year: 2003
Rating:
TRASH CINEMA RECOMMENDED MOVIE
First of all, this isn’t the recent American movie with Ben Affleck and Russell Crowe. It’s the original BBC miniseries. I actually haven’t seen the American version, but often times, the British originals are better. A great example of this is Traffik. The Michael […]
Apr
18
Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Action/Drama/Suspense
Director: Roger Donaldson
Year: 2008
Rating:
TRASH CINEMA HIGHLY RECOMMENDED MOVIE
The title of this movie, together with the fact that it stars Jason Statham, gives the impression that it’s going to be the most generic caper movie possible.
Thankfully, that’s not the case.
First of all, the events of the film are […]