Remembering the king of low-budget, high-concept straight-to-supermarket British horror.
Tag: british film
Adventures In Space And Beneath The Sea – Britain’s Forgotten Sci-Fi Dramas
The pioneering and popular British science fiction TV series that has become lost in time and space.
The British Crime Caper Comedy Gets Rotten To The Core
Taking a look at one of the less beloved films in a surprisingly busy sub-genre.
No Hex Please, We’re British : Prophecies Of The Virgin Witch
1970s occultism meets sexploitation – but also looks forward to the female-led Wiccan world of today.
Cataloguing Two Decades Of Obscure British Horror Films
One man’s mission to watch, review or simply acknowledge the existence of the endless number of zero-budget British horror films made – so far – during the 21st Century.
StudioCanal’s Vintage British Classics: A Series That Has Slipped Under The Radar
It’s not just the cult indie labels who are releasing interesting collections on Blu-ray.
Ray Charles, Movie Star: The Strange Tale Of Ballad In Blue
A stiff-lipped melodrama in which the famed musician becomes chummy with a small boy – it was a more innocent time in 1965.
Reprobate Podcast 2.0: Chris Cooke Talks Indie Filmmaking
Our new regular video series begins with a lengthy chat with the director of the newly re-released One for the Road.
Wanted! Ridiculously Obscure Films
The trials and tribulations in seeking out the lost and the forgotten for the sake of completism.
The Monty Python Full Supporting Programme
A pair of little-seen but brilliant short films that accompanied The Life of Brian in British cinemas.
Revisiting The House Of The Long Shadows
The long-awaited get-together of the classic horror stars of yesteryear still leaves a bit of a bitter taste thanks to a plot twist that is a slap in the face for the viewer.
The Immortal Lionheart: Looking Back At Theatre Of Blood
Witty, savage and tragic – Vincent Price as a tormented Shakespearian actor in possibly the finest British horror film of the 1970s.