A Kind of Blue: The Sultry Noir of Midnight Blue (1997)
Dave uncovers a primo entry in the wave of ’90s erotic thrillers. … Read More A Kind of Blue: The Sultry Noir of Midnight Blue (1997)
Author: Dave Wain
Second Thoughts on Double Take (1997): Reflections on a Mark L. Lester thriller
The name Mark Lester seems to be forever suffixed with the bracketed addition of Class of 1984 (1982), Firestarter (1984) and Commando (1985), which are all rightly considered momentous motion pictures. But, this being Zombie Hamster, our main focus of Lester-led adoration lies firmly in the nineties, where film for film, he hit a ten year streak that… Read More Second Thoughts on Double Take (1997): Reflections on a Mark L. Lester thriller
Lamenting Leviticus: Joe Ahearne talks B&B
You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination. (Leviticus 18:22) A classic line from Leviticus’ Greatest Hits there, and one that still gets spun two millennia after its authoring by the more fundamentalist Christians in our society. Quite why B-sides such as ‘Do not wear clothing woven of… Read More Lamenting Leviticus: Joe Ahearne talks B&B
The Junkyard Vault
DTV Junkyard: Bastion of the maligned and champion of the neglected. With a clear remit that stipulates no screeners, no favours, and no kowtowing to film companies, the Junkyard was established in January 2015 to provide spin-free opinion on the UK’s direct-to-video industry. Here’s a handy index to discover each of the 327 schlocky delights… Read More The Junkyard Vault
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Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas there, synonymous with the Carmarthernshire town of Laugharne, which is the… Read More DTV Junkyard 114
DTV Junkyard 113
Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… It’s less than a thousand days since the first Robert movie entered the home entertainment world (937 to be exact), and here we are already with the UK release of the third sequel. Surely this is the fastest franchise… Read More DTV Junkyard 113
DVD Review: Braxton Butcher (2015)
Out on UK DVD this week, Dave goes wild for a hip indie scare-show. … Read More DVD Review: Braxton Butcher (2015)
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Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… While a director like Terrence Malick is lauded for a lack of productivity, with his long periods of creative silence serving to construct the aura of a complex genius, those megaphone-wielding artists at the coal face are revered with… Read More DTV Junkyard 112
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Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… Annabelle (2014) has a lot to answer for. Although doll-themed horror movies have been a fixture in the genre since Ealing Studios’ Dead of Night (1945), the last few years have seen a real glut of miniature mayhem surfing… Read More DTV Junkyard 111
The Schlock Pit 