QUATERMASS AND THE PIT
The highlight of the Nigel Kneale scripted Quatermass film series, a triumph of intelligence and imagination that juxtaposes Lovecraftian horror, alien invasion, telekinesis, astral projection and mass psychosis
THE FOOL KILLER
HUCKLEBERRY FINN meets THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER?
THE GORGON
This Hammer production features two of the studio’s biggest stars and one of its top directors. Those things, however, don’t make for one of Hammer’s better pictures!
THE FLESH EATERS
A vintage gorefest that hasn’t dated well, but does at least contain some impressively noirish photography and lots of endearingly goofy special effects
THE LOTTERY
This 20 minute 1969 short is, simply, the finest existing adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s classic story “The Lottery”
THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS
Roman Polanski’s 1967 vampire comedy is not one of his better films, being a lugubrious affair that’s never particularly funny or terribly scary
THE LAST MAN ON EARTH
This 1964 film has been accorded classic status, presumably due to many viewers’ nostalgic memories of seeing it as a child, or maybe just because it’s old
LADY IN A CAGE
A harsh, suspenseful and unrelenting thriller from 1964 about a lone woman trapped in a private elevator while goons invade her house
LADYBUG LADYBUG
An eccentric cold war drama boasting flawless performances and a uniquely chilling atmosphere of creeping doom
THE THRILL KILLERS
In tribute to the late trash auteur Ray Dennis Steckler, here’s a review of one of his few authentically good films