Rudy Ray Moore – Ghetto Expressionist
❉ We revisit Dolemite aka Rudy Ray Moore’s starring roles in classic Blaxploitation films, recently released on VOD – digitally remastered in HD by Xenon.
Month: September 2018
‘E-Demon’ (2018)
❉ ‘E-Demon’ is an example of the screenlife genre, which picks up where found footage left off. But is it any good?
‘Black Archive #23: The Curse of Fenric’
❉ This is another outstanding release from Obverse Books, every bit as thoroughly researched, well-written and entertaining as others in the Black Archive range.
‘The Basement’ (2018)
❉ This film only works as a cautionary tale of how low Mischa Barton’s career has fallen, writes Iain MacLeod.
‘The 4 Skins: The Albums’
❉ There are some classic Oi anthems here, with top notch musicianship – these tracks really deliver, writes Brad Shepherd.
Premiere: The Mutineers ‘Threshold EP’
❉ Americana grit rock duo The Mutineers present ‘Threshold EP’.
Hawkwind – ‘Road To Utopia’
❉ For their 31st studio album, Hawkwind have collaborated with songwriter and conductor Mike Batt on a series of orchestral manoeuvres.
Fenella Fielding
❉ Born in 1927, there was no one else like Fenella Fielding. The actress passed away on 11 September 2018, after a recent stroke.
‘Ciao! Manhattan’ on Blu-Ray
❉ Emerging onto Blu Ray for the very first time David Weisman and John Palmer’s Ciao! Manhattan is an odd, fragmentary, fitfully impressive patchwork quilt of a movie.
‘Rollerball (Constellations)’ reviewed
❉ Andrew Nette’s excellent monograph of Norman Jewison’s film is “one of the best examples of critical writing I’ve ever had the privilege of enjoying”.