Tabloid (2010)

Eroll Morris directs this intrigueing documentry on Joyce McKinney. Who was at the centre of media histeria in the late seventies when it was alledged she kidnapped a mormon missionary and raped him for 3 days in a cottage in Devon. Interviewing Joyce, the film shows her side of this weird story and her life after the media attention. The film also depicts the media battle between paper giants the Mirror and the Daily Express and marks Joyce as potentially one of the first media driven celebrities of our time. Very interesting and entertaining. A definate watch on this one.
8/10

A Lonely Place To Die (2011)

Nice little British Horror/Thriller that tells the tale of 5 rock climbers in Scotland stumbling across a small Serbian girl buried in the wilderness. Realising she has been kidnapped the group realise they've stumbled into a delicate situation with the kidnappers soon chasing after the group. The film has a real UK festival feel to it and although the script and acting is pretty good the film drifts off alittle in the second half and becomes alittle stagnant. As new UK genre films go its not at all bad, but wont find itself in the 'classics of its time' pile.
6/10

Eyes Without A Face (1960)

Directed by Georges Franju this slick black & white french film tells a simple but haunting tale about a professor come surgeon who with the aid of his partner, kidnaps young girls in an attempt to remove their faces and graft them onto his own disfigured daughter's. Blaming himself for his daughters facial disfigurement the film touches on themes such as anguish, guilt, desperation and loneliness. The cinematography is wonderful, as are the costumes and mask of the young girl. The music's great too and overall has a genuinely haunting and creepy feel to it. A triumph of its age and well worth checking out.
7/10

Dance of the Dead (2008)

Teen Horror Comedy set around a high school prom where zombies invade the proceedings. The obvious stereotypical 'no date' misfits save the day from the impending zombie apocolypse. Some humerous moments and solid characters and script set this apart from your average fare, and with a running time of around 80 minutes it doesn't outstay its welcome. OK , however... personally it still languishes in adverage zombie territory.
5/10

Creepshow 3 (2006)

Unfortunatley this new attempt at furthering Romero and King's Creepshow series comes no way near its predecessors.... Even the slightly ridiculous Creepshow 2! Bad graphics, animation and effects are its main bugbear alongside the quality of the 5 new stories it presents. Trying to tie in the stories at the end doesnt really work either. Overall its quite fun with some amusing moments but fails to deliver on storyline and good old fashioned gore.
3/10

Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)

A real cult movie directed by Allan Arkush and starring the legendary Ramones, the story loosely tells the tale of a southern Californian High School who's principal goals are to 'rock out' even in the face of their new stricter and more repressive principle and her 2 goofey sidekicks. Led by superfan Riff Randall the school embark on a mission to see the Ramones in concert (The Roxy), much to the Schools disgust! Campy... hilarious and totally charming this film is a whole lot of 80s fun. The Ramones are awesome especially Dee Dee Ramone who in one scene is seen playing his bass in the shower! Dee Dee was notoriously hospitalised over the course of the shoot and because of his terrible acting had his lines axed to just 2! They're absolute beauties though! This film is great fun and a must if you have any interest in the Ramones...
7.5/10

Death Warmed Up (1984)

Directed by David Blyth and starring Michael Hurst this resides in the 'best worst movie' or 'so bad its good' category. Set in New Zealand it tells the sorrowful tale of a man who seeks revenge on a scientist, who 7 years prior hypnotised him into killing both his patents. The story however is far from that straight forward and has elements of 'Mad Max', 'Scanners' and equally bad Aussie cult flick 'Body Melt' about it. Ridiculous, but a good laugh overall. A few mates round and a few beers and you'll enjoy it. Awful acting, booms appearing in shots and an incoherent plot. I enjoyed it.
George 5/10