Payback (1995): Noir 101
Diners, dames, and deception — Matty dissects Anthony Hickox’s steamy thriller and explores its place within its maker’s oeuvre.… Read More Payback (1995): Noir 101
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The Granny (1995): Head of the Family
Matty salutes Luca Bercovici’s crazy horror comedy. … Read More The Granny (1995): Head of the Family
Hurt = Bad, Thrills = Good: The Contaminated Man (2000)
Matty’s thoughts on Anthony Hickox’s William Hurt-starring chase flick. … Read More Hurt = Bad, Thrills = Good: The Contaminated Man (2000)
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
DTV Junkyard 111
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
DTV Junkyard 110
Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… ‘Tis the season to dust off those seasonal slashers and killer Krampii to curate a December packed with all your Christmas favourites. There was a real Post-Millennium lull of new festive frights to mix in with the classics, but… Read More DTV Junkyard 110
DTV Junkyard 109
Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… There’s nothing quite like a new British DTV filmmaker in town to put a spring in the step of the Junkyard. Actually, such a cherry-popping introduction might overshadow the fact that Derby-native Anthony M. Winson has managed to create… Read More DTV Junkyard 109
DTV Junkyard 105
Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… A couple of years ago, Michael and Gerald Crum succeeded in irritating the life out of me with their debut movie. A Haunting at Cypress Creek (2014), formerly Lake Fear elicited this venomous analysis: “Maybe three or four times a year,… Read More DTV Junkyard 105
DTV Junkyard 102
Dave Wain’s essential breakdown of this week’s cavalcade of straight-to-disc treats. Step inside the DTV Junkyard… Luca Boni and Marco Ristori have been knee-deep in the murky world of low-rent zombie schlock for the best part of their career, pumping out a glut of Italian-lensed z-grade ode’s to the undead like Eaters (2011), Apocalypse Z… Read More DTV Junkyard 102
The Schlock Pit 