Opening our preview of Mayhem Film Festival highlights with a look at an extraordinary and forgotten Japanese study in obsession and psychosis.
Category: Review
Sleepwalker And The Insomniac – Buried Treasures Of The Full Supporting Feature
A once-lost, now beloved British short that is perhaps not quite the masterpiece that some would claim.
Traffic Is Hell: Remembering The Car
The simple pleasures of an underrated 1970s demonic horror oddity.
Gore Blimey: The Zombie Holocaust World Of Dr Butcher
One of the more outrageous films from the Golden Age of Italian exploitation cinema.
1970s Worm Food: The Slimy Joys Of Squirm
Jeff Lieberman’s 1970s eco-horror movie is better than many of its more acclaimed genre rivals of the time.
Experiments In Drinking: Thornbridge Czech Mates
The craft beer pioneers launch a new lager – whatever next?
The Meandering Pleasures Of Smoking Causes Coughing
Quentin Dupieux’s superhero satire has some interesting moments but is not the gut-busting comedy classic that you might have expected.
Stage Fright – The Last Gasp Of Classic Italian Genre Cinema
Michele Soavi’s theatrical slasher film feels like an extravagant end-of-an-era production.
Pondering The Mystery Of William Shatner
The legendary actor’s most personal recording – a look at life and seemingly imminent death – celebrates its tenth anniversary.
Classic Albums Revisited: Driving Mrs Satan’s Popscotch
Italian lounge-metal covers that work more effectively than you might expect.
The Wonderfully Absurd Pleasures Of Cocaine Bear
If you go down in the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise – this high-concept monster movie is the most shamelessly fun film to come along in ages.
In Defence Of The Paleface
The Bob Hope/Jane Russell hit is the very definition of ‘problematic’ today – but should be seen as an impressive work of its time.