‘Assault’ (1971) on Blu-Ray reviewed
❉ Sidney Hayers’ 1971 thriller boasts a number of familiar names in fresh-faced early roles, including James Cosmo, Lesley-Anne Down, and David Essex making his second screen appearance.
Articles by Iain MacLeod
Going Underground: ‘Death Line’ (1972) on Blu-Ray reviewed
❉ Pure entertainment at its morbidly violent best, with a style and sense of place that no other British horror film since then has managed to capture. Mind the doors…
‘Revenge’ (Hevn) reviewed
❉ Does this Scandi-noir thriller live up the promise of its intriguing premise? Iain MacLeod pines for the fjords.
‘The Forest of the Lost Souls’ reviewed
❉ This black and white Portuguese horror is a game of two halves, Iain MacLeod finds.
Fantasia 2018 premiere: ‘The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot’
❉ Writer/director Robert D. Kryzowski and a seriously great Sam Elliott deliver one of the year’s best and most pleasant surprises!
‘Hotel Artemis’ (15) reviewed
❉ Drew Pearce’s directorial debut marshals great performances from what could be an intimidating cast and the pace never flags, writes Iain MacLeod.
‘Torture Garden’ (1967) Blu-ray reviewed
❉ “Why are musical geniuses on film always piano players?”, muses Iain MacLeod. “You never see a tortured accordion player or obsessed washboard player.”
‘I Kill Giants’ (DVD) reviewed
❉ How does the fantasy drama based on the comic by Joe Kelly and J. M. Ken Nimura fare on screen?
Blood in the Soil: Exploring ‘Arcadia’
❉ Using a mixture of archive film and TV footage and with an original soundtrack by Adrian Utley and Will Gregory, ‘Arcadia’ explores our relationship with the British landscape.
‘The Grifters’ (1990) Limited Edition reviewed
❉ Stephen Frears’ adaptation of The Grifters, a hard-boiled tale of small time scam artists looking to get out of the life of the short con, arrives on Blu-Ray.