Psychomania (1973)

The opening credits to Psychomania (1973) aka The Death Wheelers are such a vibe. Helmeted bikers riding around a Stonehenge-type clearing in the mist while droney psychedelic rock plays. This reaches a level of eerie that the remainder of the movie doesn’t quite reach. Still, that’s not a knock, this is an entertaining 1970s British […]

Wuthering Heights (1939)

Wuthering Heights (1939) is another classic film on the list of movies from Danny Peary’s Cult Movies 2 book that I had not seen before. I read Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights in high school and always had a fondness for it, maybe it was the gothic vibes and the element of revenge, more than likely […]

Curse Of The Demon (1957)

“It’s in the trees! It’s coming!” A familiar sample from the start of Kate Bush’s ‘Hounds Of Love’. Where it’s taken from is the British horror movie, Curse Of The Demon (1957) also known as Night Of The Demon, another entry in Danny Peary’s Cult Movies 2 that I’d never seen. I remember seeing the […]

Mona Lisa (1986)

Bob Hoskins searching for a mystery woman through peep shows and seedy clubs to the sounds of Genesis’ ‘In Too Deep’ is such an iconic 1980s neo-noir moment. Mona Lisa (1986) is directed by Neil Jordan and earned accolades and awards for Hoskins’ performance as George, a small time crook released from prison after a […]

Trog (1970)

I’d always been curious about Trog (1970), infamous as Joan Crawford’s last film before she died; rather than a loving tribute at the end of a long career, Trog’s usually an example of the opposite side of the coin, denoting a fall from grace or an unfortunate note to go out on. Yet, even though […]